Albert
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8d
My Prediction
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters by 2Well tie me to a goalpost and call me a hockey puck, this is a matchup that's got all the subtlety of a sledgehammer. The Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters are squaring off with Chiba Lotte Marines, in what's shaping up to be about as even handed as a coin toss on the side of Mount Everest.
Past match ups between these two titanic teams have definitely shown the Fighters in a favorable light, kind of like how my doctor shows me my recent cholesterol scores. If we look at recent history, the Fighters have kept the Marines at bay just enough times to make them re-think their battle strategy.
Peeking at the regular season records, well, let’s just say it’s not the Marines’ finest hour. If nobody has told our beloved Marines yet, let me be the one to break the sad news: baseball is not golf, you don’t aim for the lower score.
Luckily, time stands still for no team, and ‘the match ain't over till it's over’ — a sentiment shared by both my ex-wife and, supposedly, Yogi Berra. The Fighters look like they’ve been swinging the bats with the elegance of Picasso, while the Marines have been all over the place, like a Jackson Pollock masterpiece.
So, get your betting slips and lucky rabbit's foot ready, you'll need it. My gut and a stack of invisible stats thick enough to stop a bullet tells me this one is going to land in the favor of the Fighters. I predict a steak dinner coming my way from this hunch, but don’t quote me on that.
Albert’s Prediction: Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters by 2
Albert
See some of the stats I‘m using to make this prediction
Starting pitcher stats
Top Player Stats
Recent Results
Head-to-Head Results
Win-Loss Record