Points Leader Jonny Clayton Now 7/1 to Win Darts Premier League

by Roy Brindley, 23 March 2026

Clayton, Littler, Price and Humphries are all in qualifying spots as Darts 2026 Premier League approaches its halfway point.

Jonny Clayton celebrates his victory over Gian van Veen during night three (Glasgow) of the Premier League. © PDC

Key Facts:

• Jonny Clayton tops the 2026 BetMGM Premier League standings.
• Veteran Welsh player is now 7/1 in from 50/1 pre-event odds.
• Luke Humphries is yet to register a nightly victory but is in a qualifying spot.
• Four 170 checkouts have been recorded to date, with many more promised.

As the competition reaches its halfway point, Jonny Clayton is the shock points leader of Darts 2026 BetMGM Premier League. Heading into the eighth week of action, the Welshman holds a three-point advantage over Luke Littler and is seven points clear of third-placed Gerwyn Price.

50/1 at the outset of the competition, the 51-year-old star now trades as short as 7/1 in the outright betting. The UK’s leading online betting sites quote the 2021 Premier League winner on 1/4 odds to reach the Play-Offs at the O2 on May 28.

Ahead of this week’s leg in Berlin, five individual players have claimed a nightly win, each worth £10,000 and five league points. Luke Humphries is amongst those who have yet to taste victory. Nevertheless, he sits in a play-off position, and his pre-event odds of 5/1 are unchanged.

Premier League Points Totals and Current Odds

• 7/1 Jonny Clayton (19 points)
• 4/6 Luke Littler (16 points)
• 15/2 Gerwyn Price (12 points)
• 5/1 Luke Humphries (11 points)
• 14/1 Michael van Gerwen (10 points)
• 12/1 Gian van Veen (9 points)
• 40/1 Stephen Bunting (7 points)
• 125/1 Josh Rock (0 points)

The table-toppers’ points haul is a result of 11 match wins from 16 BetMGM Premier League matches played. Josh Rock has played seven and recorded seven straight losses. That record could soon become nine as he is drawn to play Jonny Clayton this Thursday.

In a similar top vs bottom clash, second-placed Luke Littler will face seventh-placed Stephen Bunting this week. Bunting has won a Premier League night but has also suffered five opening-match losses, giving him a record of four wins from 10 games played.

Littler is nine-from-14 with two nightly victories to date. He is 1/4 to better that record on Thursday with bookmakers making him the overwhelming favourite for their clash. When the pair met on the Premier League stage in Dublin a week ago, the scoreline was 6-3 in Littler’s favour.

Impressive Price Marginal Favourite Against van Veen

Gerwyn Price is operating at an impressive 43.9 checkout percentage, and only Johnny Clayton has won more legs against his throw. However, he is just three points ahead of this week’s opponent, Gian van Veen, who missed last week’s Premier League night through illness.

It is therefore unsurprising that bookmakers can barely split this pair in their match betting. Price is the shorter-priced player trading on 4/5 odds. In the night’s fourth pairing, Luke Humphries is quoted on 8/15 odds to overcome Michael van Gerwen.

NINE-DARTER FOR JOSH ROCK IN BELFAST! 🚨

One of the all-time great Premier League Darts moments as Rock sinks a nine-darter in front of his adoring fans 🤯 pic.twitter.com/JHT2ji75VM

— Sky Sports Darts (@SkySportsDarts) February 26, 2026

Four 170 Checkouts – With Many More to Come?

So far, the 2026 BetMGM Premier League has been action-packed. Last week, Luke Littler came from 5-0 behind to beat Gerwyn Price 6-0 in Dublin’s nightly final. In week four, Josh Rock recorded a 9-dart finish. Seven days later, Luke Littler missed double-15 for a nine-darter.

To date, four 170 checkouts have been recorded in the competition – three by Luke Littler. As the Premier League’s regular season is yet to pass its halfway point, and there will be a full night of longer format darts played on finals/play-off night, it is not difficult to envisage another four 170’s being registered.

The sports betting division of Unibet currently offers 4/6 odds on the competition featuring more than 6.5 170 checkouts. 2025’s event produced five, and 2024’s contest witnessed six. However, with standards constantly improving, and just three more needed in the coming weeks, the likelihood of 6.5-plus 170’s appears shorter than the odds currently on offer.