Kiwoom Heroes vs Lotte Giants Prediction, 6/24/2022 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs Lotte Giants

Date: Friday, June 24, 2022

Location: Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan, South Korea

TV: KBS N Sports

Yasiel Puig and the Kiwoom Heroes (40-27, 2nd in KBO) travel to Sajik Baseball Stadium on Friday, June 24, 2022, where they'll meet the Lotte Giants (29-35, 8th in KBO).

Kiwoom has a slugging percentage of .361 and have struck out 503 times, while taking a walk on 247 occasions. They have amassed 268 runs batted in and 569 hits this season, while their team batting average is .243. The Heroes have tallied 103 doubles as a squad and have hit 47 balls out of the park. They have a total of 289 runs and have an on-base percentage of .324. As a unit, the Kiwoom Heroes are recording 4.3 runs per game, which is 5th in baseball.

Get all of our KBO Picks

Yasiel Puig is a hitter who should impact this game for Kiwoom. For his professional baseball career, Puig has drilled 194 baseballs out of the park while driving in 644 runs. In his time spent in pro baseball, he stepped up to bat 5,008 times and has reached base with a base knock 1,245 times. Puig has an average at the plate of .282 in his time in baseball, in addition to 709 scored runs and an OPS of .843. He has accumulated a slugging percentage of .483 and he has racked up 2,135 bases. He has gone down on strikes 952 times and has gotten a free base on 482 occasions, which contributes in part to a .360 OBP.

The Heroes have stolen 34 bases and have been caught 23 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage is 40.4%. The Kiwoom Heroes have a total of 1,856 putouts on the year, in addition to 746 assists and 54 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .980 which has them ranked 4th in the league and have a total of 60 double plays.

The Heroes have compiled a team earned run average of 3.36 for the year (1st in baseball), and the staff has struck out 494 hitters. Heroes pitchers have relinquished 37 home runs in addition to 267 runs in total (9th in baseball). Kiwoom has surrendered 552 base hits (8.0 per 9 innings) in addition to 231 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.24 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.25.

The Giants hold a slugging % of .369 and they average 4.08 runs per game (8th in baseball). They have 99 doubles, while getting a free base 178 times as well as recording 269 runs. Lotte has knocked in 46 home runs on the campaign to go along with 252 RBIs. They have struck out on 465 instances (7th in baseball) and have recorded 587 base hits. The Lotte Giants hold a team OBP of .316 as well as a team batting average of .258 over the course of the season.

DJ Peters is a hitter who should impact this game for Lotte. Over the course of the 2,409 at-bats in his career, Peters is sitting with a batting avereage of .254 with 611 base knocks. He has homered 123 times, with 1,144 total bases and also a .475 slugging %. Peters has drawn a free base 260 times while being called out on strikes on 838 occasions. He has amassed 389 runs and racked up 377 runs batted in. His on-base rate is .341 and he has a lifetime OPS of .816.

In their 61 chances at getting a steal, they have been successful 42 times and been caught 19 times (31.1% caught stealing percentage). The Lotte Giants have turned 66 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .976 (6th in KBO). The Giants have accrued 683 assists, 60 errors and have a total of 1,787 putouts on the season.

The Giants hold a team WHIP of 1.368 with a FIP of 4.59 as a team on the campaign. They are sitting at 4th in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 587. The Lotte pitching staff have yielded 304 runs this year and come in with a team ERA of 4.05 (268 earned runs surrendered). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.51 (569 strikeouts vs 227 free passes). They have allowed 31 homers and they give up 4.59 runs per 9 innings (8th in KBO).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kiwoom

Get $60 worth of FREE premium member picks. No Obligation. No Salesman. No Credit Card. Fast Sign up with Instant Access Click Here