Hanwha Eagles vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 8/1/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Hanwha Eagles vs Kia Tigers

Date: Friday, August 1, 2025

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: KN-T

Odds/Point Spread: Hanwha (-144) Kia (+120)

Patrick Wisdom and the Kia Tigers (46-47, 7th in KBO) host the Hanwha Eagles (58-37, 1st in KBO) at Gwangju Kia Champions Field on Friday, August 1, 2025. The moneyline on this game has the Eagles priced at -144 and the Tigers are at +120. The total opens at 8.

The Eagles have accumulated 166 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 81 balls out of the park. Hanwha has a slugging rate of .392 and have been called out on strikes 744 times, while getting the free base on 282 occasions. As a unit, the Hanwha Eagles are scoring 4.6 runs per game, which has them at 6th in the league. They have 413 RBI's in addition to 865 base knocks so far this year, while their team batting average comes in at .261. They have earned 448 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .329.

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Si Hwan Roh is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Hanwha. In his career, Noh has hit 112 baseballs over the fence while driving in 456 runs. For his time in baseball, he stepped up to bat 3,145 times and also came through with a base hit 717 times. Noh has a batting average of .261 for his time in baseball, in addition to 416 runs scored and an OPS of .789. He has earned a slugging percentage of .440 and he has a total of 1,206 bases. He has struck out 734 times and has taken a walk on 345 at-bats, contributing to a .349 on-base percentage.

The Hanwha Eagles have accumulated 2,626 putouts on the year, as well as 908 assists and 64 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .982 which puts them in 4th in Korean baseball and they have turned 67 double plays. The Eagles have stolen 63 bags and have been gunned down 25 times, which means their caught stealing percentage sits at 28.4%.

The Eagles have an earned run average of 3.45 over the course of the season (1st in baseball), and they have rung up 895 batters. Eagles pitchers have given up 72 long balls and 368 total runs (10th in the league). Hanwha has allowed 795 base hits (8.2 per 9 innings) and 335 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.91 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.26.

Kia has knocked in 90 HRs for the season in addition to 433 runs batted in. They hit 176 doubles, while walking 379 times and putting up 464 runs. The Kia Tigers have an on-base percentage of .340 in addition to a batting average of .260 so far this year. The Tigers have a slugging percentage of .399 and they are scoring 4.78 runs per contest (5th in KBO). They have struck out on 769 occasions (4th in the league) and have earned 866 base knocks.

Patrick Wisdom is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Kia. In the 5,235 official at-bats in his career, Wisdom has compiled an average at the plate of .241 with 1,262 hits. He has gone yard 272 times, with 2,409 total bases and also a .460 slugging percentage. Wisdom has drawn a free base 580 times while being called out on strikes on 1,677 attempts. He has scored 790 runs in addition to having earned 860 RBIs. His OBP comes in at .321 and he has a lifetime OPS of .781.

The Kia Tigers have turned 87 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .977 (8th in KBO). The Tigers have recorded 972 assists, 82 errors and have notched a total of 2,581 putouts so far this year. In their 103 attempts at swiping a bag, they have made it 78 times and been caught 25 times (24.3% caught stealing rate).

The Kia pitching staff have conceded 466 runs on the campaign while having an ERA of 4.39 (420 earned runs relinquished). They have surrendered 66 home runs and they concede 4.87 runs per 9 innings (7th in the league). The Tigers have a team WHIP of 1.429 with a FIP of 4.87 as a unit so far this season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.06 (708 strikeouts against 343 walks). They rank 4th in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 886.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Hanwha (-144)

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