Hanwha Eagles vs Lotte Giants Prediction, 4/24/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Hanwha Eagles vs Lotte Giants

Date: Thursday, April 24, 2025

Location: Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan, South Korea

TV: SPO-2T

Odds/Point Spread: Hanwha (-128) Lotte (+106)

Seung Yeup Na and the Lotte Giants (13-11, 4th in KBO) host the Hanwha Eagles (14-11, 3rd in KBO) at Sajik Baseball Stadium on Thursday, April 24, 2025. The Giants open this matchup at +106 while the Eagles are coming in at -128. The total is set at 9.

The Eagles have compiled 45 doubles as a team and have hit 18 balls out of the park. Hanwha has a slugging rate of .375 and have been called out on strikes 192 times, while being walked on 85 occasions. As a squad, the Hanwha Eagles are compiling 4.6 runs per contest, which is 4th in the league. They have earned 109 RBI's in addition to 205 base knocks so far this season, while their team batting average is .246. They have notched a total of 115 runs while holding a team OBP of .326.

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Estevan Florial is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Hanwha. In his career, Florial has hit 118 baseballs out of the park while driving in 474 runs. For his time in the league, he stepped up to bat 3,931 times and has come through with a hit 881 times. Florial has accrued an average at the plate of .258 for his time in baseball, with 591 runs scored and an OPS of .783. He is sitting with a career slugging percentage of .437 and he has racked up 1,494 bases. He has been struck out 1,163 times and earned a walk on 455 occasions, contributing to a .346 on-base percentage.

The Eagles have stolen 13 bases and have been thrown out 8 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage is 38.1%. The Hanwha Eagles have earned 657 putouts this season, as well as 247 assists and 15 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .984 which puts them in 4th in KBO and have accumulated 14 double plays.

They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.69 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.30. Eagles pitchers have given up 17 home runs and also 95 runs (8th in baseball). Hanwha has given up 201 base hits (8.3 per 9 innings) in addition to 87 earned runs. The Eagles are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.58 on the year (3rd in the league), and their staff has struck out 223 hitters.

Lotte has compiled 14 long balls for the season to go along with 107 runs batted in. They have notched 45 doubles, while taking a walk 89 times as well as putting up 112 runs. The Lotte Giants have recorded an on-base percentage of .353 as well as a batting average of .279 over the course of the season. The Giants have a team slugging percentage of .390 and they score 4.48 runs per game (6th in KBO). They have been called out on strikes on 170 occasions (9th in the league) and have accounted for 240 base hits.

Seung Yeup Na is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Lotte. Na has recorded a free base 100 times while striking out on 131 occasions. His on-base percentage sits at .388 and he also has a lifetime OPS of .830. Over the course of the 606 at-bats in his pro career, Na is sitting with a batting avereage of .285 with 173 base knocks. He has accumulated 88 runs and also has 89 runs batted in. He has homered 14 times, with 268 bases in total and also a .442 slugging %.

Out of their 22 attempts at swiping a bag, they have been successful 17 times and been caught 5 times (22.7% caught stealing rate). The Lotte Giants have turned 16 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .973 (9th in Korean baseball). The Giants have 229 assists, 25 errors and have accounted for 663 putouts on the season.

The Giants have a team WHIP of 1.502 in addition to having a FIP of 5.05 as a pitching staff on the season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 2.08 (225 strikeouts vs 108 bases on balls). They are sitting at 2nd in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 224. They have given up 23 dingers and they concede 5.05 runs per 9 innings (6th in the league). The Lotte pitching staff have yielded 124 runs for the season while having a team ERA of 4.52 (111 earned runs relinquished).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Hanwha (-128)

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