Pro Yakyu – NPB Preview And Prediction: Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks vs Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters Betting Tips & Picks October 18, 2025

Pick Based On Odds: to get the victory

• Assessing the odds for total points indicates a likelihood of a 65.88% expectation of this game having more than 4.5 total points:
  Match Over 4.5 Points → 1.52

  Prediction	Chance Of O/U (incl. EI) (4.5)
  Over	65.88 %
  Under	38.31 %
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• Analyzing the odds for points scored suggests a likelihood of a 51.23% expectation of this game having over 5.5 total points:
  Match Over 5.5 Points → 1.95

  Prediction	Chance Of O/U (incl. EI) (5.5)
  Over	51.23 %
  Under	52.63 %
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• Calculated via the sportsbook odds, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters are favored to overcome the -1.5 handicap including extra innings in this match, with a 75.64% chance of doing so. A reliable forecast? We think so, due to Bookmakers are skilled at predicting:
  Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks -1.5 Handicap → 3.50
  Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters -1.5 Handicap → 1.32

  Prediction	Chance Of Handicap (incl. EI) (-1.5)
  Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks	28.57 %
  Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters	75.64 %
  Above is calculated from odds. Login now to get our expert predictions.

• Assessing the odds for points scored implies a likelihood of a 100% expectation of this game having over 9.5 total points scored:
  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 via the bookies odds, Draw are the favorite to be ahead after the first inning in this fixture with a 68.97% chance of leading. A good prediction? We think so, due to Sportsbooks do their analysis:
  Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks First Inning → 5.10
  Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters First Inning → 4.75
  Draw First Inning → 1.45

  Prediction	Chance Of 1st Inning Result
  Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks	19.61 %
  Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters	21.05 %
  Draw	68.97 %
  Above is implied from odds. Login now to reveal our expert predictions.

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H2H-Based Prediction: Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters to win

H2H: Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (6 – 4) Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters to win. The reason? In the last 10 head-to-head fixtures between these teams, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters have the edge 6 – 4. Our head to head analysis goes back to the match between them in 2006. This suggests that Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters are likely to prevail in this scheduled fixture. The last match between them took place on the Fri, 17 Oct 25, where Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters secured a 6 – 0 victory.

Can Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks reverse the trend and win? The last match Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks came out on top vs Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters occurred on Thu, 16 Oct 25, showing that they are not without hope.

Form-Based Prediction: Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks to prevail

Examining recent form heading into this game, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks suffered a defeat against Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters with a score of 0-6. Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters claimed a win versus Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks with a score of 6-0. Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks have triumphed in 8 of their last 10 games versus all opponents, whereas Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters got the victory in 7 of their last 10 matches versus all opponents, indicating maybe Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks are in better shape approaching this match.

Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks vs Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters Best Betting Odds For The Match

Winner (incl. extra innings)

1W

2.05

2W

1.847

Over Under (incl. extra innings)

> 4.5

1.518

< 4.5

2.61

> 5.5

1.952

< 5.5

1.9

> 9.5

1

< 9.5

1

Handicap (incl. extra innings) && -1.5

1W -1.5

3.5

2W -1.5

1.322

First Inning Result

1W

5.1

2W

4.75

X

1.45

Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks vs Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters Tips

First Inning Result → Draw looks to be a rewarding stake → 1.45