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Japan - Pro Baseball 2024 results and closing odds

All 838 finished games of the 2024 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

423 games priced
  • Closing favourite won 55% 231 of 423 games
  • Home / away 51 / 45% the final winner
  • Average closing payout 94.7% 100% minus the bookmakers' margin
  • Biggest upset Seibu Lions beat Nippon Ham Fighters 6-5, 1 Sep 2024 Seibu Lions closed at 5.20 (Unibet); Nippon Ham Fighters were the favourite at about 87%
  • Odds-on favourites 55% won 231 of 423

Every March 2024 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.

March 2024

  1. Yakult Swallows7-4Chunichi Dragons11.7222.25
  2. Orix Buffaloes1-3Fukuoka SoftBank11.9721.87
  3. Rakuten Eagles0-1Seibu Lions11.6822.25
  4. Yomiuri Giants4-0Hanshin Tigers11.7722.14
  5. Yokohama BayStars4-3Hiroshima Carp11.7722.10
  6. Lotte Marines1-4Nippon Ham Fighters11.8022.05
  7. Orix Buffaloes2-0Fukuoka SoftBank12.2821.67
  8. Lotte Marines3-0Nippon Ham Fighters11.8722.00
  9. Rakuten Eagles2-8Seibu Lions11.7722.18
  10. Yakult Swallows1-1Chunichi Dragons11.6422.30
  11. Yomiuri Giants5-0Hanshin Tigers11.7422.18
  12. Yokohama BayStars6-1Hiroshima Carp11.6122.40
  13. Orix Buffaloes2-5Fukuoka SoftBank12.0021.87
  14. Rakuten Eagles4-3Seibu Lions11.6422.32
  15. Yakult Swallows5-2Chunichi Dragons11.6722.25
  16. Yomiuri Giants0-5Hanshin Tigers12.0621.80
  17. Yokohama BayStars1-5Hiroshima Carp11.6722.25
  18. Lotte Marines2-3Nippon Ham Fighters11.5022.65

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 2024 FAQ

How often did the favourite win in the Japan Pro Baseball 2024?
The closing favourite, the shortest average price across the bookmakers we compare, won 231 of the 423 games with a closing price (55%): odds-on favourites won 231 of 423.
What was the biggest upset of the Japan Pro Baseball 2024?
Seibu Lions beat Nippon Ham Fighters 6-5 on 1 September 2024. Seibu Lions closed at 5.20 at Unibet, the longest winning price of the season, when the market made Nippon Ham Fighters the favourite at about 87%.
What was the bookmakers' margin on Japan Pro Baseball 2024 games?
The average closing payout was 94.7%, so about 5.3% 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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