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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 August 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.

August 2023

  1. Yomiuri Giants0-1Yakult Swallows11.6322.45
  2. Hiroshima Carp3-5Yokohama BayStars12.1521.74
  3. Chunichi Dragons2-10Hanshin Tigers11.8522.00
  4. Lotte Marines2-3Nippon Ham Fighters11.8022.18
  5. Orix Buffaloes6-2Rakuten Eagles11.5522.65
  6. Seibu Lions5-0Fukuoka SoftBank12.2321.71
  7. Chunichi Dragons3-1Hanshin Tigers11.8722.05
  8. Lotte Marines6-8Nippon Ham Fighters11.7722.10
  9. Orix Buffaloes3-2Rakuten Eagles11.7722.10
  10. Seibu Lions2-0Fukuoka SoftBank11.9721.87
  11. Yomiuri Giants9-2Yakult Swallows11.7122.20
  12. Hiroshima Carp4-2Yokohama BayStars11.9322.00
  13. Chunichi Dragons2-5Hanshin Tigers11.9621.91
  14. Lotte Marines7-5Nippon Ham Fighters11.7222.20
  15. Orix Buffaloes1-9Rakuten Eagles11.8022.10
  16. Yomiuri Giants2-1Yakult Swallows11.6422.35
  17. Hiroshima Carp0-0Yokohama BayStars11.8721.95
  18. Yokohama BayStars2-5Hanshin Tigers11.9521.87
  19. Rakuten Eagles3-5Lotte Marines11.9121.91
  20. Nippon Ham Fighters5-4Fukuoka SoftBank11.9521.87
  21. Chunichi Dragons11-1Yakult Swallows11.8922.00
  22. Hiroshima Carp4-3Yomiuri Giants11.9521.87
  23. Seibu Lions3-2Orix Buffaloes11.7422.15
  24. Nippon Ham Fighters6-11Fukuoka SoftBank11.9521.87
  25. Chunichi Dragons4-2Yakult Swallows11.7422.15
  26. Yokohama BayStars3-7Hanshin Tigers11.8721.95
  27. Seibu Lions1-2Orix Buffaloes12.0221.83
  28. Rakuten Eagles7-6Lotte Marines11.8022.12
  29. Hiroshima Carp7-3Yomiuri Giants11.9821.87
  30. Nippon Ham Fighters1-6Fukuoka SoftBank12.2021.93
  31. Chunichi Dragons1-3Yakult Swallows11.9521.87
  32. Yokohama BayStars2-3Hanshin Tigers11.8422.00
  33. Rakuten Eagles2-1Lotte Marines11.8322.30
  34. Seibu Lions0-9Orix Buffaloes12.0221.87
  35. Hiroshima Carp0-13Yomiuri Giants12.1521.74
  36. Yokohama BayStars7-4Chunichi Dragons11.5222.67
  37. Yomiuri Giants6-7Hanshin Tigers11.6822.30
  38. Lotte Marines0-2Orix Buffaloes12.6021.55
  39. Yakult Swallows5-4Hiroshima Carp11.9821.95
  40. Fukuoka SoftBank3-9Rakuten Eagles11.9622.20
  41. Nippon Ham Fighters3-6Seibu Lions11.9521.87
  42. Yokohama BayStars8-2Chunichi Dragons11.5922.60
  43. Yomiuri Giants2-5Hanshin Tigers11.7422.16
  44. Yakult Swallows11-5Hiroshima Carp11.8022.05
  45. Lotte Marines3-8Orix Buffaloes12.2021.71
  46. Nippon Ham Fighters0-6Seibu Lions11.8322.00
  47. Yokohama BayStars5-1Chunichi Dragons11.7722.17
  48. Yomiuri Giants2-5Hanshin Tigers11.6922.25
  49. Lotte Marines3-1Orix Buffaloes11.7222.20
  50. Fukuoka SoftBank11-4Rakuten Eagles11.8322.07
  51. Yakult Swallows13-3Hiroshima Carp11.9521.95
  52. Nippon Ham Fighters6-5Seibu Lions12.0021.90
  53. Yomiuri Giants2-4Yokohama BayStars12.0021.83
  54. Chunichi Dragons3-3Hiroshima Carp11.8022.05
  55. Lotte Marines2-8Seibu Lions13.9521.69
  56. Fukuoka SoftBank7-4Nippon Ham Fighters11.8022.05
  57. Hanshin Tigers2-1Yakult Swallows11.6722.30
  58. Rakuten Eagles5-0Orix Buffaloes11.8721.95
  59. Chunichi Dragons3-2Hiroshima Carp11.9521.95
  60. Yomiuri Giants5-1Yokohama BayStars11.8122.10
  61. Fukuoka SoftBank0-9Nippon Ham Fighters11.7422.15
  62. Lotte Marines3-2Seibu Lions11.7422.23
  63. Hanshin Tigers4-3Yakult Swallows11.6722.30
  64. Fukuoka SoftBank3-5Nippon Ham Fighters11.6922.25
  65. Chunichi Dragons2-1Hiroshima Carp11.8722.10
  66. Yomiuri Giants8-1Yokohama BayStars11.8022.05
  67. Rakuten Eagles0-1Orix Buffaloes11.7122.20
  68. Lotte Marines3-2Seibu Lions11.6722.30
  69. Hanshin Tigers5-3Yakult Swallows11.6722.30
  70. Hiroshima Carp7-6Hanshin Tigers11.8422.00
  71. Yakult Swallows3-9Yokohama BayStars12.2021.72
  72. Nippon Ham Fighters6-5Lotte Marines11.9421.91
  73. Seibu Lions3-5Rakuten Eagles12.0021.83
  74. Hiroshima Carp3-5Hanshin Tigers11.9622.00
  75. Nippon Ham Fighters6-0Lotte Marines11.8022.05
  76. Seibu Lions4-1Rakuten Eagles11.8422.00
  77. Orix Buffaloes2-3Fukuoka SoftBank11.6422.35
  78. Yakult Swallows8-6Yokohama BayStars12.5021.59
  79. Chunichi Dragons2-1Yomiuri Giants12.1021.77
  80. Hiroshima Carp6-0Hanshin Tigers11.8022.05
  81. Yakult Swallows3-5Yokohama BayStars11.7322.20
  82. Chunichi Dragons0-2Yomiuri Giants12.0521.80
  83. Nippon Ham Fighters5-0Lotte Marines11.8921.95
  84. Orix Buffaloes2-1Fukuoka SoftBank11.9121.95
  85. Seibu Lions4-2Rakuten Eagles11.9121.91
  86. Yakult Swallows10-2Chunichi Dragons11.8022.10
  87. Yokohama BayStars2-1Hanshin Tigers11.9521.87
  88. Rakuten Eagles1-4Lotte Marines11.9721.95
  89. Orix Buffaloes1-1Nippon Ham Fighters11.7422.18
  90. Fukuoka SoftBank8-0Seibu Lions12.1821.77
  91. Hiroshima Carp4-5Yomiuri Giants12.2521.70
  92. Orix Buffaloes2-1Nippon Ham Fighters11.8522.25
  93. Yakult Swallows3-2Chunichi Dragons12.1021.77
  94. Yokohama BayStars2-6Hanshin Tigers12.0221.87
  95. Rakuten Eagles7-5Lotte Marines11.7922.10
  96. Fukuoka SoftBank3-2Seibu Lions11.6922.25
  97. Hiroshima Carp6-3Yomiuri Giants11.7422.15
  98. Orix Buffaloes1-0Nippon Ham Fighters11.8022.05
  99. Fukuoka SoftBank4-6Seibu Lions11.8022.18
  100. Rakuten Eagles3-4Lotte Marines11.7422.15
  101. Yokohama BayStars0-2Hanshin Tigers11.9022.00
  102. Yakult Swallows1-0Chunichi Dragons11.8721.95
  103. Hiroshima Carp7-5Yomiuri Giants12.1021.77
  104. Yokohama BayStars0-5Hiroshima Carp11.6922.28
  105. Hanshin Tigers4-3Chunichi Dragons11.6922.25
  106. Seibu Lions1-5Orix Buffaloes12.1521.77
  107. Nippon Ham Fighters6-2Rakuten Eagles11.9721.95
  108. Lotte Marines5-3Fukuoka SoftBank12.1221.80
  109. Yomiuri Giants8-4Yakult Swallows11.6122.45
  110. Yokohama BayStars2-5Hiroshima Carp11.9721.87
  111. Lotte Marines5-9Fukuoka SoftBank12.3021.67
  112. Hanshin Tigers7-2Chunichi Dragons11.6922.25
  113. Yomiuri Giants4-3Yakult Swallows11.5522.60
  114. Seibu Lions0-3Orix Buffaloes12.7021.50
  115. Nippon Ham Fighters10-4Rakuten Eagles11.9121.91
  116. Yomiuri Giants5-3Yakult Swallows11.8122.05
  117. Yokohama BayStars3-1Hiroshima Carp11.8721.96
  118. Seibu Lions0-5Orix Buffaloes12.2821.77
  119. Lotte Marines5-4Fukuoka SoftBank12.3021.67
  120. Yomiuri Giants1-8Hanshin Tigers11.9221.95
  121. Orix Buffaloes4-3Lotte Marines11.9021.95
  122. Seibu Lions5-0Nippon Ham Fighters11.7122.20
  123. Rakuten Eagles3-2Fukuoka SoftBank11.8922.05
  124. Hiroshima Carp4-3Yakult Swallows11.7122.20
  125. Chunichi Dragons2-18Yokohama BayStars12.1721.74
  126. Orix Buffaloes0-0Lotte Marines11.7122.25
  127. Chunichi Dragons0-2Yokohama BayStars11.8721.95
  128. Seibu Lions0-7Nippon Ham Fighters11.8721.95
  129. Yomiuri Giants6-9Hanshin Tigers12.0221.95
  130. Rakuten Eagles2-1Fukuoka SoftBank11.9521.90
  131. Hiroshima Carp7-6Yakult Swallows11.7122.20
  132. Orix Buffaloes5-2Lotte Marines11.7622.15
  133. Yomiuri Giants4-2Hanshin Tigers11.8322.00
  134. Chunichi Dragons2-1Yokohama BayStars11.8721.95
  135. Rakuten Eagles7-1Fukuoka SoftBank11.9521.92
  136. Seibu Lions3-4Nippon Ham Fighters11.8721.95
  137. Hiroshima Carp7-7Yakult Swallows11.8721.95
  138. Yomiuri Giants4-5Hiroshima Carp11.8022.05
  139. Lotte Marines6-0Nippon Ham Fighters11.6922.25
  140. Fukuoka SoftBank7-0Orix Buffaloes11.9721.87
  141. Chunichi Dragons3-0Yakult Swallows11.8821.95
  142. Rakuten Eagles2-1Seibu Lions11.5522.60
  143. Hanshin Tigers2-3Yokohama BayStars12.0021.83
  144. Yomiuri Giants1-2Hiroshima Carp11.8022.15
  145. Lotte Marines2-3Nippon Ham Fighters11.8022.05
  146. Fukuoka SoftBank4-8Orix Buffaloes11.6722.30
  147. Rakuten Eagles6-4Seibu Lions11.8222.05
  148. Chunichi Dragons3-2Yakult Swallows11.8122.10
  149. Hanshin Tigers2-4Yokohama BayStars11.8822.00
  150. Yomiuri Giants2-0Hiroshima Carp12.1521.74
  151. Lotte Marines6-4Nippon Ham Fighters11.6922.35
  152. Fukuoka SoftBank1-0Orix Buffaloes11.9121.91
  153. Rakuten Eagles4-5Seibu Lions11.8322.02
  154. Chunichi Dragons1-6Yakult Swallows11.9822.00

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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