The Nuke’s next gala performance?
Last week, two-time world champion Luke Littler was in second-to-last place in the PDC Premier League after four match days. Then he won the tournament in Cardiff, eliminating the local hero, his current opening opponent Gerwyn Price, among others, with an average of 111.05 and a score of 6:3, climbing to third place with his overall victory in Wales. Now, as the newly crowned UK Open champion with 31 consecutive wins under his belt, he wants to follow up with another victory at the Nottingham Arena. In our opinion, the odds are very good for the double world champion to secure another commanding victory against Gerwyn Price.
In the last twelve months alone, Luke Littler has fired an incredible 903 maximums into the PDC boards. A record that no other professional has even come close to achieving. After breaking his duck in the Premier League, he could now be set for his next gala performance. Especially since “The Nuke” has won eleven of his last twelve games against Gerwyn Price. If he achieves an average of 111 again, as he did in their last duel in Wales, it could be another clear-cut victory. We therefore recommend betting on the 19-year-old world champion to win with a handicap of -1.5 legs.
Alternatively, you can also bet that the audience at Nottingham Arena will be treated to a few 180s. After all, Gerwyn Price is one of the few players who can match Luke Littler’s scoring on a good day. The Welshman is currently second in the table and has recently been producing triple-digit averages on an assembly line. In 16 of his last 24 games, “The Iceman” has broken the magical 100 mark.
Gerwyn Price – Luke Littler Head-to-head comparison / H2H record
Head to head: 8:15
The two athletes have faced each other 23 times so far, with Luke Littler leading the head-to-head comparison very clearly with 15 wins. “The Nuke” has won eleven of the last twelve matches against Gerwyn Price and already defeated the Welshman 6:3 in the semifinals on the fifth match day of the PDC Premier League. “The Iceman” (average: 97.34) was unable to counter the two-time world champion’s average of 111.05.
Gerwyn Price – Luke Littler Tip
Even the top bookmakers are clearly favoring Gerwyn Price over Luke Littler in the betting odds, with the 19-year-old world champion still playing in a league of his own.
With an average of 102.50 over the entire Premier League season and 31 wins behind him, the only real excitement is likely to come if “The Iceman” has an absolutely perfect day. The fact that eleven of the last twelve encounters went to “The Nuke” only further underlines the dominance of the newly crowned UK Open champion.
Although both players are among the most aggressive scorers in the PDC and Gerwyn Price recently threw ten 180s in the UK Open quarterfinals against Jonny Clayton, which makes the tip for over 6.5 180s in this duel very interesting, our prediction for Gerwyn Price vs. Luke Littler is a handicap win for the Englishman. We are placing a handicap of -1.5 legs on “The Nuke,” which we are betting on at Betano at odds of 1.65 with five out of ten units.
