Kia Tigers vs Hanwha Eagles Prediction, 7/21/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kia Tigers vs Hanwha Eagles

Date: Sunday, July 21, 2024

Location: Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon, South Korea

TV: KN-T

Hyoung Woo Choi and the Kia Tigers (54-35, 1st in KBO) go to Hanwha Life Eagles Park on Sunday, July 21, 2024, where they'll take on the Hanwha Eagles (38-50, 9th in KBO).

As a unit, the Kia Tigers are putting up 6.1 runs per game, which puts them at 1st in baseball. They have 556 runs while holding a team OBP of .372. The Tigers have compiled 173 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 104 balls out of the park. They have 526 runs batted in and 972 hits so far this season, while their batting average is at .297. Kia has a slugging % of .456 and have struck out 583 times, while taking a walk on 368 occasions.

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Hyoung Woo Choi is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Kia. In his pro baseball career, Choi has hit 391 balls out of the park while knocking in 1,626 runs. For his time in baseball, he approached the plate 9,099 times and has notched a base hit 2,415 times. Choi has compiled an average at the plate of .311 for his baseball career, in addition to 1,278 runs scored and an OPS of .933. His slugging percentage is .532 and he has racked up 4,134 bases. He has gone down on strikes 1,380 times and earned a walk on 1,118 occasions, contributing to a .401 on-base percentage.

The Kia Tigers are sitting with 2,460 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 929 assists and 93 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .973 which has them ranked 10th in Korean baseball and they have turned 95 double plays. The Tigers have swiped 76 bases and have been thrown out 21 times, which means their caught stealing percentage is 21.6%.

The Tigers have a team ERA of 4.45 on the campaign (1st in the league), and they have rung up 697 hitters. Kia has allowed 875 base hits (9.6 per 9 innings) and also 405 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 1.98 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.50. Tigers pitchers have relinquished 92 home runs in addition to 484 runs (4th in KBO).

Hanwha is sitting with 77 home runs so far this year as well as 435 runs batted in. They have recorded 142 two-baggers, while taking a walk 337 times and recording 462 runs. The Hanwha Eagles have accounted for a team OBP of .349 and a team batting average of .270 so far this season. The Eagles have a team slugging % of .397 and they average 5.13 runs per outing (8th in baseball). They have been rung up on 671 occasions (6th in the league) and have accounted for 847 hits.

Si Hwan Roh is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Hanwha. Noh has earned a free base 271 times while striking out on 589 chances. His on-base percentage is .349 and he is the owner of a lifetime OPS of .787. In the 2,188 official at-bats in his career, Noh has compiled an average at the plate of .264 in addition to having 577 base hits. He has compiled 316 runs in addition to having 360 runs batted in. He has homered 86 times, with 959 bases in total and also a .438 slugging percentage.

In their 108 attempts at getting a steal, they got to the bag before the ball 82 times and been caught 26 times (24.1% caught stealing percentage). The Hanwha Eagles have turned 86 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .981 (4th in Korean baseball). The Eagles have recorded 843 assists, 64 errors and have 2,389 putouts for the year.

The Eagles hold a team WHIP of 1.534 with a FIP of 5.41 as a pitching staff on the season. Their K/BB ratio is 2.01 (680 strikeouts against 338 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 2nd in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 883. They have allowed 71 home runs and they surrender 5.41 runs per 9 innings (7th in KBO). The Hanwha pitching staff have surrendered 479 runs this year while having an ERA of 4.97 (440 earned runs yielded).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kia

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