Kia Tigers vs Hanwha Eagles Prediction, 4/14/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kia Tigers vs Hanwha Eagles

Date: Sunday, April 14, 2024

Location: Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon, South Korea

TV: SPO-2T

Hyoung Woo Choi and the Kia Tigers (11-4, 1st in KBO) go to Hanwha Life Eagles Park on Sunday, April 14, 2024, where they'll take on the Hanwha Eagles (9-7, 5th in KBO).

Kia has a slugging % of .448 and have been rung up 89 times, while getting the free base on 54 occasions. They have accounted for 76 RBI's and 158 base knocks this year, while their team batting average is at .304. The Tigers have compiled 38 doubles as a team and have hit 11 balls out of the stadium. They have earned a total of 79 runs scored and have an OBP of .371. As a squad, the Kia Tigers are notching 5.3 runs per game, which puts them at 5th in the league.

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Hyoung Woo Choi is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Kia. For his career, Choi has hit 375 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 1,552 runs. He is sitting with a career slugging percentage of .531 and he has racked up 3,990 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he came to the plate 8,800 times and has delivered with a base hit 2,337 times. He has gone down on strikes 1,328 times and has been walked on 1,086 attempts at the plate, which has contributed to a .401 OBP. Choi has compiled an average at the plate of .311 for his career in baseball, in addition to 1,234 scored runs and an OPS of .932.

The Tigers have stolen 13 bags and have been thrown out 3 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage sits at 18.8%. The Kia Tigers have a total of 399 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 151 assists and 25 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .957 which ranks 10th in the league and they have turned 11 double plays.

They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.97 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.35. Tigers pitchers have surrendered 9 long balls in addition to 61 runs in total (10th in baseball). Kia has surrendered 115 base hits (7.8 per 9 innings) and 44 earned runs. The Tigers have an earned run average of 2.98 on the campaign (1st in the league), and their staff has struck out 128 batters.

The Hanwha Eagles have accumulated a team on-base percentage of .354 in addition to a team batting average of .256 this year. They have been rung up on 119 occasions (7th in baseball) and have recorded 137 hits. Hanwha has accounted for 14 home runs so far this season in addition to 83 runs batted in. The Eagles have a team slugging % of .417 and they are recording 5.38 runs per contest (4th in baseball). They have hit 32 doubles, while walking 74 times and earning 86 runs.

Si Hwan Roh is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Hanwha. Noh has tallied a walk 249 times while striking out on 524 chances. His on-base % is .351 and he is the owner of a has a OPS in his career of .787. In the 1,910 at-bats in his pro career, Noh has hit .262 with 501 hits. He has accounted for 272 runs in addition to having 312 RBIs. He has gone deep 73 times, in addition to having 833 total bases and also a .436 slugging %.

In their 21 chances at getting a steal, they have had success 17 times and been caught 4 times (19.0% caught stealing rate). The Hanwha Eagles have turned 17 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .984 (5th in Korean baseball). The Eagles have accrued 131 assists, 9 errors and have a tally of 420 putouts during this campaign.

The Hanwha pitching staff have given up 69 runs for the year while holding an ERA of 3.99 (62 earned runs surrendered). They have conceded 14 homers and they concede 4.44 runs per 9 innings (3rd in KBO). The Eagles have a team WHIP of 1.307 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.44 as a squad on the year. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.60 (130 strikeouts vs 50 bases on balls). They are sitting at 8th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 133.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kia

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