RONNIE O'SULLIVAN FAVOURED OVER DING JUNHUI IN PREMIER LEAGUE SNOOKER ACTION
We've got some solid Prmier League Snooker matches set to kick off today and the Ronnie O'Sullivan vs Ding Junhui match-up looks to be the pick out of Thursday's fixtures. The match is set to kick off at 21:15, just after the Mark Selby vs Mark Williams face-off where you'll find Selby as the distinct favourite.
Currently, you can back Ronnie O'Sullivan to beat Junhui at a price of 10/11 while the draw can be backed at 11/4. Ding Junhui's odds are available at a 21/10price.
As usual the correct score betting is where you'll find the tidiest prices and you can get a solid price of 9/4 on O'Sullivan to win by a 4-2 margin. Ronnie O'Sullivan is available at a 9/2 to win the match by a 5-1 margin. O'Sullivan to sweep Junhui and win by a massive 6-0 margin is rewarding at a tidy 14/1.
Should Ding Junhui manage to pull off a victory, he's favoured to do so by a 4-2 margin and you can back that at 4/1. You can get a 12/1 price on a 5-1 win and he's a massive 66/1 to beat O'Sullivan by a 6-0 margin.
The first frame will be a key one and O'Sullivan is getting the edge from the bookmakers here, although it's not as distinct as you might initially assume. His odds to win the opening frame is priced at 4/6. Junhui is 11/10 for the perfect start.
Speaking of the first frame, the black pall is favoured to be the first legal colour potted and you can back that at an 11/8 price. The blue or baulk balls are at 9/4 while Pink trades at 7/1.
The highest match break betting favours O'Sullivan by a 4/7 margin while Ding Junhui trades at a 5/4 price. The over/under on total points on the first frame is set at 100.5 with the over getting the edge at 8/11 and the under available at a price of even money.
You can back Ronnie O'Sullivan and the favourite from the previous fixture, Mark Selby, on a double at an enticing 3/1 price.