Kiwoom Heroes vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 3/24/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs Kia Tigers

Date: Sunday, March 24, 2024

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: SPO-T

Gwangju Kia Champions Field is the venue where Hyoung Woo Choi and the Kia Tigers (73-69, 6th in KBO) will take on the Kiwoom Heroes (58-83, 10th in KBO) on Sunday, March 24, 2024.

As a unit, the Kiwoom Heroes put up 4.2 runs per game, which had them sitting at 9th in the league. They were sitting with 607 runs and have an on-base percentage of .331. The Heroes tallied 223 doubles as a unit and hit 61 balls out of the park. They tallied 576 runs batted in as well as 1,323 hits during the previous year, while their batting average was at .261. Kiwoom had a slugging rate of .353 and were rung up 1,096 times, while getting the free base on 484 occasions.

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Hye Seong Kim is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Kiwoom. For his career, Kim has hit 26 balls out of the park while driving in 311 runs. During his time in professional baseball, he came to the plate 3,252 times and has delivered a hit 877 times. Kim has compiled an average at the plate of .300 for his baseball career, with 501 scored runs and an OPS of .753. His slugging percentage is .393 and he has racked up 1,149 bases. He has struck out 561 times and has walked on 278 occasions, which has contributed to a .360 on-base percentage.

The Kiwoom Heroes earned a total of 3,865 putouts last year, in addition to 1,424 assists and 115 errors. Their fielding percentage was at .979 which had them sitting 6th in KBO and they twisted 125 double plays. The Heroes swiped 129 bags and were caught 45 times, which means their caught stealing percentage finished at 25.9%.

Their K/BB ratio was 1.81 and their pitching staff earned a collective WHIP of 1.45. Their pitching staff walked 532 players from the other team and their FIP came in at 4.96 as a unit in the prior season. Kiwoom surrendered 1,339 hits (9.4 per 9 innings) as well as 631 earned runs. The Heroes held a team earned run average of 4.41 over the course of the prior season (9th in baseball), and they struck out 962 batters.

The Tigers held a team slugging % of .390 and they had an average of 5.04 runs per game (2nd in the league). They notched 224 doubles, while walking 500 times and scoring 726 runs. Kia had 101 home runs for the prior year as well as 673 RBIs. They were called out on strikes on 957 occasions (7th in baseball) and had 1,365 base hits. The Kia Tigers tallied an OBP of .345 in addition to a team batting average of .276 last year.

Hyoung Woo Choi is a batter who can be a difference maker for Kia. Choi has drawn a free base 1,078 times while fanning on 1,318 occasions. He is sitting with 1,224 runs in addition to having earned 1,542 runs batted in. His OBP comes in at .402 and he has a lifetime OPS of .934. He has hit a home run 373 times, as well as 3,966 total bases and a .532 slugging percentage. During the 7,452 at-bats in his baseball career, Choi has earned a batting average of .312 in addition to having 2,323 hits.

Of their 133 attempts at swiping a bag, they had success 98 times and were caught 35 times (26.3% caught stealing rate). The Kia Tigers twisted 137 double plays and held a fielding percentage of .981 (3rd in the league). The Tigers recorded 1,356 assists, 102 errors and accounted for 3,807 putouts last season.

The Tigers held a team WHIP of 1.425 and had a FIP of 4.61 as a staff last year. They finished at 9th in KBO as a staff in total hits given up with 1,244. The Kia pitching staff surrendered 650 runs in the previous season while having an ERA of 4.13 (583 earned runs conceded). They earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.74 (980 strikeouts against 564 bases on balls). They gave up 89 homers and they surrendered 4.61 runs per 9 innings (5th in baseball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kia

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