Hanwha Eagles vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 8/2/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Hanwha Eagles vs Kia Tigers

Date: Saturday, August 2, 2025

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: SPO-2T

Odds/Point Spread: Hanwha (-128) Kia (+106)

Gwangju Kia Champions Field is the site where Chan-Ho Park and the Kia Tigers (46-47, 7th in KBO) will play the Hanwha Eagles (58-37, 1st in KBO) on Saturday, August 2, 2025. The moneyline on this matchup has the Eagles priced at -128 and the Tigers are at +106. The O/U is set at 9.

Hanwha is slugging .392 and have been called out on strikes 744 times, while drawing a walk on 282 occasions. They have compiled 413 runs batted in in addition to 865 base knocks for the season, and their team batting average is sitting at .261. The Eagles have recorded 166 doubles as a unit and have knocked 81 balls out of the stadium. They have accumulated 448 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .329. As a squad, the Hanwha Eagles are compiling 4.6 runs per outing, which ranks them 6th in the league.

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Eun Seong Chae is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Hanwha. For his career, Chae has hit 155 baseballs over the fence while knocking in 825 runs. For his time in the league, he faced a pitcher 5,213 times and has reached base with a base hit 1,350 times. Chae has accrued an average at the plate of .292 for his career, in addition to 614 runs scored and an OPS of .806. He has amassed a slugging percentage of .450 and he has totaled 2,084 bases. He has struck out 872 times and has walked on 362 occasions, contributing to a .356 on-base percentage.

The Hanwha Eagles have a total of 2,626 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 908 assists and 64 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .982 which has them ranked 4th in KBO and they have turned 67 double plays. The Eagles have swiped 63 bags and have been thrown out 25 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage sits at 28.4%.

The Eagles hold a team ERA of 3.45 this season (1st in baseball), and they have rung up 895 batters. Eagles pitchers have surrendered 72 home runs and 368 total runs (10th in baseball). Hanwha has conceded 795 base hits (8.2 per 9 innings) and 335 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.91 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.26.

Kia has tallied 90 long balls on the season to go along with 433 RBIs. They have notched 176 doubles, while taking a walk 379 times and putting up 464 runs. The Kia Tigers have earned a team OBP of .340 as well as a team batting average of .260 for the year. The Tigers hold a slugging percentage of .399 and they have an average of 4.78 runs per outing (5th in the league). They have been rung up on 769 occasions (4th in baseball) and have notched a total of 866 hits.

Chan-Ho Park is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Kia. Park has drawn a free base 318 times while fanning on 514 attempts. He has recorded 486 runs in addition to having 339 RBIs. His on-base percentage comes in at .326 and he has a has a OPS in his career of .656. He has gone yard 21 times, as well as 1,123 total bases and a .330 slugging percentage. During the 3,402 at-bats in his career, Park has a batting average of .265 in addition to having 900 base hits.

Of their 103 chances at stealing a base, they have had success 78 times and been caught 25 times (24.3% caught stealing percentage). The Kia Tigers have turned 87 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .977 (8th in KBO). The Tigers have racked up 972 assists, 82 errors and have a total of 2,581 putouts for the year.

The Tigers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.429 in addition to having a FIP of 4.87 as a squad this season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 2.06 (708 strikeouts against 343 free passes). They rank 4th in baseball as a staff in total hits given up with 886. They have allowed 66 HR's and they surrender 4.87 runs per 9 innings (7th in baseball). The Kia pitching staff have surrendered 466 runs over the course of the season while having a team ERA of 4.39 (420 earned runs conceded).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Kia (+106)

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