PDC World Darts Championship Day Five predictions: Darts betting tips, 18/2 treble and free bets

PDC Darts Championship Day Five betting tips

• Steve Beaton to beat Wessel Nijman – 7/5 at BetUK
• Ricardo Pietreczko vs Mikuru Suzuki over 3.5 sets – 11/10 at bet365
• Michael van Gerwen match treble vs Keane Barry – 5/6 at BetVictor
• The treble pays 18/2 with 10Bet

Michael van Gerwen gets his 2024 World Darts Championship underway on Tuesday evening with a second-round clash against Keane Barry.

Ireland’s Barry, 21, overcame a painfully slow encounter with Reynaldo Rivera in the first round to book a showdown with three-time world champ Van Gerwen. 

The Dutchman’s 100 per cent record over Barry isn’t a surprise and the prices on darts betting sites suggest Van Gerwen will cruise through the encounter.

However, there could be other upsets on the oche elsewhere this evening as we plough through more first-round encounters.

England’s Steve Beaton takes on Worlds debutant Wessel Nijman, Mike De Decker clashes with seasoned journeyman Dragutin Horvat, and Ricardo Pietreczko – winner of this year’s German Darts Championship – faces two-time BDO Women’s champion Mikuru Suzuki.

The action gets underway at 7:15pm this evening, live on Sky Sports, and Van Gerwen is naturally the star draw. However, darts betting fans looking to craft a multiple on betting sites will need to look further than the Dutchman.

We’ve studied the odds on betting apps and picked out three bets, which can be combined to make a 18/2 treble with 10Bet.

Steve Beaton vs Wessel Nijman predictions

(7.15pm)

In the main, bookmakers have priced up the first-round matches in favour of the Order of Merit player, up against the international qualifiers. 

One would therefore expect World No.49 Beaton to lead the betting against Dutch protégée Nijman. However, the odds favour the 23-year-old.

Beaton hasn’t been in great form. He’s won just five Players Championship matches since mid-October. However, he almost upset Gary Anderson in the Players Championship Finals and is playing in the PDC World Championship for the 23rd successive year.

He has the experience over Nijman, who debuts at the Ally Pally tonight. Nijman’s short odds are down to his semi-final appearance at August’s World Youth Championship Finals.

That doesn’t feel like enough to justify his price in the latest PDC World Championship odds. While Beaton, 59, may not be in his prime, he is well versed at getting through the first round in London each December. 

PDC World Championship Tip 1: Beaton to win – 7/5 with BetUK

Ricardo Pietreczko vs Mikuru Suzuki predictions

(9.15pm)

Pietreczko moved into the PDC top 40 last month off the back of a strong second half of the season. The Nuremberg resident beat Van Gerwen in the German Darts Championship semis before nailing Peter Wright 8-4 in the final.

That was Pietreczko’s highest point in his career so far. There’s every chance he could go deep at the Worlds, with Callan Rydz lined up in the second round.

However, two-time women’s BDO champ Suzuki cannot be dismissed here. Suzuki has fared well on the MODUS Super Series recently and has experience playing at the Worlds. She lost 3-2 to James Richardson back in 2020 – an encounter that could have gone either way.

Pietreczko is expected to win this match but there’s cause to believe Suzuki can claim at least one set.

An upset in this first round clash looks unlikely but the match may be closer than one initially suspects and we’re backing over 3.5 sets at 11/10 with bet365.

PDC World Championship Tip 2: Over 3.5 sets in Pietreczko vs Suzuki – 11/10 with bet365

Michael van Gerwen vs Keane Barry predictions

(10.15pm)

Michael van Gerwen is as short as 1/10 to beat Keane Barry at the Ally Pally tonight and those odds aren’t doing a disservice to Barry, rather they simply reflect the superiority of the three-time world champion.

Anyone creating a darts accumulator is likely to have MVG to win in their selections, but at such short odds, it may be best to look at an alternative Mighty Mike bet.

The big one is the match treble: MVG to win, hit the highest checkout, and get the most 180s.

BetVictor offer Van Gerwen at 5/6 to complete the match treble and start his World Championship campaign in typically dominant fashion.

PDC World Championship Tip 3: Van Gerwen match treble – 5/6 at BetVictor

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