Pro Yakyu – NPB Preview And Prediction: Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks vs Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters Betting Tips & Picks October 20, 2025

Published on 10/20/2025

Pro Yakyu – NPB Preview And Prediction: Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks vs Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters Betting Tips & Picks October 20, 2025

Get all the facts around betting market for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks vs Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters contest for the Professional Baseball, Playoffs 2025 on the October 20, 2025, below. the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks vs Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters forecasts, best bets and odds markets for this fixture in the breakdown below.

Pick Based On Odds: to come out on top

  • Assessing the odds for points scored suggests a likelihood of a 65.19% prediction of this match having more than 4.5 total points:
    Match Over 4.5 Points → 1.53
    Prediction Chance Of O/U (incl. EI) (4.5)
    Over 65.19 %
    Under 38.91 %

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  • Analyzing the odds for total points implies a likelihood of a 50.99% prediction of this match having higher than 5.5 total points scored:
    Match Over 5.5 Points → 1.96
    Prediction Chance Of O/U (incl. EI) (5.5)
    Over 50.99 %
    Under 52.36 %

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  • Calculated from the bookies odds, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters are favored to beat the -1.5 handicap with extra innings included in this fixture, with a 66.14% probability of doing so. A reliable forecast? Yes, due to Sportsbooks are experts:
    Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks -1.5 Handicap → 2.66
    Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters -1.5 Handicap → 1.51
    Prediction Chance Of Handicap (incl. EI) (-1.5)
    Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 37.59 %
    Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters 66.14 %

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  • Analyzing the odds for points scored implies a likelihood of a 100% expectation of this game having more than 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 bookies odds, Draw are the favorite to win after the first inning in this fixture with a 69.93% probability of leading. An accurate tip? Yes, because Bookies are rarely wrong:
    Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks First Inning → 4.60
    Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters First Inning → 5.50
    Draw First Inning → 1.43
    Prediction Chance Of 1st Inning Result
    Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 21.74 %
    Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters 18.18 %
    Draw 69.93 %

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Prediction Based On Head-to-Head: Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters to win the match

Team Head-To-Head Match Wins
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 3
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters 7

Head To Head: Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (7 – 3) Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters to win. What’s the reasoning? Analyzing the last 10 direct encounters between them, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters have the edge 7 – 3. Our head-to-head analysis goes back to the match between them in 2006. This suggests that Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters are likely to win in this upcoming clash. The latest meeting took place on the Sun, 19 Oct 25, where Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters achieved a 7 – 1 win.

Will Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks break the pattern and overcome the H2H stats? The most recent match Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks got the better of Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters was on Thu, 16 Oct 25, illustrating that they can still turn things around.

Form-Based Prediction: Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters to prevail

Examining current performance heading into this fixture, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks lost facing Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters with a result of 1-7. Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters got the win up against Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks with a score of 7-1. Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks have triumphed in 6 of their recent 10 games vs all teams, while Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters won 7 of their last 10 games in all competitions, suggesting perhaps Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters are in the better form approaching this match.

Evaluating team trends shows interesting information into current form so we can identify successful wagers

Versus All Opponents Streaks:

  • Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters: 3 Wins.
  • Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks: 3 Losses.

Exact H2H Streaks:

  • Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters: 3 Wins.

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

Winner (incl. extra innings)
1W

1.699
2W

2.26
Over Under (incl. extra innings)
> 4.5

1.534
< 4.5

2.57
> 5.5

1.961
< 5.5

1.91
> 9.5

1
< 9.5

1
Handicap (incl. extra innings) && -1.5
1W -1.5

2.66
2W -1.5

1.512
First Inning Result
1W

4.6
2W

5.5
X

1.43

Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks vs Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters Tips

Over Under (incl. extra innings) 4.5 → Over appears a fair stake → 1.53

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