Hanwha Eagles vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 5/4/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Hanwha Eagles vs Kia Tigers

Date: Sunday, May 4, 2025

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: MS-T

Odds/Point Spread: Hanwha (-196) Kia (+162)

Gwangju Kia Champions Field is the venue where Patrick Wisdom and the Kia Tigers (14-16, 7th in KBO) will take on the Hanwha Eagles (19-13, 2nd in KBO) on Sunday, May 4, 2025. The Tigers open this contest at +162 while the Eagles are coming in at -196. The total is set at 9.

The Eagles have earned 57 two-baggers as a squad and have smacked 23 balls out of the stadium. Hanwha has a slugging % of .372 and have struck out 249 times, while getting the free base on 103 occasions. As a squad, the Hanwha Eagles are scoring 4.3 runs per outing, which ranks them 6th in baseball. They have accumulated 133 runs batted in as well as 251 hits this season, while their batting average is sitting at .240. They have accounted for 139 runs and have an on-base percentage of .316.

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Si Hwan Roh is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Hanwha. For his career, Noh has hit 101 baseballs over the fence while knocking in 412 runs. He is sitting with a career slugging percentage of .443 and he has totaled 1,106 bases. In his time spent in pro baseball, he stepped up to bat 2,856 times and came through with a base hit 662 times. He has struck out 667 times and has taken a walk on 310 occasions, contributing to a .351 on-base percentage. Noh has accrued an average at the plate of .265 in his time in baseball, with 373 runs scored and an OPS of .794.

The Hanwha Eagles have a total of 843 putouts so far this season, as well as 322 assists and 18 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .985 which has them ranked 4th in KBO and have accumulated 21 double plays. The Eagles have swiped 16 bags and have been thrown out 8 times, which tells us their caught stealing rate is 33.3%.

Their K/BB ratio is 2.76 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.25. Eagles pitchers have relinquished 20 long balls and also 114 runs in total (8th in baseball). Hanwha has conceded 250 base hits (8.0 per 9 innings) in addition to 105 earned runs. The Eagles have compiled a team ERA of 3.36 for the season (3rd in the league), and their staff has rung up 282 batters.

The Tigers have a slugging percentage of .400 and they have an average of 4.60 runs per contest (5th in the league). They have notched 64 doubles, while taking a walk 129 times as well as recording 138 runs. Kia has knocked in 28 home runs so far this year as well as 131 runs batted in. They have struck out on 230 occasions (8th in the league) and have accounted for 251 base hits. The Kia Tigers have compiled a team OBP of .337 as well as a batting average of .250 on the season.

Patrick Wisdom is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Kia. Wisdom has drawn a free base 558 times while fanning on 1,619 chances. He has compiled 757 runs and has 827 runs batted in. His OBP sits at .321 and he has earned a lifetime OPS of .780. He has homered 259 times, as well as 2,316 total bases and a .459 slugging %. In the 5,049 at-bats in his professional career, Wisdom has hit .241 and has racked up 1,218 base knocks.

The Kia Tigers have turned 23 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .979 (5th in Korean baseball). The Tigers have racked up 315 assists, 24 errors and have amassed 786 putouts on the campaign. Out of their 38 attempts at stealing a base, they have been successful 28 times and been caught 10 times (26.3% caught stealing percentage).

The Tigers hold a team WHIP of 1.534 in addition to having a FIP of 5.53 as a team on the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 1.81 (212 strikeouts vs 117 walks). They come in at 2nd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 285. They have allowed 17 home runs and they allow 5.53 runs per 9 innings (8th in the league). The Kia pitching staff have yielded 161 runs so far this season while having a team ERA of 4.77 (139 earned runs yielded).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Hanwha (-196)

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