How To Bet on Nippon Professional Baseball - Bet on NPB at Pinnacle

By Conrad Castleton

02 Feb 2024

Conrad Castleton 02 Feb 2024

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Learn how to bet on Nippon Professional Baseball at Pinnacle
Nippon Professional Baseball is one of the most popular betting options at Pinnacle
Read our betting guide below

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The Nippon Professional Baseball League is the highest professional baseball league in Japan. Commonly referred to as Japanese Baseball outside of Japan, the competition has been growing in quality and popularity in recent years.

With the desire to bet on Nippon Professional Baseball growing, we have created a guide to betting on the best baseball league in Japan with Pinnacle.

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How To Register With Pinnacle

Before you get going with Nippon Professional Baseball betting, you will need to create an account to use with Pinnacle. Below, we have created a handy step-by-step guide to registering for a new account with Pinnacle.

Head to Pinnacle (use the Pinnacle VIP code NEWBONUS)
Click on the Join button in the top corner of the screen
Fill in the registration form with your details
Confirm and verify your account and start enjoying all of the features Pinnacle has on offer

How To Bet On Nippon Professional Baseball

When you come to betting on Nippon Professional Baseball, you need to ensure you have a working knowledge of the markets you will be faced with. Below, we have rundown a few of the most popular markets that are available to you:

Money Lines - Also known as the match winner market, here, bettors will wager on which of the sides they believe will win the match. The favourite will had shorter odds and offer a smaller potential return for the same size wager if you bet on the underdog. However, back the favourite is more likely to see your bet win according to the odds. Meanwhile, the underdog will have longer odds. This means your potential return for the same size stake will be bigger, but the chance of your bet coming in is smaller according to the odds.
Totals - This maket allows bettors to wager over/under on the combined number of runs scored. This means that it is irrelevant which side scores the runs, as long as you have correctly chosen whether there will be over/under a specific amount of runs, then your bet will win.
Run Lines - Here, you will bet on the final margin of victory. This market usually factors in the quality of the two teams, meaning the odds will be evens or close to it for both sides.
Futures - These markets will allow you to bet on season long betting markets. The most popular one tends to be the overall winner, with this market asking bettors to wager on the side they think will triumph at the end of the season.

Nippon Professional Baseball Promotions At Pinnacle

Pinnacle offers a wealth of excellent promotions to bettors, with this just one of the reasons why people continually choose to bet with the bookmaker. Head over to the promotions section to check out which promotions are currently available to you in your country of residence.

Why Should I Bet With Pinnacle?

Pinnacle offers bettors a superb all-round betting experience that is tough to beat.

The available promotions are generous and easy to use, while they are often available for use with a range of sports, with baseball falling into this category. Pinnacle also provide competitive odds for a range of sports and markets, meaning you will not needlessly miss out on betting with excellent odds.

Pinnacle provides bettors with the ability to bet on a range of markets and matches, ensuring you are not left short-changed when it comes to what you can wager on.

Alongside baseball betting, you can also enjoy a range of markets and competitive odds on a glut of sports and competitions, meaning you can seamlessly move between different sports betting options.

Nippon Professional Baseball History

Nippon Professional Baseball was founded back in 1936, with the Pacific League and Central League both created in 1949. The Yomiuri Giants are the most successful side in the history of the competition with 22 titles, with the Saitama Seibu Lions next with 13.

The season begins in late March of early April and runs until October. There are also All-Star games played in July. Both leagues see 143-game seasons, with each side playing each of their five opponents 25 times each, while they face their six inter-league opponents three times.

Once the regular season has come to an end, the top three sides from each league head into the Climax Series, with the winner of each play-off tournament facing off in a best of seven championship which is called the Japan Series.

There are currently a total of 12 teams playing in the Nippon Professional Baseball League, with these teams split into two leagues known as the Central League and Pacific League.

Central League