The Premier League Darts play-offs are tonight (May 17th) and Simon Hopper is looking to land his fifth profitable week in six attempts at the O2 Arena!

Simon landed yet another profitable week in Birmingham on May 3rd, when he found Andy Hamilton +2.5 against Simon Whitlock at 11/10 and James Wade to throw the highest checkout against Phil Taylor at 13/8.

It's going to be a sensational night of darts and Simon has looked ahead to the two semi-finals and selected his best bets...

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2012 Premier League Darts – Play-Offs, London (17th May)

Simon Whitlock v Andy Hamilton (19:10, SS2)

Andy Hamilton +1.5 Handicap @ 11/10 – BET NOW

Simon Whitlock 8-7 Correct Score @ 15/2 – BET NOW

Hamilton has only lost one of his last eight Premier League matches and he didn’t lose either of his two games against Whitlock in the regular season. The Hammer is the grittiest player on the circuit and considering The Wizard has gone off the boil a bit recently I think Hamilton can run him really close. With Hamilton’s extremely high draw rate I would also chance an 8-7 Whitlock victory at 15/2 – the Aussie’s additional class may just see him through in the end.

Phil Taylor v James Wade (20:10, SS2)

James Wade Highest Checkout @ 6/4 – BET NOW

Cast your mind back to Birmingham two weeks ago, when Phil Taylor thrashed James Wade 8-1 – but Wade still managed the highest finish! The Power’s highest checkout is only 147 – the lowest in the competition - and he averages almost 108 so there’s no need for him to take out any big scores most of the time. Wade is not averse to taking out a big score and he’ll almost certainly have to take out a few 100+ finishes to be in with a shout. At 6/4 The Machine looks value to throw the highest checkout.

Premier League Darts tips from last time out

Andy Hamilton +2.5 Handicap v Simon Whitlock @ 11/10 (WON)

James Wade Highest Checkout v Phil Taylor @ 13/8 (WON)

Raymond van Barneveld To Win v Gary Anderson @ 6/5 (Lost)

Adrian Lewis -2 Most 180s Handicap v Kevin Painter @ 6/4 (Lost)