Lotte Giants vs Hanwha Eagles Prediction, 4/1/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Lotte Giants vs Hanwha Eagles

Date: Tuesday, April 1, 2025

Location: Daejeon Hanwha Life Ballpark in Daejeon, South Korea

TV: TVING

Odds/Point Spread: Lotte (+132) Hanwha (-160)

Dong Hee Yoon and the Lotte Giants (2-5, 9th in KBO) travel to Daejeon Hanwha Life Ballpark on Tuesday, April 1, 2025, where they'll take on the Hanwha Eagles (3-5, 7th in KBO). The Eagles open this contest at -160 while the Giants are coming in at +132. The O/U is set at 8.

The Giants have accrued 9 two-baggers as a team and have hit 2 balls out of the park. Lotte has a slugging % of .267 and have struck out 60 times, while drawing a walk on 26 occasions. As a squad, the Lotte Giants are putting up 2.1 runs per game, which has them at 10th in baseball. They have tallied 17 RBI's and 54 hits over the course of the season, and their team batting average is at .209. They have racked up 17 runs while holding a team OBP of .287.

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Dong Hee Yoon is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Lotte. Yoon has hit .285 for his baseball career, with 147 scored runs and an OPS of .759. He has been struck out 189 times and has walked on 103 occasions, which contributes in part to a .356 on-base percentage. For his professional baseball career, Yoon has hit 16 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 127 runs. He has earned a slugging percentage of .403 and he has totaled 384 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he faced a pitcher 1,079 times and has delivered with a base hit 272 times.

The Lotte Giants have earned 216 putouts this year, in addition to 76 assists and 8 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .973 which has them ranked 7th in KBO and have a total of 5 double plays. The Giants have stolen 4 bags and have been gunned down 2 times, which means their caught stealing percentage comes in at 33.3%.

The Giants have a team ERA of 4.38 so far this season (5th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 70 hitters. Lotte has surrendered 70 base hits (8.8 per 9 innings) and 35 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.00 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.46. Giants pitchers have allowed 10 home runs and 39 total runs (6th in KBO).

Hanwha has hit 4 home runs this season and 23 runs batted in. They have 13 doubles, while getting a free base 25 times as well as racking up 24 runs. The Hanwha Eagles hold a team on-base percentage of .258 as well as a team batting average of .169 over the course of the season. The Eagles hold a team slugging % of .277 and they average 3.00 runs per contest (8th in baseball). They have been called out on strikes on 57 occasions (9th in KBO) and have tallied 42 base hits.

Si Hwan Roh is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Hanwha. Noh has tallied a free base 300 times while being called out on strikes on 645 attempts. His on-base percentage sits at .350 and he has earned a lifetime OPS of .787. Over the course of the 2,407 at-bats in his baseball career, Noh has earned a batting average of .264 and has racked up 635 hits. He has scored 351 runs and also has 392 RBIs. He has gone deep 94 times, with 1,051 total bases and also a .437 slugging percentage.

In their 9 attempts at getting a steal, they have made it 7 times and been caught 2 times (22.2% caught stealing percentage). The Hanwha Eagles have turned 8 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .978 (5th in the league). The Eagles have recorded 95 assists, 7 errors and have earned a total of 211 putouts during this campaign.

The Eagles are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.369 and have a FIP of 3.84 as a pitching staff for the year. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 2.00 (62 strikeouts vs 31 bases on balls). They sit at 7th in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 65. They have surrendered 6 dingers and they allow 3.84 runs per 9 innings (4th in the league). The Hanwha pitching staff have allowed 30 runs on the year while holding a team ERA of 3.59 (28 earned runs relinquished).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Lotte (+132)

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