Take Dutch courage in Vegas

It wasn’t plain sailing for Mighty in the early rounds at The Pullman Hotel, and van Gerwen looked to be on the brink of defeat when falling behind against Phil Taylor. The Power doesn’t appear to be the finisher he once was however, and with Phil missing darts to win, he left the door open for Michael to fire back, and that’s just what he did.

That impressed our boys on the trading floor, and they have MVG as a 4/7 jolly going in to the weekend. He’ll be a bit tight for some at the price, but judging by his recent form, we really can’t argue against that stance.

Is Anderson worth a shot?

Leader of the chasing pack is Gary Anderson, The Flying Scotsman a 9/2 shot at the time of writing. The 46-year-old’s form has been a bit hit-and-miss of late, but there’s little doubt he’s a very capable player on his day, and we saw that when winning the 20^th Players Championship in Wigan last month. When hitting those doubles he’s a match for any man at this level, and the price looks worth a shot.

If you’re after big odds, look no further than Raymond van Barneveld, who is doing the rounds at a massive 20/1. Barney has gone off the boil of late, but he sharpened his tools when trying out a new set of darts in Shanghai, beating Chinese qualifier Cheng An Liu. Another it never pays to write off, and it wouldn’t be the biggest shock in sport to see him win this.

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