BDO - Day 3 Monday Afternoon
The session kicks off with an interesting match between former PDC star Andy "The Hammer" Hamilton and Canadian returnee David Cameron.
Cameron has been here every year since 2014, and only won a single match - beating Jimmy Hendriks 3-1 in 2017. He has shown signs of competing though, and it was only a narrow defeat to Michael Unterbuchner last season (3-2) which could have hugely changed that event.
Andy Hamilton is a man who could turn up very good or very poor. He took a year out of the game recently for personal and medical reasons - and returns sporting new spectacles. We've seen players struggle to adjust to that in the past.
Events this year have done ok for Hamilton, but probably nothing more noteworthy than that. He's averaging low 80's and that makes him vulnerable in my view.
I can't say with much certainty what will happen in this one, but at the odds, I much prefer the 7/2 on Cameron than the 1/4 on Hamilton.
Regardless of his overall ability, Hamilton remains a strong favourite in the 180s markets here. I'm expecting him to hit better than 0.2 per leg, which compares very well to Cameron who is usually below the 0.1 per leg mark. The numbers may well be low, but Hamilton should be shorter than 4/5 to get the most. That's available with Paddy Power, Betfair, Betway and Boylesports
1pt Cameron to beat Hamilton at 7/2 (Spreadex)
2pts Hamilton most 180s at 4/5 (General)