Premier League Darts Betting Tips for May 12th 2010

After a crazy weeks play in Newcastle where Mervyn King did his best to start a riot in the North East whilst playing Raymond Van Barneveld the final week of competition is played out this evening with five players fighting it out for the final three spots in the semi-finals, along with Phil Taylor who has already secured his spot. Using the betting odds from bwin, here are my exclusive tips for the Darts sports betting action tonight.

Terry Jenkins 4/1 Draw 4/1 James Wade 11/25

The crowd play a big part in every match and Wade has let himself become distracted and has not endeared himself to the crowds. This results in pantomime style booing and Terry Jenkins is a very popular player. This could lead to a tough night for Wade. I am going to back Wade to win this match, however, as I think 11/25 is perhaps a little short and Terry could certainly beat him but with a semi-final spot up for grabs I think Wade will show his class and win through. If you want value for an outsider, Terry is certainly the bet to make. But at 11/25 we will back Wade to win his way into the semi-finals. Out of every player suffering bad crowd reactions, I think Wade has coped the best.

Ronnie Baxter 7/4 Draw 4/1 Raymond Van Barneveld 9/10

Baxter has done very well to be in contention and might make the semi-finals. Raymond has gone back to his old flights that he won world titles with and underlined that with a nine dart finish. It turned out some of his bad form was due to a blackmailing plot and threats to his family which is now apparently either sorted out or getting sorted out. That will be a big weight from his shoulders. I thought he looked much better last week and he has no pressure as he cannot qualify. Baxter has it all to do and I think Barney will beat him. He will definitely be professional and play to win. 9/10 odds are attractive to me both as part of our accumulator and in a single bet.

Simon Whitlock 9/10 Draw 7/4 Mervyn King 19/10

The likeable Australian will be the favourite in this match thanks to Mervyn’s amazing behaviour last week in Newcastle. The crowd will be booing loudly against Mervyn and it will be interesting to see how he handles it after being criticised by Eric Bristow in the news last week.

Whitlock has been getting praise from Eric Bristow who feels Simon could beat Taylor in a major final. That is high praise from Phil Taylor’s daring mentor. I think Mervyn will let the crowd get to him and I like 9/10 for Whitlock to beat King. Mervyn cannot afford to get distracted by the crowd but unfortunately for him panto season will be in full swing tonight. He only has himself to blame for that as the crowd will be baying for a repeat performance and will enjoy winding him up.

Phil Taylor 3/10 Draw 11/2 Adrian Lewis 5/1

Lewis used to practise with Taylor but Phil grew unhappy with his attitude towards practise and ended the arrangement. Adrian has performed well against Phil in the past and was himself rattled by the crowd calling him names in the past few weeks. Taylor will be the crowd favourite as always and against Adrian there will be an extra reason to play well due to his frustration that the help he offered the young star was not valued as highly as Phil wanted. I think Taylor will win this match comfortably 8-3 or 8-2. 3/10 are reasonable odds for our accumulator bet.

Backing each of our selections in an accumulator (Phil Taylor 3/10, Simon Whitlock 9/10, Raymond Van Barneveld 9/10 and James Wade 11/25) would return, including your stake of £10, a total of £67.58.

Enjoy the Darts betting action tonight, which is live on Sky Sports from 8pm.

By Malcolm Clarke