Five Outright Tips for This Week's World Darts Championships

The 2025/26 PDC World Darts Championships get underway this Thursday (11th December) with Luke Littler the 10/11 betting favourite to go back-to-back and win the competition. 

He is followed by rival and 2023/24 World Championship winner, Luke Humphries, who is a 9/2 second-favourite in the betting. 

In this article, we have highlighted five outright bets for the tournament which have been receiving the most backing from darts punters on Oddschecker. 

To compare odds on all of the outright markets for the 2025/26 World Darts Championship, please visit our dedicated homepage for the tournament HERE.

Tip 1: Luke Littler to Win the Tournament - 2pts

Best odds of 10/11 available with multiple bookmakers when publishing.

Since defending the Grand Slam of Darts in Wolverhampton and rising to world No.1, Littler arrives at Ally Pally with the most complete 2025 résumé and peak confidence levels.

He also added the Players Championship Finals title in late November, beating Nathan Aspinall 11–8 and posting multiple 100+ averages over that weekend, a sign his big‑stage scoring and finishing are tracking perfectly into December.

The expanded 128‑player field and new format doesn't change the fundamentals: as top seed, he’s on the top half of the draw and opens against Darius Labanauskas on Night 1, a manageable first hurdle; the path then likely funnels him toward a Price/Bunting semi depending on results.

Add in the season haul (UK Open, Matchplay, Grand Prix, Grand Slam, Players Championship) and you’ve got the profile of a rightful favourite—and the public agrees: since his Grand Slam win, 26% of outright tournament bets on Oddschecker are on Littler. 

Tip 2 — Luke Littler & Luke Humphries to Reach the Final - 1.5pts

Best odds of 10/3 available with PricedUp when publishing. 3/1 widely available. 

The draw has placed Littler (No.1) in the top half and Humphries (No.2) in the bottom half, meaning they cannot meet before the final; structurally, that's key to this bet.

Their rivalry has dominated 2025, with showpiece finals at the Grand Slam and other majors—Humphries pushing Littler hard before the teenager surged with a 167 and 160 checkout burst in the Grand Slam final in November.

Humphries’ own form is more than finals‑worthy: he won the Premier League and US Darts Masters this year, reinforcing his high‑ceiling televised game and clutch finishing.

On pathway quality, both halves are deep, but neither faces the other’s threat until Jan 3—precisely the scenario you want when backing both to make the final. 

Oddschecker's data backs the angle too: 56% of Name the Finalists bets since mid‑November are on Littler vs Humphries.

Tip 3 — Josh Rock to Win Quarter 4 - 1pt

Best odds of 5/2 available with SpreadEx & Sporting Index when publishing.

Rock sits in Quarter 4 (the van Gerwen/Noppert section) as the No.11 seed, drawing Gemma Hayter first; his section is tough, but he’s peaking at the right time.

In October, he fired a nine‑darter on the ProTour (PC29) and beat Anderson to reach the semis before losing a last‑leg decider in the final—evidence of elite scoring surges and the temperament to navigate tight sets.

At the Players Championship Finals, Rock reached the quarter‑finals (fell 10–8 to Aspinall) and posted a 107.36 in his first match, underscoring tournament‑length consistency that translates well to Ally Pally’s set play.

The PDC’s preview cycle has also framed him as “resurgent” going into the Worlds, aligned with public momentum (27% of Quarter‑4 Winner bets backing him since the Grand Slam).

Factor in MvG’s uneven 2025 and bracket volatility, and Rock’s power‑scoring + improving doubles give him a genuine route to take the quarter.

Tip 4 — Jonny Clayton to Win Quarter 2 - 1pt

Best odds of 5/1 widely available. As short as 7/2 elsewhere.

Clayton opens vs Adam Lipscombe and resides in the top half alongside Stephen Bunting (No.4)—a quarter where a controlled, high‑percentage finisher can grind through set play.

His 2025 body of work is quietly strong: World Masters runner‑up, World Matchplay semi‑finalist, and Dutch Darts Championship winner on the Euro Tour—spanning different formats and pressures.

Those results helped lift him to world No.5, and the PDC profile plus rolling ranking breakdowns reflect a year of steady televised performances and ProTour consistency.

Quarter‑2 isn’t soft, but Clayton’s timing on doubles and mid‑match surges make him a live runner to outlast Bunting and the rest of the pack.

With 26% of Oddschecker bets on him to win Q2 since the Grand Slam, the market is echoing Clayton's case.

Tip 5 — Luke Humphries to Win Quarter 3 - 3pts

19/20 best price available with SpreadEx & Sporting Index. 

Humphries starts against Ted Evetts and anchors Quarter 3 (with James Wade [7], Gian van Veen [10], Nathan Aspinall [15] lurking), but his season suggests he’s favoured to manage that traffic.

The 2024 World Champion has banked major wins in the Premier League and US Darts Masters in 2025, plus a run to the Grand Slam final, keeping his televised A‑game sharp across formats.

The tournament structure—128 players, all entering Round 1—adds one extra match for seeds, but Humphries’ set‑play pedigree and big‑stage averages mitigate that risk.

With 44% of Oddschecker bets on him to win Q3, public sentiment lines up with the draw map and his recent form. If his first‑week doubling holds, Quarter‑3 looks like his to control.