Hanwha Eagles vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 5/3/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Hanwha Eagles vs Kia Tigers

Date: Saturday, May 3, 2025

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: TVING

Odds/Point Spread: Hanwha (-152) Kia (+126)

Gwangju Kia Champions Field is the venue where Patrick Wisdom and the Kia Tigers (14-16, 6th in KBO) will play the Hanwha Eagles (19-13, 3rd in KBO) on Saturday, May 3, 2025. The Eagles open this game at -152 while the Tigers are priced at +126. The total opens at 8.5.

As a team, the Hanwha Eagles are putting up 4.3 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 6th in the league. They have racked up 139 runs scored and have an OBP of .316. The Eagles have earned 57 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 23 balls out of the park. They have accumulated 133 runs batted in as well as 251 hits so far this season, while their batting average sits at .240. Hanwha has a slugging rate of .372 and have been rung up 249 times, while being walked on 103 occasions.

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Si Hwan Roh is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Hanwha. For his professional baseball career, Noh has drilled 101 baseballs over the fence while knocking in 412 runs. He has accumulated a slugging percentage of .443 and he has racked up 1,106 bases. In his time in the Majors, he faced a pitcher 2,856 times and has reached base with a base hit 662 times. He has struck out 667 times and has taken a walk on 310 occasions, contributing to a .351 OBP. Noh has an average at the plate of .265 for his baseball career, with 373 runs scored and an OPS of .794.

The Hanwha Eagles have accounted for 843 putouts on the year, as well as 322 assists and 18 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .985 which is 4th in the league and have 21 double plays. The Eagles have stolen 16 bases and have been caught 8 times, which tells us their caught stealing rate is 33.3%.

The Eagles are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.36 so far this year (3rd in baseball), and their staff has struck out 282 hitters. Hanwha has given up 250 base hits (8.0 per 9 innings) in addition to 105 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 2.76 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.25. Eagles pitchers have yielded 20 home runs in addition to 114 runs (8th in KBO).

The Tigers have a team SLG% of .400 and they earn 4.60 runs per outing (5th in baseball). They have 64 two-baggers, while getting a free base 129 times as well as putting up 138 runs. Kia has accounted for 28 home runs so far this season and 131 RBIs. They have struck out on 230 instances (7th in the league) and have a total of 251 base hits. The Kia Tigers have recorded a team on-base percentage of .337 in addition to a team batting average of .250 so far this year.

Patrick Wisdom is a hitter who should impact this game for Kia. Wisdom has tallied a free base 558 times while fanning on 1,619 attempts. He has a total of 757 runs and also has 827 RBIs. His OBP comes in at .321 and he has earned a lifetime OPS of .780. He has homered 259 times, with 2,316 total bases and also a .459 slugging percentage. For the 5,049 at-bats in his baseball career, Wisdom has accumulated a batting average of .241 with 1,218 base hits.

The Kia Tigers have turned 23 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .979 (5th in the league). The Tigers have racked up 315 assists, 24 errors and have notched a total of 786 putouts over the course of the season. Out of their 38 chances at stealing a base, they have been successful 28 times and been caught 10 times (26.3% caught stealing percentage).

The Tigers have a WHIP of 1.534 with a FIP of 5.53 as a team for the year. Their K/BB ratio is 1.81 (212 strikeouts against 117 walks). They rank 2nd in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 285. They have conceded 17 home runs and they relinquish 5.53 runs per 9 innings (8th in KBO). The Kia pitching staff have allowed 161 runs on the campaign and come in with a team ERA of 4.77 (139 earned runs conceded).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Kia (+126)

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