LG Twins vs SSG Landers Prediction, 4/18/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: LG Twins vs SSG Landers

Date: Friday, April 18, 2025

Location: Incheon SSG Landers Field in Incheon, South Korea

TV: SPO-2T

Odds/Point Spread: LG (-145) SSG (+125)

Incheon SSG Landers Field is the site where Ji Hoon Choi and the SSG Landers (9-8, 3rd in KBO) will play the LG Twins (16-3, 1st in KBO) on Friday, April 18, 2025. The moneyline on this contest has the Twins coming in at -145 and the Landers are at +125. The O/U opens at 8.5.

LG has a slugging rate of .428 and have been called out on strikes 138 times, while taking a walk on 93 occasions. They have tallied 113 runs batted in as well as 178 hits so far this year, while their average at the plate sits at .283. The Twins have hit 29 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 20 balls out of the stadium. They have earned a total of 124 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .381. As a unit, the LG Twins are putting up 6.5 runs per contest, which ranks them 1st in baseball.

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Chang-ki Hong is a batter who should be able to impact this game for LG. Hong has accumulated a batting average of .312 for his baseball career, with 514 scored runs and an OPS of .832. He has fanned 508 times and has been walked on 479 occasions, contributing to a .431 on-base percentage. In his career, Hong has hit 19 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 309 runs. He has amassed a slugging percentage of .401 and he has racked up 1,060 bases. For his career, he faced a pitcher 3,248 times and has come through with a hit 826 times.

The Twins have swiped 5 bases and have been thrown out 1 time, which means their caught stealing percentage is 16.7%. The LG Twins have accumulated 507 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 179 assists and 5 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .993 which has them sitting 1st in the league and have earned 20 double plays.

They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.48 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.04. Twins pitchers have conceded 9 home runs and also 47 runs (10th in baseball). LG has conceded 115 base hits (6.1 per 9 innings) as well as 47 earned runs. The Twins are sitting with a team earned run average of 2.50 over the course of the season (1st in the league), and they have struck out 149 hitters.

The Landers have a slugging percentage of .312 and they average 3.71 runs per outing (9th in KBO). They hit 18 doubles, while taking a walk 69 times and putting up 63 runs. SSG has compiled 8 home runs so far this season in addition to 62 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 143 occasions (8th in the league) and have tallied 132 base hits. The SSG Landers are sitting with an OBP of .319 as well as a team batting average of .234 this season.

Ji Hoon Choi is a batter who can be a difference maker for SSG. Choi has drawn a free base 221 times while fanning on 359 chances. His on-base percentage comes in at .337 and he holds a career OPS of .716. In the 2,509 at-bats in his pro career, Choi has a batting average of .275 and has racked up 689 base hits. He has tallied 397 runs and has 219 RBIs. He has hit a home run 30 times, as well as 952 total bases and a .379 slugging percentage.

The SSG Landers have turned 17 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .973 (8th in KBO). The Landers have accrued 153 assists, 17 errors and are sitting with 467 putouts during this campaign. In their 11 attempts at getting a steal, they have had success 9 times and been caught 2 times (18.2% caught stealing percentage).

The SSG pitching staff have allowed 66 runs so far this season while holding a team ERA of 3.48 (60 earned runs yielded). They have yielded 13 long balls and they surrender 3.82 runs per 9 innings (3rd in baseball). The Landers hold a team WHIP of 1.353 and have a FIP of 3.82 as a pitching staff so far this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.40 (156 strikeouts against 65 free passes). They are currently ranked 7th in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 145.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take LG (-145)

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