''The bookies don't know me,''
Michael van Gerwen smirked at the press conference after winning the Premier League Darts. At his next tournament, the bookmakers have again failed to rank 'Mighty Mike' as a favourite.
Thus, the tournament sponsor has picked
Gerwyn Price as the top favourite for the overall win. They have given him odds of 11/4.
Van Gerwen is the Welshman's biggest challenger according to the bookies. They have attached odds of 7/2 to the Dutchman.
Right behind Van Gerwen, world champion and defending champion
Michael Smith is entered as the third favourite. He ranked at 4/1.
Dimitri van den Bergh (14/1) is rated lowest of the eight PDC players. That is still considerably higher than the highest rated player of the North American representation. Of these eight players, Matt Campbell (66/1) is rated the most likely.
Odds for tournament win at US Darts Masters
11/4 Gerwyn Price
7/2 Michael van Gerwen
4/1 Michael Smith
15/2 Luke Humphries
8/1 Rob Cross
9/1 Peter Wright
12/1 Nathan Aspinall
14/1 Dimitri Van den Bergh
66/1 Matt Campbell
100/1 Jules van Dongen, Alex Spellman
125/1 Jeff Smith, Jason Brandon
150/1 JT Davis, Jake Macmillan
200/1 Jim Long