Premier League Darts Night 10: Wade and Taylor take to the oche twice

Wade (11/8 to win) has already capitalised on a capitulation from the Hague-born cult hero, beating Barney 5-7 back in Nottingham, and is 8/1 to achieve victory by the same scoreline.

These pair tend to have feisty spats, however, so Van Barneveld’s hackles could be raised for his rival, with the veteran also 11/8 to come away with crucial spoils as he seeks to stop the pack breaking away.

Gary Anderson v Phil Taylor

Anderson (6/4 to win) is ripe from thrashing three opponents in a row before drawing against Wade, but the last time he lost in the league? Versus The Power, who is 5/4 to edge his peer once again.

It is usually a close-run rumble between the twosome, so with the Scot just one point behind The Power in the standings, there are also odds of 10/3 for a draw. While, as Anderson clocked most maximums up in Cardiff, customers can back him at 4/5 to do so again.

Robert Thornton v Michael van Gerwen

Thornton, only on four points, looks an ideal opponent against which Van Gerwen can rectify that run then, and put pressure on The Power above. MvG is odds-on at 1/6 to do just that, though it is worth remembering his Scottish foe can be a banana skin.

As the deadly Dutchman’s kryptonite in the 2015 World Grand Prix final and having already held Mighty Mike to a Premier League draw, The Thorn is 8/1 to force this to end evenly again.

Though, MvG is never more dangerous than when rattled, so is best value at 5/4 to be King of the Oche (to win match, most 180s and highest checkout. If any of the markets are tied, bets will be settled as losers).

Adrian Lewis v Peter Wright

Lewis has had most luck, winning four of the last five, and is 11/8 to see off the charismatic Scot once more. Wright, though, knows he needs to close the two point gap between them, and is the same price as his familiar foe for victory.

Still, Jackpot had the measure of Wright in their earlier Premier League meeting, and seems to have the knack of picking up points even when not playing well, so looks worthy at 6/5 to score most 180s.

Phil Taylor v James Wade

The Power is in pole position heading into this dust-up, having demolished his younger counterpart 1-7 in both of their last Premier League battles. Such a scoreline is unlikely to strike for a third time, but Taylor is duly 8/13 to triumph.

In fact, The Machine has beaten Taylor just twice in 18 Premier League encounters, so looks unlikely at 3/1 for a famous win here.

Though, there could be value in hedging your bets, with a 6/5 price for a double chance of Wade to win or a draw.

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Coral’s top tip: Back Wade at 8/1 to narrowly beat Barney by 7-5 again.