Considering that Michael van Gerwen has won the past four Premier League titles, some punters will think that even money is a very fair price about the Dutchman winning this tournament.
The 30-year-old might have failed to land a fourth World Championship title at Alexandra Palace when losing to Peter Wright in the final, although he has a ridiculously strong track record in the Premier League.
Betfair and Paddy Power both offer punters the chance to double their money by backing MVG to be crowned Premier League champion for the sixth time, with the same player 8/15 with BetVictor to finish top of the regular standings.
Indeed, the only downside to backing Van Gerwen to win another title is the possibility that he will make the final four only to be beaten in the semi-finals or final, although that hasn’t happened in the past four years.
Much depends on the ability of Gerwyn Price to continue his rapid rate of improvement, while world champion Peter Wright produced the goods at Alexandra Palace and will now look to build on this excellent success.
Price finished just outside the top four last season although he was only defeated in four of his sixteen matches and the fast-flowing nature of the format probably suits the Welshman.
At odds of 13/2, he could be a reasonable bet considering we know he has the game to potentially trouble MVG should the pair meet in the knockout stages.
As for Wright, it was remarkable to state that the current world champion only won two of his sixteen games played in the Premier League last year and could easily have been relegated.
Perhaps it doesn’t suit the Scotsman to be taking to the road on such a consistent basis, although we think Nathan Aspinall could be someone worth following considering he’s making his bow in the competition.
The Asp is young and hungry for success, with BetVictor going 18/1 about a player who made a guest appearance in Nottingham last year and will turn out on a full-time basis this time around.
It was Rob Cross who finished second in the overall standings last season and the man known as Voltage will have a point to prove after bowing out of the World Championship at an early juncture.
Ladbrokes go 12/1 that Cross wins the Premier League title for the first time and he reached the final last year, with further improvement on the cards this time around.
The bookies also offer a relegation market and we’re surprised that Peter Wright is available at a massive 50/1 despite winning the World Championship.
Wright stumbled throughout much of last season’s competition and it’s a long drawn-out affair which could take its toll on the current world champion.