PDC World Darts Championship 2014

[slick]

You know it's Christmas when the PDC starts..Can't see past Taylor myself but you never know.

Outrights..in no particluar order..
Phil Taylor
evens
Richie Burnett
200/1
Andy Smith
500/1
Michael van Gerwen
10/3
Mervyn King
200/1
Kevin McDine
500/1
Adrian Lewis
11/2
Mark Webster
200/1
Morihiro Hashimoto
500/1
Raymond van Barneveld
22/1
John Henderson
275/1
Ross Smith
500/1
James Wade
25/1
Kevin Painter
275/1
Arron Monk
500/1
Gary Anderson
25/1
John Part
275/1
Jarkko Komula
500/1
Simon Whitlock
30/1
Ricky Evans
325/1
Tomas Seyler
500/1
Kim Huybrechts
35/1
Steve Beaton
375/1
Beau Anderson
500/1
Andy Hamilton
50/1
Michael Smith
375/1
Darin Young
500/1
Peter Wright
50/1
Vincent van der Voort
400/1
Paul Lim
500/1
Robert Thornton
50/1
Steve Brown
500/1
Zoran Lerchbacher
500/1
Justin Pipe
66/1
Colin Lloyd
500/1
Gino Vos
500/1
Wes Newton
80/1
Matt Clark
500/1
Per Laursen
500/1
Ian White
150/1
Darren Webster
500/1
Devon Petersen
500/1
Jamie Caven
150/1
Mensur Suljovic
500/1
Ting Chi Royden Lam
500/1
Paul Nicholson
150/1
Dennis Smith
500/1
Ben Ward
500/1
Brendan Dolan
150/1

Odds Paddy Power

 

[Beanie]

Now that 2 rounds are out the way, there’s a bit of darting data on which to base a few bets which usually provides a fairly reliable guide as to how the next week will pan out.

Looking at the overall picture, I’d make Lewis a reasonably warm favourite for the title. He’s the only player that currently looks capable of hitting a 100+ average consistently during the business rounds of the tournament. The market makes this year a straight fight between him and MVG, but I think it’s a little more open and a few of the middle priced players are more than capable of taking the title in Taylor’s absence.

My 4 against the field are:

3pts Van Barneveld @ 18/1 with BetVictor
2pts Wright @ 20/1 with Boylesports
1pt Anderson @ 33/1 with Boylesports
1pt White @ 64/1 with Betfair

In a field minus Taylor I think RVB deserves to be shorter. He does appear to be in a steady decline, but in the remaining field there aren’t too many that have been there and done it and in a mish mash of high 90 averages in the later rounds it’s the experience that might just get him over the line.

Anderson will do what he usually does – score heavily and miss his doubles. It’s likely that this will prove his undoing again, but if Lewis is on his game I think MVG and Anderson are the only two that will be able to go out and beat him.

White and Wright are relative novices in terms of the later rounds of a World Champs, but both are playing and scoring as well as anyone at the tournament and the top half of the draw is wide open.

For tonight, a reasonably confident double:

6pts Van Barneveld/Wright @ 1.8 with Ladbrokes - I don’t see Webster or Smith causing them any problems.

 

[Punter]

Good luck Beanie.

I layed Taylor before the start but i still need Lewis or MVG for the smallest of profits.

I'll be shouting on Wade and Whitlock though who i took @ 40 and 46. Either of those would pay for New Yrs Eve.

 

[slick]

I've never seen the comp so wide open, nobody has shone so far apart from Webster maybe and Anderson on at the moment looks to be finding some form but he's still to get past MvG who himself could walk this comp if he could find some of last years form, I wouldn't like to back either.
If had had to pick a winner I'd probably opt for Whitlock who's usually as steady as a rock in the latter stages.
Lewis is another danger but he's going to have to play a lot better than he has played to date in this comp.