Kiwoom Heroes vs SSG Landers Prediction, 4/25/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs SSG Landers

Date: Friday, April 25, 2025

Location: Incheon SSG Landers Field in Incheon, South Korea

TV: MS-T

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

Yasiel Puig and the Kiwoom Heroes (9-18, 10th in KBO) head to Incheon SSG Landers Field on Friday, April 25, 2025, where they'll meet the SSG Landers (11-12, 6th in KBO). The Landers open this matchup at -144 while the Heroes are coming in at +120. The over/under has been set at 8.

As a team, the Kiwoom Heroes are earning 4.1 runs per game, which is 8th in KBO. They have earned 110 runs while having a team OBP of .320. The Heroes have accumulated 41 two-baggers as a squad and have smacked 20 balls out of the park. They have recorded 100 RBI's as well as 222 base knocks this year, while their team batting average comes in at .244. Kiwoom owns a slugging percentage of .360 and have been rung up 241 times, while being walked on 89 occasions.

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Yasiel Puig is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Kiwoom. Puig has earned a batting average of .285 for his career, in addition to 844 runs scored and an OPS of .857. He has struck out 1,121 times and has walked on 576 occasions, contributing to a .365 on-base percentage. In his career, Puig has slapped 243 baseballs out of the park while driving in 785 runs. His slugging percentage is .492 in addition to racking up 2,568 bases. In his time in the Majors, he stepped up to bat 5,936 times and has come through with a base hit 1,486 times.

The Heroes have stolen 18 bases and have been caught 10 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage is 35.7%. The Kiwoom Heroes have 699 putouts for the season, in addition to 240 assists and 29 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .970 which is 10th in the league and have a total of 21 double plays.

The Heroes have an earned run average of 5.52 on the season (9th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 189 hitters. Kiwoom has surrendered 295 hits (11.4 per 9 innings) and also 143 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.64 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.76. Heroes pitchers have allowed 31 home runs and 180 total runs (1st in KBO).

The SSG Landers have a team on-base percentage of .322 as well as a team batting average of .241 this year. They have been rung up on 200 instances (4th in the league) and have tallied 187 base hits. SSG has 13 home runs for the year to go along with 91 runs batted in. The Landers hold a team SLG% of .329 and they have an average of 4.04 runs per game (9th in KBO). They have recorded 26 doubles, while walking 89 times as well as putting up 93 runs.

Seong Han Park is a hitter who can be a difference maker for SSG. Park has drawn a free base 262 times while being called out on strikes on 353 tries. He has compiled 274 runs and also has 237 runs batted in. His on-base % is .363 and he also has a career OPS of .739. He has homered 29 times, in addition to having 783 total bases and also a .376 slugging percentage. For the 2,083 at-bats in his pro career, Park has earned a batting average of .283 and has racked up 589 base knocks.

In their 18 tries at swiping a bag, they have been successful 14 times and been caught 4 times (22.2% caught stealing rate). The SSG Landers have turned 23 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .976 (7th in Korean baseball). The Landers have racked up 219 assists, 21 errors and have amassed 626 putouts on the season.

The Landers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.402 and have a FIP of 4.44 as a unit for the season. They rank 7th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 201. The SSG pitching staff have yielded 103 runs so far this season and come in with a team ERA of 4.11 (95 earned runs surrendered). Their K/BB ratio sits at 2.26 (206 strikeouts vs 91 walks). They have conceded 19 homers and they allow 4.44 runs per 9 innings (5th in KBO).

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

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

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