PDC World Darts Championship: Day 6 Betting Tips - Afternoon Session

• Over 5.5 180s in the match : 11/10 at Betway
• Wessel Nijman to win the match and throw 6+ 180s: 6/4 at PaddyPower

Wessel Nijman is in wonderful form and I think he's primed for a deep run at Alexandra Palace. A lot of people are tipping him to go far in this tournament and I also think the same and have backed him to win his Quarter of the draw in my preview.

He's had a fantastic debut season on the PDC pro tour. He won his first senior PDC title in October, winning a Players Championship event and also finished top of the Development Tour rankings after winning 7 titles this season. He qualified for the Grand Slam this year, losing all 3 of his group games but averaged 106,105 and 111.

Still only 24 he has risen to 58 in the World Rankings, has a 64% win rate and 96.84 seasonal average, a very solid first year from the young Dutchman. He’s also a massive scorer and is sat 3rd in 180s hit over the year with 693.

There may be a couple of question marks over his lack of wins on TV so far in his career but if he takes his floor form onto the stage like he did at the Grand Slam, then it's only a matter of time before it clicks.

Cameron Carolissen won the ADS World Championship Qualifier to get here for his second appearance at Ally Pally. He got to the second round here on debut but only because Martijn Kleermaker had to withdraw after a positive covid test.

He lost to Danny Noppert 3-1 in round two but it was a very poor standard. I can't see the South African causing any problems for Nijman especially if the Dutchman plays well.

Like I said previously, Wessel Nijman is a prolific 180 hitter and when he's on form the statistics shows he hits 0.35 per league which is high. He’s 1/33 to win this match so clearly there's no value there but I can certainly see value in the 180 bets, especially if Carolissen chips in with one.

• Stephen Bunting To Win 3-0: 7/4 at Ladbrokes
• Stephen Bunting Most 180s, Highest Checkout and Win: 5/4 at Betvictor

The ultra-popular Stephen Bunting has had another very solid season on the PDC Tour. He started the year on fire, winning The Masters and reaching the Quarter Final of the UK Open.

Elsewhere on TV this year he has had two last 16s in the World Matchplay and Grand Slam but has lost in the first round in 3 of the last 4 Majors. ‘The Bullet’ has reached three Quarter Finals and two Semi Finals on the European Tour and he’s lost in the final of six Players Championship events this year including three in a row.

Although struggling slightly at the back end of the year in the Majors, I believe Bunting is coming here looking at having a deep run and I think he's primed to do so. He will also have the Premier League on his mind and with a good tournament here I can see him being picked.

Kai Gotthardt overcame a snapped dart to have a dream debut at Ally Pally beating Alan Soutar 3-1 with a 89.10 average. It was also a dream debut for us as he had the most 180s at 5/2 and won the match with the most 180s at 6/1, a beautiful result.

He’s without doubt going to have a much tougher match this evening and will need to improve to test Bunting but the German has undoubted ability and will be hoping to cause a shock this afternoon and book his place in the next round.

Stephen Bunting is a classy operator and has a pretty good record at Ally Pally reaching two Quarter Finals and a Semi Final in his previous 10 appearances here.

Bunting’s average for the season is 96.85 which is extremely solid and Gotthardt will know he needs to improve drastically to even nick a set.