Grand Slam of Darts Day Four predictions and darts betting tips: Back Bunting to edge decider
Free darts tips, best bets and analysis for Day Four of the Grand Slam of Darts at the Alderley Leisure Village on Tuesday
Where to watch Day Four of the Grand Slam of Darts
Sky Sports Main Event & Sky Sports+ from 7pm Tuesday
Best bets
Ryan Joyce +1.5 legs vs Michael van Gerwen
1pt 11-10 Betfair
Stephen Bunting to beat Josh Rock
1pt 5-6 Betfair
Grand Slam of Darts Day Four predictions
Michael van Gerwen vs Ryan Joyce
There have already been a number of shocks at this year’s Grand Slam of Darts, with world champ and defending champion of this tournament Luke Humphries being dumped out in the group stage.
Three-time winner Michael van Gerwen is trying to avoid the same fate as he faces Ryan Joyce in a straight shootout to progress to the knockout stages.
Relentless is no easy opponent for MvG, as he reached the semi-finals of the Grand Prix last month and has a solid head-to-head record against the Dutch ace.
Four of the last six meetings between the players have either been won by Joyce or gone Van Gerwen’s way in a decider, so it may pay to side with the Englishman with a 1.5-leg start on the handicap.
Stephen Bunting vs Josh Rock
Group H has undoubtedly seen the highest quality competition of any at the tournament, with seven of the eight individual performances producing three-dart averages of 100 or above.
Josh Rock’s 99 average in a 5-3 win over Wessel Nijman was the only one to drop below that total and his decider with Stephen Bunting looks likely to be another top-quality clash, with both men playing for the final spot in the knockout stage.
The Bullet ran into a 114 average from Gian van Veen, the third-highest in the history of the tournament, when losing 5-1 last time out but he is fancied to edge this winner-takes-all game against Rock.
Bunting has won the two previous meetings between the pair and is a two-time semi-finalist in this tournament.
Fresh from his first major win earlier this year, the 39-year-old has taken his game to a new level, reaching the final of a whopping four of the eight Players Championship events held in October.
Any fans of the so-called nappy factor will also be happy to learn that Bunting has just become a father for the second time, and he may have more reason to celebrate.
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