BDO - Day 1 Afternoon
Mark McGeeny v Derk Telnekes kicks us off on Saturday, and there is no doubting the favourite, with Mark the 2/5 fancy in this one. What shouldn't be so clear is the favourite in the most 180s market, with the bookies seemingly all playing follow-my-leader in their projections.
Universally they make McGeeney their odds-on favourite, but we make there very little between the pair, with both likely to shoot something just south of 0.18 180s per leg on a typical day.
Telnekes should probably be nearer 6/4 than the 13/5 he is in this market, so the betting bat comes out to play here.
2pts Telnekes to hit most 180s at 5/2 (Betfair/PaddyPower)
1pt Telnekes to hit Over 2.5 180s at 7/5 (Ladbrokes)
The opening shows saw the bookies make Martin Phillips their favourite to beat Conan Whitehead, and we reckon there remains a sliver of value with the firms still struggling to split the pair.
Whitehead is coming up through the game, while Phillips is in the twilight of his career. Neither man has set the game alight this season, but Whitehead should be odds-on here. Unibet and BetVictor remain the other way around which gives us an even money shot worth a small bet on.
1pt Whitehead to beat Phillips at Evens (Unibet/BetVictor)