Kia Tigers vs Hanwha Eagles Prediction, 3/28/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds
Game: Kia Tigers vs Hanwha Eagles
Date: Friday, March 28, 2025
Location: Daejeon Hanwha Life Ballpark in Daejeon, South Korea
TV: KN-T
Odds/Point Spread: Kia (-128) Hanwha (+106)
Daejeon Hanwha Life Ballpark is the site where Tae Yean Kim and the Hanwha Eagles (1-3, 8th in KBO) will take on the Kia Tigers (2-2, 4th in KBO) on Friday, March 28, 2025. The Tigers open this game at -128 while the Eagles are coming in at +106. The over/under is set at 8.
Kia has a slugging percentage of .573 and have struck out 26 times, while taking a walk on 21 occasions. They have accounted for 34 RBI's as well as 48 base knocks for the season, and their team batting average is .320. The Tigers have tallied 14 doubles as a squad and have hit 8 balls out of the park. They have earned a total of 34 runs scored and hold an OBP of .401. As a squad, the Kia Tigers are notching 8.5 runs per game, which has them at 3rd in the league.
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Sun Bin Kim is a batter who can be a difference maker for Kia. Kim has compiled an average at the plate of .305 for his time in baseball, in addition to 742 runs scored and an OPS of .756. He has gone down on strikes 529 times and has been walked on 587 occasions, which contributes in part to a .375 OBP. In his career, Kim has hit 41 baseballs out of the park while driving in 626 runs. He has earned a slugging percentage of .381 and he has racked up 2,061 bases. For his career, he came to bat 6,215 times and has notched a hit 1,651 times.
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The Kia Tigers have a total of 108 putouts so far this season, in addition to 35 assists and 2 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .986 which has them sitting 5th in KBO and have 3 double plays. The Tigers have stolen 1 bases and have been caught 2 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 66.7%.
Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.06 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.78. Tigers pitchers have surrendered 3 home runs and also 30 runs in total (3rd in baseball). Kia has surrendered 48 hits (12.0 per 9 innings) as well as 25 earned runs. The Tigers have a team earned run average of 6.25 for the year (7th in KBO), and their staff has rung up 33 hitters.
Hanwha is sitting with 3 home runs for the year as well as 8 RBIs. They have hit 6 doubles, while walking 9 times and notching 8 runs. The Hanwha Eagles have accounted for an OBP of .203 and a batting average of .141 for the season. The Eagles hold a team slugging % of .258 and they average 2.00 runs per game (10th in the league). They have struck out on 30 occasions (7th in baseball) and have recorded 18 hits.
Tae Yean Kim is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Hanwha. Kim has drawn a free base 165 times while being called out on strikes on 332 chances. He has amassed 176 runs and notched 183 runs batted in. His on-base percentage sits at .347 and he also has a career OPS of .725. He has homered 28 times, with 510 total bases and also a .378 slugging percentage. For the 1,348 official at-bats in his pro career, Kim has earned a batting average of .263 in addition to having 354 base hits.
The Hanwha Eagles have turned 3 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .975 (8th in the league). The Eagles have racked up 49 assists, 4 errors and have accounted for 106 putouts this season. Of their 6 attempts at stealing a base, they have made it 4 times and been caught 2 times (33.3% caught stealing percentage).
The Eagles have a WHIP of 1.453 with a FIP of 4.33 as a squad on the season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 1.75 (28 strikeouts against 16 walks). They are currently ranked 9th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 35. They have given up 2 homers and they relinquish 4.33 runs per 9 innings (4th in baseball). The Hanwha pitching staff have surrendered 17 runs this year while holding an ERA of 3.85 (15 earned runs relinquished).
Who will win tonight's KBO game against the spread?
Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kia (-128)
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