PDC World Darts Championship 2026 Betting Preview: Littler Favourite To Defend His Crown

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Luke Littler is 10/11 favourite to retain his PDC World Championship title.
Bet365 have boosted prices on 180s, 100+ checkouts, 9-dart finishes and finalist forecasts.
Luke Humphries (4/1) remains the biggest challenger, attracting 14% of all bets.

Littler Leads The Market To Retain Title

The PDC World Darts Championship 2026 gets underway at Alexandra Palace on Thursday 11th December and Luke Littler heads in as the 10/11 favourite to win the tournament for a second consecutive year.

Littler opens his campaign against Darius Labanauskas on Thursday night, with the 2025 champion looking to continue the red-hot form that’s made him one of the sport’s biggest stars.

According to bet365, Littler has taken a massive 30% of outright bets and the bookies are pricing him accordingly.

Littler's currently given a 52.4% implied probability of winning the tournament according to the betting odds.

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World Darts Championship 2026 Outright Winner Odds

World Darts Championship 2026 Outright Winner	Odds	Implied Probability
Luke Littler	10/11	52.4%
Luke Humphries	4/1	20.0%
Gian van Veen	12/1	7.7%
Gerwyn Price	14/1	6.7%
Josh Rock	14/1	6.7%
Michael van Gerwen	20/1	4.8%

Bet365 Specials & Bet Boosts

📈 Bet Boosts – Total 180s Accumulator

Over 6.5 (Kim Huybrechts v Arno Merk)

Over 5.5 (Michael Smith v Lisa Ashton)

Over 5.5 (Luke Littler v Darius Labanauskas)

Over 5.5 (Madars Razma v Jamai van den Herik)

Boosted from 11.82 to 14.07/1

💯 Bet Boosts – 100+ Checkouts Accumulator

2+ Checkouts in all four Thursday night matches

Boosted from 10.97 to 12.85/1

🎯 9 Dart Finish on Day 1

Yes – Boosted to 7/1

👥 Final Forecast

Luke Littler v Luke Humphries – Boosted from 16/5 to 15/4

Opening Fixtures & Odds

Thursday 11th December

Kim Huybrechts 2/5 vs Arno Merk 2/1

Michael Smith 1/16 vs Lisa Ashton 9/1

Luke Littler 1/33 vs Darius Labanauskas 14/1

Madars Razma 8/13 vs Jamai van den Herik 13/10

Friday 12th December

Niels Zonneveld 1/3 vs Haupai Puha 12/5

Ian White 4/6 vs Mervyn King 6/5

Ryan Searle 1/4 vs Chris Landman 3/1

Rob Cross 2/5 vs Cor Dekker 2/1

Ross Smith 1/4 vs Andreas Harrysson 3/1

Ricky Evans 4/9 vs Man Lok Leung 7/4

Gian van Veen 1/16 vs Cristo Reyes 9/1

Damon Heta 2/5 vs Steve Lennon 2/1

Who Are Bettors Backing?

According to bet365, here’s the most backed players to win the 2026 PDC World Championship:

Player	% of Bets
Luke Littler	30%
Luke Humphries	14%
Gerwyn Price	10%
Josh Rock	7%
Michael van Gerwen	7%

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