Betting on Darts with totesport
Darts and darts betting has undergone a massive renaissance in the past few years - gone are the days of the smoke filled stage and pint swilling stars in ill fitting shirts. TV coverage has come to the rescue, repackaging and remodeling the game and making darts more popular and more brash than ever.
Darts is quite special as the action comes thick and fast with vocal commentators building the excitement in a vociferous crowd.
The two main events in the year are the two World Championships – darts is heading down the boxing route in that it has two governing bodies, the PDC and BDO – this makes for more events and competition between the two bodies is fierce.
SKY is now the home of Premier League darts where 8 of the top players contest a league format, the top four play-off in semi finals and it culminates in a grand final. This top quality action produces some close and exciting games with numerous betting angles, played out before packed audiences. There are also plenty of other tournaments throughout the year, some in exotic locations like Las Vegas.
Singles betting on match odds is the mainstay of the darts betting market, but few fans can resist stringing together their favourites in doubles, trebles and accumulators as the games come thick and fast, with anything from three to eight matches billed in a session, numbers that lend themselves to a multiple bet.
There are plenty of other opportunities available via handicap and leg or set betting for individual matches. In the major tournaments there will also be prices for eventualities such as a player having the magical nine dart finish, a bet which gives you an interest for the whole tournament.
Although conditions are likely to have less impact than in other sports, there are still several things to consider when having a bet of the tungsten throwers.
The venue can make a difference, with some players better suited to different environments. Structure and length of the match is another consideration, as some players prefer a shorter game over a few legs or sets. There is much more chance for an upset in the shorted version of the game.
Whatever your strategy, have fun with your darts betting and don’t forget to check out all our latest odds at totesport.com.
Betting on Snooker with totesport
Snooker enjoys a wide and varied following, with many players now household names thanks to extensive television coverage and there is no better place to back your favourite than with us at totesport.
Snooker betting is mainly concentrated around the ranking events such as the Grand Prix; the British Open, the UK Championship, the Welsh Open, Malta Cup, Irish Masters and of course the World Championship, traditionally held at Sheffield’s Crucible Theatre is the focal point of the season. There have been some iconic World Championship finals, none more so that the match between Steve Davis and Dennis Taylor who won in a magical game on the final black. It was a moment probably never to be repeated and will surely live in Snooker folklore forever.
The World Championship is without doubt the biggest event on the snooker calendar and over the past couple of seasons the tournament has thrown up a couple of surprise winners in the form of Graeme Dott and Shaun Murphy who were available at big odds with totesport.
Stephen Hendry and Steve Davies have dominated the event in years gone by but these days the trophy is often shared around as players tend to drift in and out of form and the young guard are bridging the gulf in class.
For those looking for a different version of the sport, Premier League snooker is a new concept that has come into the game over the last few seasons and has opened new opportunities for snooker betting.
This speeded up version of the game, which is played over six frames, has provided plenty of excitement since it’s introduction with matches played in a less formal and staid surroundings.
Match betting is the most popular form of snooker betting and provides a price on each player to win that particular match or you may wish to follow a particular player through the tournament and back him to win the whole event, you can do this at any stage of the tournament as prices are constantly evaluated and updated after each match. So it’s possible to see how your chosen player is performing before placing your bet.
There are many other Snooker betting markets to consider with totesport, namely frame score, highest break, next frame winner and handicap betting whereby a particular player will be either given or receive a start in frame that needs to be added to the match score to determine the final winner. This is particularly useful when a top player like Ronnie O’Sullivan plays a much lower ranked player and is therefore heavily odds on. If Ronnie was for example minus 4 ½ frames, he would have to win by more than that handicap for punters to collect and his odds would therefore be far more attractive.
As with all sports at totesport it can pay to follow some rules and guideline with your betting strategy such as:
- Check out the draw, it can be vital to your betting. Check qualifying results and any other statistical information which may be relevant
- Price up matches before you see available odds. Look at players who have a favourable draw and work out what price they should be.
- Keep an eye on reports and action from matches that have been played, other than those you’ve bet on. By doing this you could spot further potential bets.
- Is there extra value to be had on totesport’s outright market? Check the odds at different stages of the tournament - when they’re at the last 16 or last eight, for example.
Whatever your strategy, have fun with your snooker betting and don’t forget to check out all our latest odds at totesport.com.
