HOW TO BET ON DARTS - BETTING GUIDE & ADVICE
The huge popularity of darts betting, the huge popularity of sitting there and watching darts is probably down to how accessible it is. The atmospheres at darts matches are incredible, especially when it comes to the major tournaments. The music, the personas of the players on stage and walking out to music, the vocal crowds cheering on their favourite arrows-thrower, it is a brilliant spectator sport packed with high energy and excitement. There are great betting opportunities to explore as well for punters.
How to bet on darts
Granted, darts may only come on to the radar of a sports bettor when one of the major tournaments like the World Matchplay, the World Champions or the Premier League gets its televised time. This is when betting on the sport increases immensely as punters flock to get wagers down on tournament winners. As with any sport the best prices on favourites are going to be found pre-tournament but there is never a need just to limit yourself to who you think is going to win the tournament outright.
There are markets to look for in darts betting which trim the risk a little bit opposed to a player going all of the way and lifting the silverware. Take a look at the To Win Quarter of a draw for a darts tournament and you will probably spot some pretty good value. Generally there are a couple of outright favourites for a tournament, and in that case there would be two quarters of the draw which would be competitive and, therefore, offer some value in taking a punt on a player to win that particular quarter. It may not be a player who has enough to go on and beat one of the favourites in the latter stages, but quarter betting offers value on them still.
Popular darts betting markets
Along with the tournament outright and the obvious match outrights for games in a tournament, you are pretty well covered at bookmakers with other options such as the Correct Score or even taking a look at Handicaps. You can really start breaking things down even further by looking at the total Legs in a match, the Total 180’s scored, whether there will be a nine-dart finish, whether or not the first dart in the match will be a treble twenty and even down to the winning colour or the winning double of the first leg! You are never going to be short of darts betting options and stop and take a look around because it may surprise you just how many markets are out there.
Live darts betting
With the rapid turnover and of games and legs in a match, darts is a very dynamic sport to bet live on. It really can add to the thrill of the sport when you are watching and betting live at the same time. Like in the pre-match markets you don’t have to limit yourself at all to just who is going to win or what the score will be. You look for those alternative markets such as the score of a player with his first throw. It’s a rapid game, so stay on your betting toes.
Darts betting advice
There are so many little nuances about darts and live darts betting that you need to be careful not to get completely swept up in all the excitement and forget about your betting bankroll and to not break your limits. That said, following the game live in-play is one of the best ways to go because you can see how a player is faring in a game and adjust your strategy accordingly on the fly. This is true even at the most basic of live darts betting in game or leg winner markets. Look for any bookmaker who offers live streams so that you can do all of your live darts betting and viewing in one place.
