Kiwoom Heroes vs SSG Landers Prediction, 4/26/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs SSG Landers

Date: Saturday, April 26, 2025

Location: Incheon SSG Landers Field in Incheon, South Korea

TV: SPO-2T

Odds/Point Spread: Kiwoom (+172) SSG (-210)

Ji Hoon Choi and the SSG Landers (11-12, 6th in KBO) play the Kiwoom Heroes (9-18, 10th in KBO) at Incheon SSG Landers Field on Saturday, April 26, 2025. The Landers open this game at -210 while the Heroes are priced at +172. The O/U is set at 8.5.

As a team, the Kiwoom Heroes are notching 4.1 runs/g, which is 8th in baseball. They are sitting with 110 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .320. The Heroes have accounted for 41 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 20 balls out of the stadium. They have recorded 100 runs batted in and 222 hits this season, while their average at the plate is at .244. Kiwoom is slugging .360 and have been called out on strikes 241 times, while taking a walk on 89 occasions.

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Ju Hyoung Lee is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Kiwoom. In his pro baseball career, Lee has hit 15 balls over the fence while driving in 66 runs. He has amassed a slugging percentage of .386 and he has a total of 222 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he came to the plate 655 times and has delivered a base hit 149 times. He has fanned 155 times and earned a walk on 57 occasions, which has contributed to a .347 OBP. Lee has a batting average of .259 for his career in baseball, in addition to 95 runs scored and an OPS of .738.

The Heroes have swiped 18 bases and have been caught 10 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 35.7%. The Kiwoom Heroes have amassed 699 putouts this season, as well as 240 assists and 29 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .970 which puts them in 10th in Korean baseball and have a total of 21 double plays.

Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.64 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.76. Heroes pitchers have allowed 31 home runs in addition to 180 runs (1st in baseball). Kiwoom has yielded 295 base hits (11.4 per 9 innings) and also 143 earned runs. The Heroes are sitting with a team earned run average of 5.52 on the campaign (9th in baseball), and they have struck out 189 batters.

The SSG Landers have an OBP of .322 in addition to a batting average of .241 on the campaign. They have been called out on strikes on 200 instances (4th in KBO) and have 187 hits. SSG has compiled 13 long balls on the season and 91 runs batted in. The Landers have a team slugging % of .329 and they have an average of 4.04 runs per game (9th in baseball). They hit 26 doubles, while taking a walk 89 times and putting up 93 runs.

Ji Hoon Choi is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for SSG. Choi has earned a walk 222 times while going down on strikes on 365 tries. He has accrued 401 runs in addition to having earned 222 RBIs. His on-base percentage comes in at .338 and he has a lifetime OPS of .718. He has hit a home run 30 times, as well as 963 total bases and also a .380 slugging percentage. In the 2,535 official at-bats in his professional career, Choi has hit .276 with 699 hits.

Of their 18 attempts at stealing a base, 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 hold a fielding percentage of .976 (7th in the league). The Landers have racked up 219 assists, 21 errors and are sitting with 626 putouts this season.

The Landers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.402 in addition to having a FIP of 4.44 as a pitching staff for the season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 2.26 (206 strikeouts against 91 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 7th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 201. They have given up 19 homers and they yield 4.44 runs per 9 innings (5th in baseball). The SSG pitching staff have yielded 103 runs on the season and come in with a team ERA of 4.11 (95 earned runs conceded).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kiwoom (+172)

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