Will the double odds decide the match?
The eight Premier League players have left Berlin behind. For the ninth matchday, the darts circuit heads to England. There, Manchester’s AO Arena opens its doors and will host, among other matches, our Gerwyn Price vs. Luke Humphries tip.
The Welshman has never won the Premier League trophy, though he did reach the final in 2023. His early-season form could potentially take him there again. In any case, the 41-year-old is the favorite in our Gerwyn Price vs. Luke Humphries prediction.
Sportsbook operators see it differently, with their Gerwyn Price – Luke Humphries betting odds making the Englishman the favorite. However, the defending champion is struggling with consistency on the double fields in this Premier League edition.
Cool Hand Luke has little to complain about when it comes to his average. Over the first eight nights, it stood at an average of 100.47 points per leg—the second-best mark. The 2024 world champion has made too little of his high scoring so far.
In this Premier League season, Humphries is averaging 0.36 180s per leg—the second-best figure among all eight players. Nevertheless, his leg difference (-7) looks weak and has been surpassed by only two players so far. His opponent has the second-best leg difference this season (+11).
Gerwyn Price – Luke Humphries Head-to-Head Record
This isn’t the first time these two top players have faced off this calendar year. There have already been four matchups between the Iceman and Cool Hand Luke since the start of the year. With two wins apiece, the record is just as even as when looking at their last eight encounters.
Overall, the Welshman leads the head-to-head record with 16-14 wins (1 draw). His advantage has been even more pronounced in recent Premier League matches. In Premier League play, the 2021 World Champion has won three of his last four matches against Humphries—most recently by a fairly decisive margin (6-1).
Gerwyn Price – Luke Humphries Prediction
Humphries has the slight edge in scoring, but the Englishman has lacked composure in the decisive moments this Premier League season. His checkout rate of 34.86 percent is the lowest among all eight participants, trailing only Josh Rock’s rate (24.44 percent).
Conversely, the Iceman brings his best qualities to the fore in finishing. The Welshman’s checkout rate is the second-best in the current competition (44.32 percent). Even better—and unmatched—is his checkout rate when his opponent is lying in wait.
His functional double rate of 58.21 percent is unmatched by any other participant. In this statistic, Price holds a massive advantage over Humphries (40.67 percent). As long as the Englishman doesn’t raise his finishing game and Price continues his current form, we see the Welshman holding the advantage.
