Hanwha Eagles vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 4/7/2022 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Hanwha Eagles vs Kia Tigers

Date: Thursday, April 7, 2022

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: KBS N Sports

Odds/Point Spread: Hanwha (+120) Kia (-158)

Chan-Ho Park and the Kia Tigers (58-75, 9th in KBO) host the Hanwha Eagles (49-82, 10th in KBO) at Gwangju Kia Champions Field on Thursday, April 7, 2022. The Eagles open this matchup at +120 while the Tigers are priced at -158. The O/U has been set at 8.5.

As a team, the Hanwha Eagles knocked in 4.2 runs per contest, which put them at 9th in baseball. They were sitting with 596 runs scored while having a team OBP of .335. The Eagles accumulated 211 doubles as a squad and hit 80 baseballs out of the stadium. They compiled 551 runs batted in and 1,104 hits over the course of last season, and their average at the plate was at .237. Hanwha owned a slugging percentage of .342 and were called out on strikes 1,278 times, while drawing a walk on 632 occasions.

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Joo-Suk Ha is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Hanwha. In his professional baseball career, Ha has hit 43 baseballs out of the park while driving in 269 runs. Over the course of his pro career, he came to the plate 2,494 times and has come through with a hit 608 times. Ha has compiled an average at the plate of .266 for his time in baseball, with 314 runs scored and an OPS of .698. He has amassed a slugging percentage of .380 and he has totaled 867 bases. He has gone down on strikes 592 times and has been walked on 144 attempts at the plate, which contributes in part to a .317 OBP.

The Eagles swiped 111 bags and were thrown out 41 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage finished at 27.0%. The Hanwha Eagles earned 3,776 putouts over the course of last year, as well as 1,259 assists and 120 errors. Their fielding percentage held steady at .977 which had them ranked 9th in KBO and they turned 121 double plays.

Their strikeout to walk ratio was at 1.50 and the pitching staff held a collective WHIP of 1.50. Eagles pitchers conceded 114 long balls and 734 total runs (3rd in baseball). Hanwha allowed 1,200 hits (8.6 per 9 innings) and also 648 earned runs. The Eagles had an ERA of 4.67 last year (7th in KBO), and they rung up 1,006 batters.

The Tigers held a slugging percentage of .336 and they scored 3.97 runs per game (10th in baseball). They put up 183 doubles, while walking 595 times as well as putting up 567 runs. Kia had 65 HRs over the course of last year as well as 545 RBIs. They were rung up on 914 occasions (9th in the league) and totaled 1,193 base hits. The Kia Tigers recorded an on-base percentage of .338 in addition to a team batting average of .249 last season.

Chan-Ho Park is a batter who should impact this game for Kia. Park has recorded a walk 132 times while fanning on 299 chances. He has compiled 199 runs in addition to having earned 154 runs batted in. His on-base percentage is .293 and he also has a career OPS of .584. He has gone deep 6 times, as well as 468 total bases and a .291 slugging percentage. For the 1,606 at-bats in his career, Park has compiled an average at the plate of .235 with 377 hits.

The Kia Tigers twisted 140 double plays and owned a fielding percentage of .979 (6th in Korean baseball). The Tigers racked up 1,365 assists, 110 errors and amassed 3,807 putouts over the course of last season. In their 135 attempts at swiping a bag, they had success 92 times and were caught 43 times (31.9% caught stealing rate).

The Kia pitching staff allowed 746 runs last season while holding an ERA of 4.89 (684 earned runs yielded). They allowed 133 dingers and they conceded 5.33 runs per 9 innings (9th in the league). The Tigers had a team WHIP of 1.500 and had a FIP of 5.33 as a squad during the previous year. They earned a K/BB ratio of 1.54 (946 strikeouts vs 616 free passes). They ranked 6th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 1,274.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Hanwha (+120)

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