Lotte Giants vs LG Twins Prediction, 3/23/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Lotte Giants vs LG Twins

Date: Sunday, March 23, 2025

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: KN-T

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

Dong Hee Yoon and the Lotte Giants (66-74, 7th in KBO) are headed to Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Sunday, March 23, 2025, where they'll take on the LG Twins (76-66, 3rd in KBO). The Giants open this game at +132 while the Twins are priced at -160. The total opens at 9.

Lotte had a slugging % of .430 and were called out on strikes 1,079 times, while drawing a walk on 494 occasions. They amassed 757 RBI's in addition to 1,454 hits last year, and their batting average finished at .285. The Giants hit 285 two-baggers as a team and knocked 125 balls out of the stadium. They notched a total of 802 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .352. As a unit, the Lotte Giants scored 5.6 runs per outing, which had them at 3rd in the league.

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Dong Hee Yoon is a hitter who should impact this game for Lotte. Yoon has earned a batting average of .289 in his time in baseball, in addition to 143 scored runs and an OPS of .765. He has been struck out 185 times and has walked on 95 occasions, which has contributed to a .356 OBP. For his career, Yoon has slapped 16 balls out of the park while knocking in 127 runs. His slugging percentage sits at .409 and he has accumulated 381 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he came to the plate 1,049 times and got on base with a hit 269 times.

The Lotte Giants had 3,842 putouts over the course of the prior season, in addition to 1,411 assists and 123 errors. Their fielding percentage was at .977 which ranked 9th in KBO and accumulated 143 double plays. The Giants stole 89 bags and were caught 36 times, which means their caught stealing percentage came in at 28.8%.

The Giants compiled a team earned run average of 5.05 in the prior season (7th in KBO), and the staff rung up 1,131 batters. Their pitching staff walked 523 hitters and their FIP finished at 5.56 as a team for the prior year. Lotte surrendered 1,442 base hits (10.1 per 9 innings) and also 719 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio was 2.16 and the pitching staff held a collective WHIP of 1.53.

LG knocked in 115 HRs for the prior year and 765 runs batted in. They put up 238 doubles, while taking a walk 616 times and scoring 808 runs. The LG Twins recorded a team OBP of .366 in addition to a team batting average of .283 for the prior year. The Twins held a slugging % of .414 and they averaged 5.61 runs per outing (2nd in baseball). They struck out on 969 occasions (9th in the league) and had 1,394 hits.

Chang-ki Hong is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for LG. Over the course of the 2,586 at-bats in his baseball career, Hong has earned a batting average of .314 in addition to 811 base hits. He has gone deep 19 times, with 1,044 total bases and a .404 slugging %. Hong has drawn a free base 470 times while fanning on 491 tries. He has amassed 504 runs and racked up 301 RBIs. His on-base percentage comes in at .432 and he has earned a career OPS of .836.

In their 166 chances at stealing a base, they made it 126 times and were caught 40 times (24.1% caught stealing rate). The LG Twins turned 135 double plays and owned a fielding percentage of .981 (3rd in Korean baseball). The Twins had 1,348 assists, 102 errors and accounted for 3,831 putouts over the course of last season.

The Twins had a WHIP of 1.491 in addition to having a FIP of 5.13 as a unit for the prior year. They finished at 7th in KBO as a staff in total hits allowed with 1,375. The LG pitching staff relinquished 728 runs last year while having a team ERA of 4.63 (657 earned runs conceded). Their strikeout to walk ratio was 2.05 (1,082 strikeouts against 529 bases on balls). They gave up 126 homers and they conceded 5.13 runs per 9 innings (2nd in KBO).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take LG (-160)

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