SSG Landers vs Hanwha Eagles Prediction, 9/5/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: SSG Landers vs Hanwha Eagles

Date: Tuesday, September 5, 2023

Location: Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon, South Korea

TV: SPOTV

Joo Hwan Choi and the SSG Landers (60-51, 3rd in KBO) are headed to Hanwha Life Eagles Park on Tuesday, September 5, 2023, where they'll meet the Hanwha Eagles (44-61, 10th in KBO).

As a squad, the SSG Landers are compiling 4.5 runs per game, which has them at 5th in baseball. They have a total of 504 runs while holding a team OBP of .333. The Landers have tallied 173 doubles as a team and have knocked 103 balls out of the park. They have accounted for 468 runs batted in and 987 base knocks so far this year, and their average at the plate is sitting at .258. SSG has a slugging % of .390 and have been called out on strikes 744 times, while getting the free base on 389 occasions.

Get all of our KBO Expert Picks

Joo Hwan Choi is a batter who should be able to impact this game for SSG. Choi has hit .280 for his career in baseball, with 500 scored runs and an OPS of .790. He has struck out 579 times and earned a walk on 354 at-bats, contributing to a .348 OBP. In his professional baseball career, Choi has hit 113 balls out of the park while knocking in 583 runs. His slugging percentage is .442 in addition to having tallied 1,623 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he came to the plate 4,154 times and has notched a base hit 1,029 times.

The SSG Landers have 3,007 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 1,167 assists and 83 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .981 which puts them in 4th in KBO and have 119 double plays. The Landers have stolen 98 bases and have been thrown out 44 times, which shows us their caught stealing rate is 31.0%.

The Landers are sitting with a team ERA of 4.37 on the campaign (9th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 757 batters. Landers pitchers have relinquished 85 home runs in addition to 536 total runs (3rd in the league). SSG has conceded 1,050 base hits (9.4 per 9 innings) in addition to 487 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 1.57 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.53.

The Eagles hold a team SLG% of .345 and they are scoring 4.14 runs per outing (10th in the league). They have put up 161 two-baggers, while walking 413 times and putting up 460 runs. Hanwha has accumulated 77 home runs this year and 431 RBIs. They have been rung up on 912 occasions (2nd in the league) and have a total of 900 base knocks. The Hanwha Eagles have an OBP of .321 in addition to a team batting average of .238 so far this year.

Si Hwan Roh is a batter who should impact this game for Hanwha. Noh has recorded a free base 225 times while striking out on 485 tries. He has compiled 246 runs in addition to having earned 285 RBIs. His on-base percentage is .348 and he has a career OPS of .779. He has hit it out of the park 66 times, as well as 759 total bases and a .431 slugging percentage. Over the course of the 1,760 official at-bats in his pro career, Noh has hit .261 in addition to having 460 base knocks.

The Hanwha Eagles have turned 86 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .982 (1st in KBO). The Eagles have accrued 1,074 assists, 76 errors and have a total of 3,011 putouts on the season. Of their 105 attempts at swiping a bag, they have had success 66 times and been caught 39 times (37.1% caught stealing percentage).

The Eagles have a WHIP of 1.378 and have a FIP of 4.70 as a unit on the year. They are currently ranked 6th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 978. The Hanwha pitching staff have conceded 524 runs on the year and come in with a team ERA of 4.25 (474 earned runs relinquished). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.02 (817 strikeouts vs 404 walks). They have conceded 71 homers and they allow 4.70 runs per 9 innings (6th in the league).

Who will win tonight's baseball game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take SSG

Get $60 worth of FREE premium member picks. No Obligation. No Salesman. No Credit Card. Fast Sign up with Instant Access Click Here