The PDC carries on its season this weekend with yet another tournament amidst the unfolding Premier League. This time, it’s Butlin’s Minehead that hosts the event with the biggest names in darts looking to get their hands on the bulk of the £600,000 prize money.
Michael van Gerwen will be confident in his ability to do so, given the Dutchman has won the UK Open three times previously. However, it’s been four years now since his last success and with an early loss at the most recent Premier League evening, others will be fancying their chances. Can Luke Littler or Luke Humphries steal the show in Minehead? Or will Gerwyn Price storm back into contention?
Read on for our break down of the latest betting odds from bookmaker William Hill as we outline the best bets to make on the UK Open 2024 this weekend.
※ Current Odds Date & Time: March 1st, 3:15 A.M. (GMT)
Outright betting odds from bookmaker William Hill have a dead heat between two players this year: Michael van Gerwen and Luke Littler. Both the Dutchman and the up-and-coming Englishman are returning 7.00, ever so slightly ahead of the next favourite, Luke Humphries. Humphries pays 9.00 for a win in Minehead, leading the likes of Gerwyn Price and Gary Anderson who round out the top five betting favourites on 10.00 and 11.00 respectively.
Winning nationality odds favour an Englishman to lift the trophy as usual, paying 1.44. However, good odds also exist for Dutch and Welsh winners at 3.25 and 9.00, while a Scottish champion is a real long shot at 67.00.
※ Current Odds Date & Time: March 1st, 3:15 A.M. (GMT)
This time last year, van Gerwen was stunned by Andrew Gilding who came out of nowhere to beat the three-time winner in a last-leg decider. This year, we say the Dutchman will get his revenge and claim his fourth title in Minehead.
Sure, van Gerwen did just suffer a quarter-final exit at the most recent Premier League, but that’s a mere blip on the radar. Big picture, van Gerwen is still one of the best players to ever throw a dart and returning to a tournament he’s eager to win again is the perfect recipe to get the best out of the big man. It’s not that long ago that he powered to yet another Dutch Darts Masters win, and we expect it’s that kind of form that ‘The Ogre’ will rekindle this week.
