Kiwoom Heroes vs Lotte Giants Prediction, 4/15/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs Lotte Giants

Date: Tuesday, April 15, 2025

Location: Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan, South Korea

TV: SPO-T

Odds/Point Spread: Kiwoom (+120) Lotte (-144)

Dong Hee Yoon and the Lotte Giants (8-10, 5th in KBO) host the Kiwoom Heroes (7-12, 10th in KBO) at Sajik Baseball Stadium on Tuesday, April 15, 2025. The line on this game has the Heroes priced at +120 and the Giants are at -144. The total has been set at 9.

The Heroes have accounted for 29 doubles as a team and have hit 17 balls out of the park. Kiwoom has a slugging % of .383 and have struck out 156 times, while getting the free base on 72 occasions. As a team, the Kiwoom Heroes are notching 4.6 runs per contest, which has them at 6th in KBO. They have accrued 79 RBI's in addition to 164 base knocks this year, and their average at the plate is sitting at .255. They have accounted for 87 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .338.

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Ju Hyoung Lee is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Kiwoom. Lee has hit .267 for his time in baseball, in addition to 93 runs scored and an OPS of .769. He has gone down on strikes 143 times and has taken a walk on 55 occasions, contributing to a .356 on-base percentage. In his pro baseball career, Lee has drilled 15 balls over the fence while driving in 66 runs. His career slugging percentage is .401 and he has racked up 219 bases. During his time in professional baseball, he stepped into the batters box 624 times and got on base with a hit 146 times.

The Kiwoom Heroes have accounted for 492 putouts this season, in addition to 161 assists and 19 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .972 which puts them in 9th in the league and they have turned 13 double plays. The Heroes have stolen 13 bags and have been caught 6 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage is 31.6%.

The Heroes have a team ERA of 6.09 this year (10th in KBO), and the staff has rung up 141 hitters. Heroes pitchers have yielded 25 home runs and also 128 total runs (1st in the league). Kiwoom has allowed 208 hits (11.4 per 9 innings) in addition to 111 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.74 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.76.

The Giants have a team slugging % of .360 and they average 4.00 runs per contest (7th in KBO). They have put up 34 doubles, while taking a walk 70 times as well as earning 76 runs. Lotte has accounted for 7 home runs so far this season in addition to 73 RBIs. They have been rung up on 137 occasions (5th in baseball) and have earned a total of 171 hits. The Lotte Giants hold a team on-base percentage of .345 in addition to a team batting average of .266 on the year.

Dong Hee Yoon is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Lotte. For the 971 at-bats in his professional career, Yoon has an average at the plate of .284 in addition to 276 base hits. He has hit a home run 17 times, as well as 392 total bases and a .404 slugging percentage. Yoon has drawn a free base 104 times while going down on strikes on 196 attempts. He has amassed 150 runs in addition to having 129 runs batted in. His on-base rate is .356 and he has a career OPS of .760.

Out of their 18 tries at swiping a bag, they have had success 14 times and been caught 4 times (22.2% caught stealing percentage). The Lotte Giants have turned 11 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .971 (10th in KBO). The Giants have recorded 174 assists, 20 errors and have amassed 504 putouts during this campaign.

The Lotte pitching staff have allowed 99 runs on the year while holding an ERA of 4.71 (88 earned runs allowed). They have given up 17 home runs and they allow 5.30 runs per 9 innings (7th in the league). The Giants hold a team WHIP of 1.500 and have a FIP of 5.30 as a squad for the season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.88 (160 strikeouts vs 85 walks). They are currently ranked 3rd in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 167.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kiwoom (+120)

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