International - US Darts Masters
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by Devesh Jaganath | in Darts Predictions
Luke Littler will get his 2025 US Darts Masters campaign underway on Friday when he takes on Jules van Dongen. The winner of this match between the Nuke and the Dutch Dragon will move on to face either Nathan Aspinall or Matt Campbell in the quarter-final. Let’s get into the match prediction.
Luke Littler will be returning to the oche for the first time since suffering a major disappointment at the Darts World Cup, where he and Luke Humphries were eliminated in the first round.
The Nuke was incredible during the group stage of the Premier League, where he recorded a record-breaking six nightly wins, but lost in the final at the O2 Arena to Cool Hand.
Littler has yet to win a World Series event this year, but he did win the World Championship, the UK Open and one European Tour event.
Meanwhile, Jules van Dongen will be making his first televised event appearance this week after suffering an opening-match elimination at the UK Open back in February.
The Dutch Dragon has been in dismal form over the last nine months, currently riding a 14-match losing streak that dates back to the Players Championship 22 last September.
Van Dongen has failed to win a leg in three of his last four matches and has lost each of his last 14 games by 3+ legs.
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Luke Littler - Jules van Dongen Key Points
- Luke Littler is the number four seed in the World Series.
- Luke Littler has three televised event titles this season.
- Luke Littler has won five of his last seven matches across all competitions.
- Jules van Dongen is on a 14-match losing streak.
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Our Luke Littler vs Jules van Dongen Prediction
Luke Littler is the clear favourite to win this year’s US Darts Masters, and bookmakers see this match being so lopsided that they have refrained from opening additional markets aside from a straight-up victory for the Nuke.
Indeed, Littler has been some way below his best since the Premier League final, but even at 70%, he should be far too good for his opponent, who has not won a match in nine months. With no value to be had, this should be a banker for accas and parlays. Our Luke Littler vs Jules van Dongen prediction is Luke Littler wins the match.
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