Kia Tigers vs Hanwha Eagles Prediction, 3/30/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kia Tigers vs Hanwha Eagles

Date: Sunday, March 30, 2025

Location: Daejeon Hanwha Life Ballpark in Daejeon, South Korea

TV: MS-T

Odds/Point Spread: Kia (-182) Hanwha (+150)

Do Yeong Kim and the Kia Tigers (2-2, 4th in KBO) go to Daejeon Hanwha Life Ballpark on Sunday, March 30, 2025, where they'll take on the Hanwha Eagles (1-3, 8th in KBO). The Eagles open this matchup at +150 while the Tigers are priced at -182. The O/U is set at 9.

The Tigers have tallied 14 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 8 balls out of the park. Kia is slugging .573 and have been called out on strikes 26 times, while taking a walk on 21 occasions. As a unit, the Kia Tigers are scoring 8.5 runs per game, which is 3rd in baseball. They have recorded 34 runs batted in as well as 48 hits on the year, while their average at the plate is .320. They have a total of 34 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .401.

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Do Yeong Kim is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Kia. In his professional baseball career, Kim has slapped 48 baseballs over the fence while driving in 175 runs. For his career, he stepped into the batters box 1,266 times and has delivered with a base hit 346 times. Kim has earned a batting average of .312 in his time in baseball, in addition to 252 scored runs and an OPS of .914. His slugging percentage is .530 and he has a total of 588 bases. He has struck out 234 times and has been walked on 126 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .384 on-base percentage.

The Tigers have stolen 1 bags and have been caught 2 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage is 66.7%. The Kia Tigers have earned a total of 108 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 35 assists and 2 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .986 which ranks 5th in the league and they have turned 3 double plays.

Their K/BB ratio is 2.06 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.78. Tigers pitchers have allowed 3 long balls and also 30 total runs (3rd in the league). Kia has given up 48 base hits (12.0 per 9 innings) and 25 earned runs. The Tigers are sitting with a team earned run average of 6.25 for the year (7th in KBO), and the staff has rung up 33 batters.

The Eagles hold a slugging % of .258 and they have an average of 2.00 runs per contest (10th in the league). They have recorded 6 doubles, while getting a free base 9 times as well as scoring 8 runs. Hanwha has 3 long balls this year in addition to 8 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 30 occasions (7th in KBO) and have earned 18 hits. The Hanwha Eagles are sitting with a team on-base percentage of .203 and a team batting average of .141 on the season.

Chi Hong An is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Hanwha. Ahn has recorded a free base 601 times while fanning on 922 plate appearances. His OBP comes in at .363 and he has a career OPS of .799. In the 6,156 at-bats in his pro career, Ahn has hit .297 in addition to 1,829 hits. He has amassed 897 runs in addition to having earned 909 RBIs. He has gone deep 153 times, with 2,683 bases in total and also a .436 slugging %.

The Hanwha Eagles have turned 3 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .975 (8th in KBO). The Eagles have accrued 49 assists, 4 errors and have earned 106 putouts for the year. Out of their 6 chances at swiping a bag, they have made it 4 times and been caught 2 times (33.3% caught stealing rate).

The Eagles have a WHIP of 1.453 in addition to having a FIP of 4.33 as a squad for the season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 1.75 (28 strikeouts against 16 walks). They are sitting at 9th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 35. They have relinquished 2 dingers and they give up 4.33 runs per 9 innings (4th in the league). The Hanwha pitching staff have given up 17 runs so far this year while holding an ERA of 3.85 (15 earned runs surrendered).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kia (-182)

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