What to Consider When Choosing a Darts Betting Site

Before you bet on darts for the first time you should scour all the darts betting sites for the best possible prices about your selections. Even the smallest price enhancement represents a marginal increase in potential returns and this is vital to successful long-term profitability.

Darts Betting Markets

The vast majority of top online sportsbooks offer match and tournament winner markets on all major darts competitions, but exploring a wider range of markets at sites which specialise in darts can open up new opportunities for profit.

There’s several ways of approaching competitions to implement into your darts betting strategy.

• Tournament markets I If there is a darts match on your TV or streaming on your favourite darts betting sites you can rest assured it is part of an ongoing tournament or competition. You can back individual players to win or each-way or for them to make the final. Other additional darts betting markets will be available depending on the sportsbooks.
• Match markets I There’s no end of darts betting markets on individual matches. The obvious, found at all darts betting sites, are win and handicap markets. Correct score predictions, total match 180’s, player-on-player 180 match-ups, line-bets on the highest match checkouts, player-on-player highest checkouts and countless more darts betting markets are available.
• In-play markets I A good darts betting site will have a range of in-play markets which will include the obvious winners market and stretch to the number of recorded 180s and the total number of match legs. Possibly the best in-play betting market revolves around the player to win the next leg or set.
• Cashing out I Cashing out is available for multi-leg darts accumulators and individual in-play games.

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Value in Darts Betting

Here are a few tips to ensure you give yourself the best possible chance when combing through darts betting markets.

• Price comparisons - It might sound obvious, but lots of people still fail to compare the odds on offer at rival bookies. Obscure markets – such as the line on the highest checkout of a match – can vary dramatically from site to site
• Accumulators - Betting on multiple outcomes can be a great way to boost odds on low-priced markets. In the early stages of a darts tournament, it is not uncommon to see established players trading at 1/12 against lowly qualifiers. Compile these short prices bets into trebles and accas.
• Bonuses, offers and loyalty schemes - Value doesn't just come from a single bet, it comes from consistent rewards. Look out for betting sites that have regular money back or price boost offers, as well as matched deposits and free bets. Money back if the game is won with a 170 finish, paid as a winner if going two sets up and losing, money back if there is a 9-dart finish in the match are some examples.

Important Stats for Darts Bets

There is a wealth of statistics that can help you choose what bet to place. The most important is probably recent form and percentages – it will not take you long to realise the average scoring (three-dart averages) and checkout percentages a player has been recording is more important than their actual results.

Recent and lifetime head-to-head stats against the player they are about to meet is also a key factor in the potential outcome. In darts, with so much of the game dependant on mental strength, historical losses often do leave scars and you will find countless darts players who have bogey players who they rarely beat regardless of their superior form.

Where to Bet on Darts in Canada

The vast majority of betting sites in Canada will offer markets on Darts. The sites you can sign up with depends on your location as each province will have its own laws governing online sports betting. Right now, there are a whole host of new Ontario Betting Apps available as betting has been legalised in the province. In some cases your only option may be to sign up with an offshore operator so be sure to check what your options are in advance of signing up with any operator.