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Japan - Pro Baseball 2023 results and closing odds

All 877 finished games of the 2023 season, with the score and the best closing price on each outcome among the bookmakers we compare: the last price before the start. A record of what happened, not a tip.

The season in numbers

863 games priced
  • Closing favourite won 55% 477 of 860 games
  • Home / away 54 / 44% the final winner
  • Average closing payout 95.7% 100% minus the bookmakers' margin
  • Biggest upset Chunichi Dragons won at Yomiuri Giants 1-2, 30 Sep 2023 Chunichi Dragons closed at 3.20 (Bet365); Yomiuri Giants were the favourite at about 71%
  • Odds-on favourites 55% won 477 of 860

Every May 2023 game, with the closing odds

Best closing price per outcome: 1won the result, 1fav the favourite. Open a game for every bookmaker's closing price and how the whole market closed.

May 2023

  1. Yokohama BayStars1-6Hiroshima Carp11.8322.00
  2. Yomiuri Giants5-7Yakult Swallows11.7122.20
  3. Hanshin Tigers1-3Chunichi Dragons11.6122.45
  4. Fukuoka SoftBank0-1Orix Buffaloes11.7722.10
  5. Rakuten Eagles5-1Lotte Marines11.7722.10
  6. Seibu Lions1-7Nippon Ham Fighters11.7722.10
  7. Fukuoka SoftBank4-9Orix Buffaloes11.7722.10
  8. Yokohama BayStars4-1Hiroshima Carp11.7422.15
  9. Hanshin Tigers8-7Chunichi Dragons11.6722.30
  10. Rakuten Eagles0-2Lotte Marines11.6922.25
  11. Seibu Lions3-1Nippon Ham Fighters11.6122.45
  12. Yomiuri Giants8-7Yakult Swallows11.9521.87
  13. Rakuten Eagles6-0Lotte Marines11.6922.25
  14. Seibu Lions0-1Nippon Ham Fighters11.8322.00
  15. Hanshin Tigers3-2Chunichi Dragons11.7422.15
  16. Yokohama BayStars3-2Hiroshima Carp11.8322.00
  17. Fukuoka SoftBank8-7Orix Buffaloes11.5722.55
  18. Yomiuri Giants8-7Yakult Swallows11.7722.10
  19. Yakult Swallows10-9Yokohama BayStars12.0021.83
  20. Chunichi Dragons8-3Yomiuri Giants11.7722.10
  21. Orix Buffaloes6-0Seibu Lions11.6422.35
  22. Lotte Marines0-0Fukuoka SoftBank11.6722.30
  23. Hiroshima Carp0-5Hanshin Tigers11.9121.91
  24. Nippon Ham Fighters5-2Rakuten Eagles12.0521.80
  25. Nippon Ham Fighters0-5Rakuten Eagles11.9521.87
  26. Lotte Marines3-6Fukuoka SoftBank12.2521.69
  27. Chunichi Dragons2-1Yomiuri Giants11.9521.87
  28. Orix Buffaloes4-3Seibu Lions11.5722.55
  29. Yakult Swallows7-17Yokohama BayStars11.7122.20
  30. Nippon Ham Fighters3-2Rakuten Eagles12.0021.83
  31. Orix Buffaloes4-5Seibu Lions11.6722.30
  32. Chunichi Dragons2-1Yomiuri Giants11.6922.25
  33. Chunichi Dragons0-1Hiroshima Carp12.0521.80
  34. Seibu Lions2-6Lotte Marines11.8721.95
  35. Fukuoka SoftBank1-0Nippon Ham Fighters11.5922.50
  36. Rakuten Eagles0-2Orix Buffaloes11.9121.91
  37. Hanshin Tigers0-1Yakult Swallows11.6722.30
  38. Yokohama BayStars2-9Yomiuri Giants11.6722.30
  39. Rakuten Eagles2-8Orix Buffaloes11.9121.91
  40. Chunichi Dragons0-4Hiroshima Carp12.0021.83
  41. Seibu Lions2-3Lotte Marines11.9521.87
  42. Fukuoka SoftBank3-6Nippon Ham Fighters11.5722.55
  43. Hanshin Tigers0-5Yakult Swallows11.7122.20
  44. Rakuten Eagles7-3Orix Buffaloes11.7422.15
  45. Chunichi Dragons2-3Hiroshima Carp12.0521.80
  46. Yokohama BayStars1-4Yomiuri Giants11.7422.15
  47. Fukuoka SoftBank6-3Nippon Ham Fighters11.4822.75
  48. Hanshin Tigers2-1Yakult Swallows11.7722.10
  49. Seibu Lions0-3Lotte Marines11.6422.35
  50. Yakult Swallows1-7Chunichi Dragons11.8721.95
  51. Yomiuri Giants4-9Hiroshima Carp11.9521.87
  52. Seibu Lions4-4Rakuten Eagles12.1021.77
  53. Orix Buffaloes3-4Fukuoka SoftBank12.1521.74
  54. Hanshin Tigers6-3Yokohama BayStars11.9521.87
  55. Hanshin Tigers7-2Yokohama BayStars11.8721.95
  56. Nippon Ham Fighters5-0Lotte Marines11.6722.30
  57. Seibu Lions7-4Rakuten Eagles11.7122.20
  58. Yomiuri Giants5-4Hiroshima Carp11.9121.91
  59. Yakult Swallows4-1Chunichi Dragons11.6922.25
  60. Orix Buffaloes8-3Fukuoka SoftBank11.7422.15
  61. Nippon Ham Fighters2-5Lotte Marines11.9521.87
  62. Orix Buffaloes3-3Fukuoka SoftBank11.9121.91
  63. Yomiuri Giants2-7Hiroshima Carp11.9521.87
  64. Seibu Lions0-5Rakuten Eagles12.0021.83
  65. Hanshin Tigers15-7Yokohama BayStars12.0021.83
  66. Yakult Swallows8-5Chunichi Dragons11.8322.00
  67. Chunichi Dragons4-9Hanshin Tigers12.2021.71
  68. Yokohama BayStars5-7Hiroshima Carp11.7722.10
  69. Yakult Swallows8-9Yomiuri Giants12.0521.80
  70. Lotte Marines1-1Orix Buffaloes12.1021.77
  71. Nippon Ham Fighters2-4Seibu Lions11.9521.87
  72. Rakuten Eagles3-0Fukuoka SoftBank12.0521.80
  73. Yokohama BayStars7-4Hiroshima Carp11.7722.10
  74. Yakult Swallows4-5Yomiuri Giants12.1021.77
  75. Chunichi Dragons1-3Hanshin Tigers12.0521.80
  76. Lotte Marines7-3Orix Buffaloes12.0521.80
  77. Nippon Ham Fighters3-0Seibu Lions11.7722.10
  78. Rakuten Eagles1-10Fukuoka SoftBank12.0521.80
  79. Nippon Ham Fighters6-2Seibu Lions12.1021.77
  80. Yakult Swallows3-6Yomiuri Giants11.7722.10
  81. Chunichi Dragons1-4Hanshin Tigers12.1021.77
  82. Yokohama BayStars13-3Hiroshima Carp11.7722.10
  83. Lotte Marines5-1Orix Buffaloes12.2521.69
  84. Orix Buffaloes0-1Nippon Ham Fighters11.7722.10
  85. Fukuoka SoftBank5-4Seibu Lions11.6422.35
  86. Hanshin Tigers7-10Hiroshima Carp11.6422.35
  87. Hanshin Tigers1-0Hiroshima Carp11.7722.10
  88. Yokohama BayStars5-3Yakult Swallows11.8022.05
  89. Yomiuri Giants6-2Chunichi Dragons11.6922.25
  90. Fukuoka SoftBank0-1Seibu Lions11.7122.20
  91. Orix Buffaloes3-5Nippon Ham Fighters11.8022.05
  92. Rakuten Eagles1-6Lotte Marines11.6722.30
  93. Rakuten Eagles4-6Lotte Marines11.6322.40
  94. Orix Buffaloes10-4Nippon Ham Fighters11.8022.05
  95. Yomiuri Giants5-2Chunichi Dragons11.9521.87
  96. Hanshin Tigers4-1Hiroshima Carp11.7422.15
  97. Fukuoka SoftBank3-1Seibu Lions11.5022.70
  98. Yokohama BayStars3-3Yakult Swallows11.7422.15
  99. Yakult Swallows3-6Hanshin Tigers12.0521.80
  100. Hiroshima Carp1-3Chunichi Dragons11.7122.20
  101. Orix Buffaloes8-0Rakuten Eagles11.7722.10
  102. Nippon Ham Fighters2-4Fukuoka SoftBank12.2021.71
  103. Yomiuri Giants3-6Yokohama BayStars12.1021.77
  104. Hiroshima Carp6-2Chunichi Dragons11.6922.25
  105. Yakult Swallows5-6Hanshin Tigers11.9521.87
  106. Orix Buffaloes6-5Rakuten Eagles11.8322.00
  107. Lotte Marines11-1Seibu Lions11.7422.15
  108. Nippon Ham Fighters1-2Fukuoka SoftBank12.1021.77
  109. Yomiuri Giants1-0Yokohama BayStars11.8322.00
  110. Yakult Swallows4-7Hanshin Tigers12.0021.83
  111. Yomiuri Giants5-4Yokohama BayStars12.0021.83
  112. Hiroshima Carp2-8Chunichi Dragons11.7122.20
  113. Nippon Ham Fighters5-1Fukuoka SoftBank12.0021.83
  114. Rakuten Eagles4-3Nippon Ham Fighters11.9521.87
  115. Seibu Lions1-4Orix Buffaloes12.1521.74
  116. Hiroshima Carp6-4Yakult Swallows12.0021.83
  117. Chunichi Dragons1-0Yokohama BayStars12.0021.83
  118. Hanshin Tigers2-1Yomiuri Giants11.7722.10
  119. Hiroshima Carp4-1Yakult Swallows11.7722.10
  120. Hanshin Tigers3-2Yomiuri Giants11.8022.05
  121. Rakuten Eagles1-3Nippon Ham Fighters11.7722.10
  122. Seibu Lions0-3Orix Buffaloes11.9121.91
  123. Fukuoka SoftBank6-5Lotte Marines11.7122.20
  124. Chunichi Dragons3-2Yokohama DeNA BayStarsno closing price
  125. Rakuten Eagles3-2Nippon Ham Fighters11.8022.05
  126. Seibu Lions3-2Orix Buffaloes12.0521.80
  127. Hiroshima Carp3-1Yakult Swallows11.9121.91
  128. Hanshin Tigers4-1Yomiuri Giants11.6722.30
  129. Fukuoka SoftBank5-9Lotte Marines12.1521.74
  130. Chunichi Dragons1-3Yokohama DeNA BayStarsno closing price
  131. Fukuoka SoftBank13-5Chunichi Dragons11.5422.65
  132. Seibu Lions1-3Hanshin Tigers12.3521.64
  133. Orix Buffaloes4-0Hiroshima Carp11.5522.60
  134. Nippon Ham Fighters2-1Yakult Swallows11.8721.95
  135. Lotte Marines2-1Yomiuri Giants11.7122.20
  136. Rakuten Eagles2-3Yokohama DeNA BayStarsno closing price
  137. Fukuoka SoftBank1-7Chunichi Dragons11.5422.65
  138. Seibu Lions4-0Hanshin Tigers12.4521.61
  139. Orix Buffaloes1-3Hiroshima Carp11.8022.05
  140. Nippon Ham Fighters5-2Yakult Swallows11.7722.10
  141. Lotte Marines4-7Yomiuri Giants12.0521.80
  142. Rakuten Eagles3-1Yokohama DeNA BayStarsno closing price

Results from our results feed. Closing prices: each bookmaker's last price before the start, the best of the bookmakers we compare; the favourite is the shortest average price.

Japan - Pro Baseball 2023 FAQ

How often did the favourite win in the Japan Pro Baseball 2023?
The closing favourite, the shortest average price across the bookmakers we compare, won 477 of the 860 games with a closing price (55%): odds-on favourites won 477 of 860.
What was the biggest upset of the Japan Pro Baseball 2023?
Chunichi Dragons won at Yomiuri Giants 1-2 on 30 September 2023. Chunichi Dragons closed at 3.20 at Bet365, the longest winning price of the season, when the market made Yomiuri Giants the favourite at about 71%.
What was the bookmakers' margin on Japan Pro Baseball 2023 games?
The average closing payout was 95.7%, so about 4.3% of the stakes on a game's outcomes went to the bookmaker's margin. A higher payout means fairer prices; compare one game's prices with the margin calculator.

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