Pro Yakyu – NPB Preview And Prediction: Saitama Seibu Lions vs Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters Betting Tips & Picks July 17, 2025

Forecast Based On Odds: to get the victory

• Evaluating the odds for points scored implies a likelihood of a 64.06% prediction of this match having more than 4.5 total points scored:
  Match Over 4.5 Points → 1.56

  Prediction	Chance Of O/U (incl. EI) (4.5)
  Over	64.06 %
  Under	40 %
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• Assessing the odds for points scored implies a likelihood of a 50% expectation of this game having more than 5.5 total points:
  Match Over 5.5 Points → 2.00

  Prediction	Chance Of O/U (incl. EI) (5.5)
  Over	50 %
  Under	53.94 %
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• Calculated from the bookies odds, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters are favored to beat the -1.5 handicap including extra innings in this game, with a 80.45% probability of doing so. A solid prediction? We think so, due to Bookmakers are rarely wrong:
  Saitama Seibu Lions -1.5 Handicap → 4.07
  Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters -1.5 Handicap → 1.24

  Prediction	Chance Of Handicap (incl. EI) (-1.5)
  Saitama Seibu Lions	24.57 %
  Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters	80.45 %
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• Analyzing the odds for total points indicates a likelihood of a 100% prediction of this match having over 9.5 total points:
  Match Over 9.5 Points → 1.00

  Prediction	Chance Of O/U (incl. EI) (9.5)
  Over	100 %
  Under	100 %
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• Calculated from the sportsbook odds, Draw are the pick to win after the first inning in this game with a 67.57% chance of leading. A good prediction? Most likely, because Bookies are skilled at predicting:
  Saitama Seibu Lions First Inning → 5.20
  Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters First Inning → 4.30
  Draw First Inning → 1.48

  Prediction	Chance Of 1st Inning Result
  Saitama Seibu Lions	19.23 %
  Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters	23.26 %
  Draw	67.57 %
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H2H-Based Prediction: Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters to win the match

H2H: Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (6 – 4) Saitama Seibu Lions.
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters to win. The reason? Analyzing the last 10 head-to-head games between them, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters are winning 6 – 4. Our H2H data starts from the battle they had in 2006. This suggests that Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters are likely to prevail in this upcoming clash. Their most recent game happened on the Wed, 16 Jul 25, when Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters achieved a 10 – 1 victory.

Can Saitama Seibu Lions reverse the trend and win? The last match Saitama Seibu Lions won against Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters was on Sat, 28 Jun 25, indicating that they are not without hope.

Prediction Based On Recent Form: Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters to win

Examining team momentum heading into this game, Saitama Seibu Lions lost versus Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters with a score of 1-10. Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters won against Saitama Seibu Lions with a result of 10-1. Saitama Seibu Lions have won 2 of their recent 10 games vs all teams, while Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters triumphed in 9 of their recent 10 matches in all competitions, suggesting maybe Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters are in better shape heading into this match.

Analysing team trends provides valuable information into momentum so we can make successful wagers

Versus All Teams Streaks:

• Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters: 4 Wins.
• Saitama Seibu Lions: 3 Losses.

Exact H2H Streaks:

• Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters: 3 Wins.

Saitama Seibu Lions vs Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters Top Sportsbook Odds For The Match

Winner (incl. extra innings)

1W

2.32

2W

1.671

Over Under (incl. extra innings)

> 4.5

1.561

< 4.5

2.5

> 5.5

2

< 5.5

1.854

> 9.5

1

< 9.5

1

Handicap (incl. extra innings) && -1.5

1W -1.5

4.07

2W -1.5

1.243

First Inning Result

1W

5.2

2W

4.3

X

1.48

Saitama Seibu Lions vs Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters Tips

Handicap (incl. extra innings) -1.5 → Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters stands out as a gainful bet → 1.24