Lotte Giants vs Hanwha Eagles Prediction, 4/3/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Lotte Giants vs Hanwha Eagles

Date: Thursday, April 3, 2025

Location: Daejeon Hanwha Life Ballpark in Daejeon, South Korea

TV: SPO-T

Odds/Point Spread: Lotte (+106) Hanwha (-128)

Daejeon Hanwha Life Ballpark is the site where Tae Yean Kim and the Hanwha Eagles (3-5, 7th in KBO) will play the Lotte Giants (2-5, 9th in KBO) on Thursday, April 3, 2025. The moneyline on this matchup has the Giants priced at +106 and the Eagles are at -128. The over/under is set at 9.

The Giants have tallied 9 doubles as a team and have hit 2 balls out of the park. Lotte has a slugging rate of .267 and have been rung up 60 times, while getting the free base on 26 occasions. As a squad, the Lotte Giants are compiling 2.1 runs per game, which is 10th in KBO. They have 17 RBI's and 54 base knocks over the course of the season, and their batting average sits at .209. They have a total of 17 runs and have an OBP of .287.

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Victor Reyes is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Lotte. Reyes has hit .295 for his career in baseball, in addition to 718 runs scored and an OPS of .753. He has been struck out 970 times and has walked on 346 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .340 OBP. In his professional baseball career, Reyes has slapped 82 baseballs out of the park while driving in 670 runs. He has amassed a slugging percentage of .413 in addition to having tallied 2,113 bases. For his time in the league, he stepped up to bat 5,566 times and has delivered with a base knock 1,508 times.

The Giants have stolen 4 bags and have been thrown out 2 times, which means their caught stealing percentage is 33.3%. The Lotte Giants have earned 216 putouts on the year, in addition to 76 assists and 8 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .973 which is 7th in the league and they have turned 5 double plays.

The Giants have compiled a team earned run average of 4.38 this season (5th in baseball), and they have struck out 70 batters. Giants pitchers have yielded 10 long balls in addition to 39 runs (6th in KBO). Lotte has allowed 70 base hits (8.8 per 9 innings) and 35 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.00 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.46.

The Hanwha Eagles have recorded an on-base percentage of .258 in addition to a batting average of .169 for the year. They have struck out on 57 occasions (9th in the league) and are sitting with 42 base hits. Hanwha is sitting with 4 HRs on the campaign and 23 RBIs. The Eagles have a team slugging % of .277 and they average 3.00 runs per game (8th in the league). They have put up 13 doubles, while getting a free base 25 times as well as putting up 24 runs.

Tae Yean Kim is a batter who should impact this game for Hanwha. Kim has earned a free base 168 times while striking out on 336 attempts. He is sitting with 180 runs and also has 185 RBIs. His on-base percentage sits at .347 and he has earned a has a OPS in his career of .726. He has gone deep 29 times, with 515 bases in total and also a .379 slugging %. In the 1,360 at-bats in his pro career, Kim is sitting with a batting avereage of .262 in addition to 356 base knocks.

Out of their 9 tries at getting a steal, they have made it 7 times and been caught 2 times (22.2% caught stealing rate). The Hanwha Eagles have turned 8 double plays and have a fielding rate of .978 (5th in the league). The Eagles have accrued 95 assists, 7 errors and are sitting with 211 putouts over the course of the season.

The Eagles hold a team WHIP of 1.369 and have a FIP of 3.84 as a team this year. Their K/BB ratio is 2.00 (62 strikeouts against 31 bases on balls). They have a ranking of 7th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 65. They have surrendered 6 long balls and they concede 3.84 runs per 9 innings (4th in the league). The Hanwha pitching staff have given up 30 runs on the year while holding an ERA of 3.59 (28 earned runs surrendered).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Lotte (+106)

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