Littler vs Van Gerwen Predictions, Expert Tips & Odds (PDC World Darts Championships Final)
- Written by David Bet
Luke Littler and Michael van Gerwen will contest the PDC World Darts Championship final at Alexandra Palace on Friday 3rd January 2025. Who will walk away with their hands on the Sid Waddell Trophy and a cheque for £500,000? Find here our Littler vs Van Gerwen betting preview with predictions, expert tips, latest odds, key stats, free bets and sign-up offers!
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Luke Littler vs Michael Van Gerwen: Betting preview
Luke Littler has taken the darts world by storm. The 17-year-old at the final hurdle of last year's PDC World Championship on his debut to Luke Humphries but will have another chance this year. "The Nuke" destroyed Stephen Bunting (6-1) in yesterday's semifinal, averaging 105.48 and capping off the win with a 170 checkout. He has the highest tournament average (102.13) and has hit the most 180s (64). His overall checkout percentage is 41%.
Michael Van Gerwen also won his semifinal 6-1 over Chris Dobey, showing he is almost back to his usual standards. The three-time world champion averaged 99.84 and 42.86% on the doubles. Anyway, his best performace came in the quarter-finals against Callan Rydz (5-3) as MVG ended the match with a 103.10 average and a 44.74% checkout percentage. His overall 3-dart average is over 2 points below Littler’s on 99.75 but he has a better checkout rate at 44 per cent.
These two darters have already locked horns in 12 occasions and the H2H score is tied at 6-6. MVG's most recent victory came in the first round of the World Matchplay (10-6). Since then, Littler has beaten the Dutchmen in the following two showdowns - in the World Series of Darts Finals back in September (11-4) and the European Tour few weeks later (6-1 in a match in which both darters averaged over 110).
Luke Littler vs Michael Van Gerwen: Best odds
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Luke Littler vs Michael Van Gerwen: Predictions
Luke Littler has become just the seventh player in history to make back-to-back World Championship finals. After a "cold start" in early rounds, the teenager sensation has been as relaxed as ever up on the oche and his scoring power has been unmatched so far.
Michael van Gerwen failed to win a major title this season and, for much of the year, he's been as likely to average in the high 80s as he has over a ton. He is the current youngster ever champion when he won at 24, but his record is seriously at risk.
We believe Luke Littler will rewrite history in style and run out an empathic winner over this first-to-seven-set encounter.
As a result, we back Littler to win 7-5 in an unforgettable final. The 17-year-old would probably hit more maximums than Van Gerwen and finish with the highest 3-dart average.
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