LG Twins vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 4/8/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: LG Twins vs Kiwoom Heroes

Date: Tuesday, April 8, 2025

Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea

TV: KN-T

Odds/Point Spread: LG (-196) Kiwoom (+162)

Gocheok Sky Dome is the site where Ju Hyoung Lee and the Kiwoom Heroes (5-8, 8th in KBO) will play the LG Twins (10-1, 1st in KBO) on Tuesday, April 8, 2025. The moneyline on this game has the Twins priced at -196 and the Heroes are at +162. The total has been set at 8.

As a team, the LG Twins are notching 7.1 runs per outing, which has them at 1st in KBO. They have accumulated 78 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .388. The Twins have tallied 19 two-baggers as a team and have hit 13 balls out of the park. They have recorded 69 RBI's as well as 106 hits on the campaign, while their average at the plate is at .290. LG is slugging .454 and have been rung up 82 times, while getting the free base on 55 occasions.

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Chang-ki Hong is a batter who should be able to impact this game for LG. For his career, Hong has hit 19 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 308 runs. For his time in baseball, he approached the plate 3,226 times and came through with a base hit 822 times. Hong has accumulated a batting average of .313 in his time in baseball, in addition to 511 runs scored and an OPS of .834. His career slugging percentage is .402 in addition to having tallied 1,056 bases. He has been struck out 501 times and has gotten a free base on 477 occasions, which has contributed to a .432 on-base percentage.

The Twins have swiped 1 bases and have been thrown out 1 time, which tells us their caught stealing percentage is 50.0%. The LG Twins have earned a total of 294 putouts this season, as well as 100 assists and 2 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .995 which has them ranked 1st in the league and have earned 10 double plays.

They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.63 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.00. Twins pitchers have conceded 4 home runs and 26 runs in total (10th in baseball). LG has surrendered 66 hits (6.1 per 9 innings) as well as 26 earned runs. The Twins hold a team ERA of 2.39 for the season (1st in the league), and they have struck out 84 hitters.

The Kiwoom Heroes have recorded a team on-base percentage of .354 and a batting average of .270 for the season. They have been called out on strikes on 108 occasions (2nd in KBO) and have tallied 120 hits. Kiwoom has compiled 12 home runs so far this season in addition to 64 RBIs. The Heroes have a team SLG% of .404 and they average 5.38 runs per contest (4th in the league). They have notched 22 two-baggers, while walking 50 times and scoring 70 runs.

Ju Hyoung Lee is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Kiwoom. Lee has tallied a walk 54 times while striking out on 140 tries. He has a total of 91 runs and also has 65 runs batted in. His on-base percentage is .355 and he has earned a lifetime OPS of .765. He has hit the long ball 14 times, with 213 bases in total and a .397 slugging percentage. For the 536 at-bats in his pro career, Lee has earned a batting average of .267 in addition to having 143 hits.

In their 15 attempts at swiping a bag, they got to the bag before the ball 11 times and been caught 4 times (26.7% caught stealing percentage). The Kiwoom Heroes have turned 8 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .968 (10th in KBO). The Heroes have 112 assists, 15 errors and have earned 336 putouts over the course of the season.

The Kiwoom pitching staff have yielded 87 runs on the campaign while having an ERA of 5.79 (72 earned runs conceded). They have yielded 20 homers and they relinquish 6.99 runs per 9 innings (9th in the league). The Heroes hold a team WHIP of 1.741 and have a FIP of 6.99 as a team this year. Their K/BB ratio sits at 1.67 (100 strikeouts against 60 walks). They rank 1st in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 135.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take LG (-196)

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