Richie Howson vs Devon Petersen (MODUS Super Series): odds and bets 28.03.2026

This is classic MODUS: short races where matches swing on a couple of visits at the doubles. There’s no time to “grow into it” — if one player starts with a couple of sloppy darts on the outer ring, the whole match can be gone before you’ve properly settled.

For me, the key factors are who holds throw cleanly in the first two legs, who wins the messy legs when neither is scoring freely, and whether Petersen’s finishing holds up if Howson starts leaning on him with steady pressure. In this format, I always prioritise reliability over headline averages.

Richie Howson

Howson is the kind of player I like backing in MODUS because he generally looks comfortable in these quick-fire formats. He doesn’t need to be flying at 105+ to win; he wins by keeping his leg structure tidy, putting himself in first-dart finishing positions, and staying composed when a leg turns scrappy. That matters a lot in a race to four, where one poor leg can decide everything.

Stylistically, his best route is simple: steady scoring to create the first look at doubles, then be clinical when the chance is there. If he’s hitting enough of the “working trebles” and leaving straightforward outs, he forces Petersen to either match him perfectly or take risks. I also rate Howson’s temperament here — he tends to be less streaky leg-to-leg, and that’s exactly what you want in a format where two bad minutes can end the match.

If I’m looking for a weakness, it’s that he can sometimes let opponents hang around when he doesn’t convert the first break chance. But overall, in MODUS conditions, I see him as the steadier profile and the one I trust to make fewer unforced errors at the business end.

Devon Petersen

Petersen is always dangerous because the ceiling is real: when his timing is right, he can put together heavy scoring spells and suddenly the match is out of reach. The flip side is that in MODUS, you don’t get much runway if you start slowly or have one leg where the doubles go missing — that’s where his volatility can bite.

The big question for me is how clean he is under pressure on standard finishes (40, 32, 24 and the like). If he’s taking those out efficiently, he becomes awkward to play because he can nick a leg against the throw and instantly flip the match script. But if he’s needing extra darts at doubles, he can end up chasing from behind and forcing the pace, which often creates more mistakes.

Experience-wise, he’s been around big stages and understands pressure, but MODUS is a different grind: constant matches and very quick resets. If he’s not sharp from the first leg, it’s hard to recover before the line is gone.