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The Premier League is heading back north of the border for night seven in Glasgow and Wayne Mardle has made his predictions. Premier League leader Michael van Gerwen will take on second-placed Phil Taylor, while defending champion Gary Anderson has been handed a double-header at The SSE Hydro, live on Sky Sports.But who does Mardle think will be the winners and losers? Gary Anderson v Adrian Lewis Gary Anderson defeated Adrian Lewis in this years World Championship final This is a rematch of the PDC World Championship final and Gary got the better of Adrian on that occasion, but I just dont know what to make of Gary. Some days he looks like the world champ he is and other days he just doesnt seem at the races. Last week, he was superb against Michael Smith, but so was Adrian Lewis in his win over Peter Wright. I do think it could be a tough night for Gary Anderson. He was so nervous in Aberdeen and the reception he got was incredible. But Ive got a feeling that hes going to struggle. The way he played last week, I think Lewis is a man on a mission and is gunning for a play-off spot and will this by the odd leg.Prediction: Im going to go against Anderson and pick Adrian Lewis to win the opening match.James Wade v Robert Thornton James Wade edged out Raymond van Barneveld in a tense clash last week Robert Thornton, away from the big stage, has been playing poorly and Ive been mentioning it every week. I still dont think Robert is 100 per cent right, I dont think hes fit. When he gets a chance, he lacks composure because those chances are so few and far between. He has lost 7-0 twice this season alone and nothing is going right for him.I cannot see any reason why that run will end against James Wade. To be honest, Wade like a lot of them, Im not sure what to make of them this season. Anderson, Adrian Lewis and James Wade have been up and down, but what James has got is a game which allows him to play poorly and still win. Whereas a few of the others, Lewis to name just one, cannot do that.James has been playing as good as ever, but maybe just a tad inconsistent.Prediction: Wade will complete a comfortable victory. Michael van Gerwen v Phil Taylor Van Gerwen has performed well against Taylor in recent months These two have played each other already six times this year. Six times! Were only in March. There is no way that Michael van Gerwen is sick of the sight of Phil Taylor, because he keeps getting the better of him. He has won nine of the last 10, Van Gerwen. No one on the planet has ever had a record like that and no one has beaten Phil Taylor more.I cannot see a Taylor win here, I cannot. I think the Phil will get the more hostile reaction, with it being in Scotland. I think they will go for the Green Machine. Hes the only man in the history of darts to have withstood The Power. Wayne Mardle on Michael van Gerwen There are a couple of things that might be bothering Phil Taylor. When he gets in front, Michael doesnt falter he just fights back. He knows that Michael will not buckle and I think that actually puts Phil off. Michael is the only man in the history of darts to have withstood The Power. I think Michael wins, hes on the crest of the wave, and knows hes the best player on the planet and will want to show it.Prediction: Michael will take the win over Taylor. Michael van Gerwen plays Phil Taylor in a stunning top-of-the-table clash on Thursday night as Premier League Darts heads to Glasgow Raymond van Barneveld v Dave Chisnall Raymond van Barneveld has lost his last three matches in the Premier League We have mentioned that a few players have been inconsistent, well these two just sum it up. Ive got no idea with Barney and I dont think he does either. He looks as if hes up for it and if you were to say: Raymond, you are just about to fight David Haye, he would say yeah, okay. Two minutes later you look at him and think whats happened? The Premier League is heading back to Glasgow, so we looked back at last year’s epic encounter between Phil Taylor and Raymond van Barneveld I just think he has a confidence crisis and sometimes he cannot get out of it. If he turns up with the swagger and strut we know, he can achieve anything. But I think Chizzy is the more reliable of the two - and I cannot believe Ive just said that.Prediction: Im going to go with Chisnall to win, because I feel he is playing to a higher level every game.Gary Anderson v Peter Wright Peter Wright is targeting his fourth win of the campaign If Peter Wright changes his darts again, then I will be annoyed. Like I said, I think its going to be a difficult night for Gary Anderson. Two real tough games.Wright has averaged 108 and 106 the last two weeks, and he won a tournament at the weekend. If he plays like he has been, can he possibly lose with a 107 average? I dont think so. It doesnt mean hes going to average 107, but the way he has been playing, hell think he can win this.In Glasgow, the expectation on Gary is going to be immense and I think it might be too emotionally draining for him as he plays first and last. Ive already gone for a Lewis win and I think that knock of confidence will play a part in the game against Wright.Prediction: I think Wright will sneak this in a last-leg thriller.Watch Premier League Darts on Thursday live on Sky Sports 1 HD from 7pm. Or watch for £6.99 without a contract, on NOW TV. Also See: Sky Live: PL Darts night seven WATCH: Who is No 1? Studds Dutch dynamos WATCH: Glasgow glory Charlie Lindgren Jersey . However, he did make them miss him a little less. Cundiff, who had the unenviable job of replacing Dawson last season, agreed Thursday to a one-year, $1. Doug Harvey Canadiens Jersey . 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CHICAGO -- Joakim Noah believes that the Chicago Bulls made the right decision when they broke up the core of the team in the offseason.I think it was time for change, Noah said Friday. Theres no question about that. It seems like this is a happy group, enjoy being around one another. Thats good. Thats what its all about, thats how it should be.The Bulls traded Derrick Rose to the New York Knicks?during the summer and Noah signed with New York in free agency, transactions that broke up the core of a team that had been together for eight seasons.Rose and Noah will play in Chicago on Friday for the first time as visitors.Rose, a Chicago native, is in his hometown for the first time since he was traded. He spent the offseason in Los Angeles.Being back here, it felt good, to tell you the truth, he said Friday. Especially the Cubs winning, I felt the energy of the city. The city is on some type of high right now. Its great for the city, with everything that weve been going through, the killings, everything. We need some positive light shined here.Rose added that his biggest regret as a Bull was not winning a title for his hometown.Only thing I can do about that is say I gave it my all. I felt like I gave it my all. I really tried, Rose said. ... I had multiple times where I envisioned winning championships here, and it never happened. So I have to take those visions and take them to New York.Rose was drafted by the Bulls with the No. 1 overall pick out of Memphis in 2008 and was named Rookie of the Year that season. He was named NBA MVP after the 2010-11 campaign, the youngest player to win the award, and led the Bulls to the top of the Eastern Conference during that regular season.But he hurt his knee for the first time in the playoffs the following season and had played in just 39 percent of possible games due to various injuries following the original injury.I know Im going to get some boos here and there, Rose said Wednesday night. Its all a part of the game, all a part of the sport. Its not going to affect the way that I play.One of the newest members of the Bulls, Dwyane Waade, hopes for nothing but a positive reception in Roses return.dddddddddddd ??Wade has always spoken highly of Rose over the years, so it should come as no surprise that the future Hall of Famer believes Rose should be cheered on Friday night during his first game back at the United Center.Hes from the city of Chicago, Wade said after Fridays shootaround. Theres going to be a lot of fans that are going to cheer and root and support their very own. And then theres other fans that want to see the Knicks lose and want to see the Bulls win. But I think at the end of the day, he did nothing here but what he was supposed to. Derrick couldnt help the fact that he went down with injuries. Thats nothing that an athlete can control.Wade, like many within the Bulls organization, is hopeful that fans will give Rose a nice ovation during starting lineup introductions.He represented the Bulls in a positive light, Wade continued. From the standpoint of what he was able to do on the court. He gave everything he had and you cant do nothing but cheer that on. So I look forward to a warm ovation for him and for Noah. And then I look forward to getting into the game.?The Bulls missed the playoffs for the first time in Roses career in 2015-16.Noah played just 29 games that season due to a left shoulder ailment that required season-ending surgery in January. He signed a four-year, $72 million deal with the Knicks in July.I look back on it, I was definitely frustrated, Noah said of the 2015-16 season. There was definitely a lot of adversity going on there. I can look back at it and see where things went wrong. Its not about blaming one person. Everybody in that locker room is good people. Its just s--- happens. Its a locker room. At the end of the day, the things I remember the most are good memories from everybody. I have no hard feelings towards anybody.Rose, Noah and the Knicks have lost three of their first four games, allowing at least 100 points in each contest. ' ' '