Kiwoom Heroes vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 3/26/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds
Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs Kia Tigers
Date: Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea
TV: TVING
Odds/Point Spread: Kiwoom (+172) Kia (-210)
Do Yeong Kim and the Kia Tigers (87-55, 1st in KBO) play the Kiwoom Heroes (58-86, 10th in KBO) at Gwangju Kia Champions Field on Wednesday, March 26, 2025. The moneyline on this contest has the Heroes priced at +172 and the Tigers are at -210. The O/U opens at 8.5.
Kiwoom was slugging .380 and struck out 1,141 times, while being walked on 492 occasions. They compiled 641 RBI's in addition to 1,326 base knocks last year, while their average at the plate was .264. The Heroes hit 222 two-baggers as a squad and hit 104 baseballs out of the stadium. They accounted for 672 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .337. As a team, the Kiwoom Heroes earned 4.7 runs per game, which was 10th in KBO.
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Yasiel Puig is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Kiwoom. For his career, Puig has slapped 240 balls out of the park while knocking in 773 runs. He has recorded a slugging percentage of .496 and he has racked up 2,538 bases. For his time in baseball, he came to the plate 5,829 times and has delivered with a base hit 1,467 times. He has fanned 1,095 times and has been walked on 571 occasions, which contributes in part to a .367 on-base percentage. Puig is sitting with a batting avereage of .287 for his baseball career, in addition to 835 scored runs and an OPS of .863.
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The Heroes stole 117 bases and were thrown out 40 times, which means their caught stealing rate was 25.5%. The Kiwoom Heroes finished with 3,818 putouts over the course of the prior season, in addition to 1,309 assists and 104 errors. Their fielding percentage was previously at .980 which put them in 4th in the league and they turned 129 double plays.
Their strikeout to walk ratio was 1.85 and their pitching staff finished with a WHIP of 1.50. Their pitching staff walked 497 opposing players and their FIP finished at 5.63 as a team in the previous season. Kiwoom gave up 1,416 hits (10.0 per 9 innings) and 729 earned runs. The Heroes compiled a team earned run average of 5.16 for the previous season (9th in baseball), and the staff rung up 921 hitters.
Kia compiled 163 home runs in the prior season and 812 RBIs. They recorded 266 two-baggers, while taking a walk 529 times and racking up 858 runs. The Kia Tigers compiled a team OBP of .370 and a batting average of .301 over the course of the prior season. The Tigers held a slugging percentage of .459 and they were earning 5.96 runs per outing (1st in the league). They struck out on 915 occasions (10th in KBO) and recorded 1,542 base hits.
Do Yeong Kim is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Kia. Over the course of the 1,110 at-bats in his pro career, Kim is sitting with a batting avereage of .312 with 346 hits. He has homered 48 times, with 588 total bases and also a .530 slugging %. Kim has drawn a free base 126 times while being called out on strikes on 234 tries. He has scored 252 runs in addition to having earned 175 RBIs. His on-base percentage sits at .384 and he also has a career OPS of .914.
Of their 139 tries at swiping a bag, they were successful 108 times and were caught 31 times (22.3% caught stealing percentage). The Kia Tigers turned 133 double plays and accounted for a fielding rate of .973 (10th in KBO). The Tigers accrued 1,400 assists, 146 errors and accumulated 3,864 putouts in the previous season.
The Tigers had a WHIP of 1.478 in addition to having a FIP of 5.30 as a staff over the course of last season. They had a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.09 (1,125 strikeouts vs 539 free passes). They finished at 8th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 1,365. They allowed 141 dingers and they allowed 5.30 runs per 9 innings (4th in the league). The Kia pitching staff gave up 759 runs over the course of last year while having an ERA of 4.40 (629 earned runs surrendered).
Who will win tonight's KBO game against the spread?
Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kiwoom (+172)
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