Stephen Bunting vs James Hurrell Predictions, Betting Tips & Odds (PDC World Darts Championship)
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Stephen Bunting returns to the World Darts Championship on Saturday night, facing off against James Hurrell in a third-round clash at Alexandra Palace. The victor of this match will advance to the fourth round to compete against either Martin Schindler or Ryan Searle. Who will come out on top? This article contains our Bunting vs Hurrell betting preview with predictions, betting tips, stats, latest odds, live stream, free bets and betting offers!
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Stephen Bunting vs James Hurrell: Betting preview
Stephen Bunting narrowly escaped an early exit in the first round, managing to defeat Sebastian Bialecki 3-2 despite a solid average of 96.39. He also recorded 9 maximums over 21 legs and successfully hit 50% of his double attempts. In the second round, Bunting, known as "The Bullet," won against India's Nitin Kumar 3-0, with an average of 94.11 and two 180s. He excelled on the outer ring, achieving a checkout rate of 52.94%, and had a highest checkout of 132 in that match. Last year, Bunting had his best performance at Alexandra Palace, reaching the semi-finals before losing to the eventual world champion and current world number one, Luke Littler.
James Hurrell began his campaign by defeating American qualifier Stowe Buntz 3-1 in the first round. He then pulled off an upset by beating the 29th seed, Dirk van Duijvenbode, 3-2 just before Christmas. In his opening match, Hurrell averaged 88.78, but in his second match, he stepped up his game, hitting 10 maximums and averaging 92.83 while converting 11 out of 30 checkout attempts. This is only Hurrell's second appearance in the PDC World Darts Championship, and he has reached the third round for the first time in his career.
Hurrell has faced Bunting only once before in his professional career, suffering a 6-2 defeat in a Players Championship match in 2023.
Stephen Bunting vs James Hurrell: Best odds
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Stephen Bunting vs James Hurrell: Predictions
James Hurrell will enter this match full of confidence after achieving what could be the biggest victory of his career in the second round, where he defeated Dirk van Duijvenbode in a thrilling five-set match.
After a rocky start in the first round, Stephen Bunting had a much smoother performance in the second round, easily overcoming Indian player Nitin Kumar, losing only two legs in the process.
While this match shouldn't be one-sided, we believe that The Bullet will ultimately come out on top. Therefore, we predict Stephen Bunting will win 4-2.
We also anticipate that both players will consistently hit 180s, so we recommend betting on over 13.5 180s in the match.
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Our darts experts have deeply analysed all the key betting factors about this match and each darter. In the section above we have provide you with the most researched betting tips on the Bunting vs Hurrell match.
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