World Darts - Day 12 - Thursday Afternoon

Steve West takes on Devon Petersen, and we are with the bookies in their assessment that the Englishman is a good favourite here. He finishes 38% of legs with the darts inside 15 darts - compared to 20% for Petersen, so despite the decent performance against Ian White, we shouldn't necessarily expect a repeat.

I'm never a big fan of odds-on shots unless there is good reason to back them, but for a small bet, the 4/9 on West feels reasonable here. On tour, he finishes the average leg a full dart quicker, and while that sounds small, its enough to make a difference.

1pt Steve West to beat Devon Petersen at 4/9 (General)

Smith v Henderson will create plenty of 180 chitter chatter. Both players are well known for their prowess, but Smith, being the better known of the pair, is rather better known.

Smith averages 0.32 180s per leg, while Henderson is closer to 0.27. Nevertheless, it's pretty close between the pair, and I can't make Smith as short as 4/9 as most bookies do. Betfair and Paddy Power go even further in making Smith 1/3, which opens up a pretty chunky 7/2 on Henderson hitting the most.

They also offer 13/8 on Henderson to hit the last 180, which is simply too long. They have already trimmed the "first 180" from the same price.

These players are also similar in their love of D20 as a finish - hitting it around 36% and 42% of the time respectively. The 2/1 on Match Winning Double being D20 is worth a bet, with a saver on D20 or D10 at Evens with Betfred.

1pt Henderson Most 180s at 7/2 (Betfair / PP)

1pt Henderon Last 180 at 13/8 (Betfair / PP)

1pt Match Winning Double D20 at 2/1 (Betfred / Ladbrokes)

2pts Match Winning Double D20 or D10 at Evens (Betfred)

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