Luke Humphries vs Ted Evetts Betting Tips & Live Stream - One way traffic in PDC World Darts Championship opener
Luke Humphries is set to start his campaign at the PDC World Darts Championship against Ted Evetts. Humphries, the world number two, is the clear favorite, having won the World Championship in 2024 and added major titles like the World Masters. Despite Evetts leading their head-to-head, Humphries' recent form and dominant play position him for a strong victory. Evetts, after qualifying via the Challenge Tour, hopes for an upset despite lacking deep runs on the Pro Tour this year.
- Luke Humphries, world No. 2, is the favorite against Ted Evetts
- Humphries' past successes include 2024 World Championship, World Masters and Premier League
- Evetts qualified through Challenge Tour, seeks a major upset in opening round
The 2024 world champion Luke Humphries begins his campaign for another Ally Pally success against fellow Englishman Ted Evetts.
Humphries is an overwhelming favorite and the world number two's sheer class and consistency should ensure a comfortable opening victory.
Luke Humphries vs Ted Evetts - Tale Of The Tape
| Luke Humphries | Category | Ted Evetts |
|---|---|---|
| England | Nation | England |
| 30 | Age | 28 |
| Cool Hand Luke | Nickname | Super Ted |
| 2 | World Ranking (PDC OoM) | 131 |
| Winner (2024) | PDC World Champs Best | Last 32 (2021) |
| Last 32 (2025) | World Champs Result Last | DNQ (2025) |
| 1/33 | Match Odds | 14/1 |
| 4/1 | Tournament Odds | 500/1 |
Head to Head
Ted Evetts leads the head to head 2-1 after winning the first two meetings in 2020 and 2021. Luke Humphries won the most recent clash in a Players Championship event in 2023.
Luke Humphries Form
Luke Humphries is currently one of the most dominant forces in world darts. His form over the past two years has been spectacular, including securing his first World Championship in 2024.
Cool Hand Luke has subsequently added majors title like the World Masters and the Premier League in 2025 to his CV.
Humphries has featured in three televised ranking finals in the months leading into the World Championship, although he lost each of them.
He went down to Luke Littler in the World Grand Prix and Grand Slam of Darts and Gian van Veen in the decider of the European Championship.
Ted Evetts Form
Ted Evetts, a former PDC World Youth Champion, needed a qualification route to secure a place at Ally Pally following a slump in the world rankings.
The Englishman secured his World Championship spot by finishing 3rd on the Challenge Tour Order of Merit, which included winning one event in 2025.
Evetts has spent much of the year competing on the Challenge Tour and clocked up his third overall win on the tour when winning event nine of the 2025 schedule in Germany in March.
He hasn't had any deep runs on the main Pro Tour circuit this year and will need to rely on an off-day for Humphries if he is to pull off an upset.
Verdict
This is arguably the most one-sided matchup of the opening round with the statistical gulf between the World No. 2 and a Challenge Tour qualifier huge.
Humphries should dominate the scoring with the best value backing him to win convincingly in straight sets and to rack up the 100+ finishes.
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Verdict
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Value Bet: Humphries 2+ 100+ checkouts
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