Betting on Darts

We’re pretty much sure you know how to play darts. The throwing pub game involves shooting small missiles at a circular dartboard fixed on a wall.

It’s not random shooting, of course – the game has a set of rules players need to follow. Well, at least in tournaments – pub games of darts are a bit looser.

How Can You Bet on Darts?

Long gone are the days when darts was a pub game played in front of a dozen alcoholics. Thanks to the PDC’s (Professional Darts Corporation) efforts, darts has become a major sport with millions of fans. Of course, it’s very popular as a sports betting option as well, with many punters placing bets on the weekly Premier League or some of the biggest tournaments in darts.

Betting on darts isn’t that much different from betting on any other sport. As a matter of fact, it shares most of the markets with other sports. For example, you can take your pick with a 1×2 bet on a match or try predicting the outright winner of a tournament. For those who like a little bit of challenge, you can try your luck in handicaps or the over/under market.

The 1×2 and outright winner bets are the most common, just like in every other sport. The 1×2 bet is pretty straightforward. It gives punters the option to take a guess on who wins the match or if it ends in a tie. The outright winner market, on the other hand, lets you predict who’s going to win the tournament you’re betting on. It’s a highly lucrative market, but one that’s pretty hard to predict as well, since, you know, we still haven’t figured out how to take a peek into the future.

Additionally, handicap bets are quite popular for darts matches. Handicap betting usually takes place when there’s too big a difference between the sides. In darts, the handicaps are placed on legs, which are then added to the final score. It’s another lucrative darts market that can potentially bring you a large sum of cash.

You can also try predicting the total number of legs in a darts match in the over/under market. Also available in many other sports, the O/U market gives you a chance to bet over or under the line of legs in a match instead of betting on the final outcome.

The Nine Darter market is aimed at regular darts bettors and fans of the sport. If you’ve ever played darts, you know that a player has to hit a score of 501 in a maximum of 9 throws. In this individual market, bettors can wager on a player to either hit the score with nine darts or not. A battle between two top darts players in a top tournament can raise the odds in this market up to 25/1, making it very attractive to punters.

Depending on the bookmaker, there might be other markets you can wager on, which makes darts tournaments very enticing for experienced punters.

Why Should You Start Doing It?

Well, if not for the welcomed change of pace, try it for the odds. Visit any online bookie that has darts in its offer and you’ll see that the odds sure look nice. Don’t worry – you won’t miss any of the markets you usually bet on. In fact, you might find a few that are even more profitable than the standard.

Of course, it goes without saying that you need to gain a deeper knowledge of darts before you try betting on it. Do your research, start small, and who knows – maybe you’ll become one of the very few experts on darts betting.