PDC Premier League Darts 2024: Littler Has the Bookies on the Ropes

The 2024 PDC Premier League Darts starts with a bang on February 1, with Luke Humphries and Luke Littler headlining the opening night in Cardiff. 
 
Humphries defeated Littler 7-4 in the final of the 2024 World Darts Championship earlier this month to get his hands on the title for the first time. 
 
Read on as we look at the fixtures for the weekly darts extravaganza, before assessing who will emerge victorious in London on May 23. 

Thursday, February 1 – Cardiff 

• Peter Wright vs Rob Cross 
• Gerwyn Price vs Nathan Aspinall 
• Michael van Gerwyn vs Michael Smith 
• Luke Littler vs Luke Humphries 

Thursday, February 8 – Berlin 

• Nathan Aspinall vs Michael van Gerwen 
• Michael Smith vs Gerwyn Price 
• Luke Littler vs Rob Cross 
• Luke Humphries vs Peter Wright 

Thursday February 15 – Glasgow 

• Rob Cross vs Michael Smith 
• Michael van Gerwen vs Peter Wright 
• Nathan Aspinall vs Luke Humphries 
• Gerwyn Price vs Luke Littler 

Thursday, February 22 – Newcastle 

• Michael Smith vs Nathan Aspinall 
• Rob Cross vs Luke Humphries 
• Peter Wright vs Luke Littler 
• Gerwyn Price vs Michael van Gerwen 

Thursday, February 29 – Exeter 

• Luke Humphries vs Michael van Gerwen 
• Nathan Aspinall vs Peter Wright 
• Gerwyn Price vs Rob Cross 
• Luke Littler vs Michael Smith 

Thursday, March 7 – Brighton 

• Luke Humphries vs Gerwyn Price 
• Rob Cross vs Michael van Gerwen 
• Nathan Aspinall vs Luke Littler 
• Michael Smith vs Peter Wright 

Thursday, March 14 – Nottingham 

• Peter Wright vs Gerwyn Price 
• Luke Humphries vs Michael Smith 
• Michael van Gerwen vs Luke Littler 
• Rob Cross vs Nathan Aspinall 

Thursday, March 21 – Dublin 

• Fixtures confirmed following Night Seven 

Thursday, March 28 – Belfast 

• Luke Humphries vs Luke Littler 
• Michael Smith vs Michael van Gerwen 
• Nathan Aspinall vs Gerwyn Price 
• Rob Cross vs Peter Wright 
  

Thursday, April 4 – Manchester 

• Nathan Aspinall vs Rob Cross 
• Luke Littler vs Michael van Gerwen 
• Michael Smith vs Luke Humphries 
• Gerwyn Price vs Peter Wright 
  

Thursday, April 11 – Birmingham 

• Peter Wright vs Luke Humphries 
• Rob Cross vs Luke Littler 
• Gerwyn Price vs Michael Smith 
• Michael van Gerwen vs Nathan Aspinall 
  

Thursday, April 18 – Rotterdam 

• Michael Smith vs Luke Littler 
• Rob Cross vs Gerwyn Price 
• Peter Wright vs Nathan Aspinall 
• Michael van Gerwen vs Luke Humphries 

Thursday, April 25 – Liverpool 

• Luke Littler vs Gerwyn Price 
• Luke Humphries vs Nathan Aspinall 
• Peter Wright vs Michael van Gerwen 
• Michael Smith vs Rob Cross 

Thursday, May 2 – Aberdeen 

• Peter Wright vs Michael Smith 
• Luke Littler vs Nathan Aspinall 
• Michael van Gerwen vs Rob Cross 
• Gerwyn Price vs Luke Humphries 
  

Thursday, May 9 – Leeds 

• Michael van Gerwen vs Gerwyn Price 
• Luke Littler vs Peter Wright 
• Luke Humphries vs Rob Cross 
• Nathan Aspinall vs Michael Smith 

Thursday May 16 – Sheffield 

• Fixtures confirmed following Night Fifteen 

Thursday May 23 – London 

• Semi-Finals 
• Final 

Littler heads into the competition after his stellar run at the Alexandra Palace, where he shocked the world by reaching the final before his 17th birthday. 
 
He subsequently won the Bahrain Darts Masters by beating Michael van Gerwen in the final and will fancy his chances of making an immediate impact on the Premier League stage. 
 
However, there is no guarantee he will handle the weekly pressure generated by playing at this level and he makes limited appeal in the outright betting market. 
 
By contrast, Van Gerwen has claimed this title for the past two years and looks a decent value bet at odds of 7/2 on betting apps to win it for the eighth time in his career. 
 
Last year’s runner-up Gerwyn Price should also be in the mix and could be worth chancing at odds of 5/2 to reach the final again. 
 
Humphries was in fine form towards the end of last season, but consistently maintaining that level of performance is never easy in the Premier League. 
 
Michael Smith, Rob Cross, Nathan Aspinall and Peter Wright complete the line-up for a tournament that promises to deliver plenty of memorable moments. 

The latest odds to win the 2024 PDC Premier League Darts title are as follows (via StarSports): 

• Luke Humphries - 11/4 
• Luke Littler - 10/3 
• Michael van Gerwen - 7/2 
• Gerwyn Price - 6/1 
• Michael Smith - 9/1 
• Rob Cross - 11/1 
• Nathan Aspinall - 20/1 
• Peter Wright - 33/1 

The players contest 16 mini-events during the season, with each one comprising quarter-finals, semi-finals and a final over the best of 11 legs. 
 
Points are awarded on the finishing positions in each event and the top four players in the league table progress to the Play-Offs at the O2 Arena in London. 
 
All of the leading bookmakers offer extensive coverage of the tournament, while many also have exclusive betting offers available.