Lotte Giants vs Hanwha Eagles Prediction, 4/2/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Lotte Giants vs Hanwha Eagles

Date: Wednesday, April 2, 2025

Location: Daejeon Hanwha Life Ballpark in Daejeon, South Korea

TV: KN-T

Odds/Point Spread: Lotte (+126) Hanwha (-152)

Dong Hee Yoon and the Lotte Giants (2-5, 9th in KBO) are headed to Daejeon Hanwha Life Ballpark on Wednesday, April 2, 2025, where they'll take on the Hanwha Eagles (3-5, 7th in KBO). The odds on this game have the Giants coming in at +126 and the Eagles are at -152. The total opens at 8.5.

The Giants have compiled 9 two-baggers as a squad and have smacked 2 balls out of the stadium. Lotte has a slugging rate of .267 and have struck out 60 times, while getting the free base on 26 occasions. As a squad, the Lotte Giants are recording 2.1 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 10th in the league. They have accumulated 17 runs batted in and 54 base knocks over the course of the season, and their batting average is sitting at .209. They have tallied 17 runs and hold an OBP of .287.

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Dong Hee Yoon is a batter who can be a difference maker for Lotte. For his career, Yoon has drilled 16 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 127 runs. He has accumulated a slugging percentage of .403 in addition to racking up 384 bases. In his time in the Majors, he faced a pitcher 1,079 times and has notched a hit 272 times. He has gone down on strikes 189 times and has taken a walk on 103 at-bats, contributing to a .356 OBP. Yoon has compiled an average at the plate of .285 in his time in baseball, with 147 scored runs and an OPS of .759.

The Giants have swiped 4 bags and have been thrown out 2 times, which means their caught stealing rate is 33.3%. The Lotte Giants have 216 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 76 assists and 8 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .973 which ranks 7th in the league and they have turned 5 double plays.

The Giants have a team ERA of 4.38 this year (5th in KBO), and the staff has struck out 70 hitters. Giants pitchers have given up 10 long balls and 39 total runs (6th in baseball). Lotte has surrendered 70 base hits (8.8 per 9 innings) as well as 35 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.00 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.46.

The Eagles have a team slugging % of .277 and they score 3.00 runs per game (8th in baseball). They have recorded 13 two-baggers, while taking a walk 25 times and scoring 24 runs. Hanwha has accounted for 4 long balls on the season as well as 23 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 57 occasions (9th in the league) and have 42 base knocks. The Hanwha Eagles have a team OBP of .258 and a batting average of .169 on the campaign.

Si Hwan Roh is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Hanwha. Noh has drawn a walk 300 times while going down on strikes on 645 plate appearances. He has accrued 351 runs in addition to having 392 runs batted in. His on-base percentage sits at .350 and he has earned a career OPS of .787. He has homered 94 times, in addition to having 1,051 total bases and a .437 slugging percentage. Over the course of the 2,407 at-bats in his pro career, Noh has recorded a batting average of .264 with 635 base hits.

The Hanwha Eagles have turned 8 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .978 (5th in KBO). The Eagles have accrued 95 assists, 7 errors and have amassed 211 putouts during this campaign. Out of their 9 chances at swiping a bag, they have had success 7 times and been caught 2 times (22.2% caught stealing rate).

The Eagles have a team WHIP of 1.369 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.84 as a pitching staff so far this season. They rank 7th in KBO as a staff in total hits conceded with 65. The Hanwha pitching staff have relinquished 30 runs this year while having a team ERA of 3.59 (28 earned runs surrendered). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.00 (62 strikeouts against 31 walks). They have conceded 6 dingers and they yield 3.84 runs per 9 innings (4th in baseball).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Hanwha (-152)

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