Hanwha Eagles vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 5/9/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Hanwha Eagles vs Kiwoom Heroes

Date: Friday, May 9, 2025

Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea

TV: TVING

Odds/Point Spread: Hanwha (-160) Kiwoom (+132)

Si Hwan Roh and the Hanwha Eagles (23-13, 1st in KBO) go to Gocheok Sky Dome on Friday, May 9, 2025, where they'll take on the Kiwoom Heroes (12-27, 10th in KBO). The Eagles open this matchup at -160 while the Heroes are priced at +132. The total is set at 8.5.

Hanwha has a slugging % of .370 and have struck out 286 times, while being walked on 110 occasions. They have accrued 145 runs batted in and 283 base knocks so far this season, while their average at the plate is .240. The Eagles have earned 63 doubles as a squad and have smacked 26 balls out of the stadium. They have 151 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .313. As a team, the Hanwha Eagles are earning 4.2 runs per game, which ranks them 7th in the league.

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Si Hwan Roh is a hitter who should impact this game for Hanwha. Noh has accrued an average at the plate of .266 for his time in baseball, in addition to 375 runs scored and an OPS of .796. He has fanned 673 times and has been walked on 312 attempts at the plate, which has contributed to a .352 on-base percentage. In his career, Noh has slapped 102 baseballs over the fence while driving in 414 runs. His slugging percentage sits at .444 and he has accumulated 1,115 bases. During his time in professional baseball, he came to the plate 2,873 times and has delivered with a base hit 667 times.

The Hanwha Eagles have earned a total of 957 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 363 assists and 20 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .985 which is 4th in the league and have accumulated 24 double plays. The Eagles have stolen 20 bases and have been caught 9 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 31.0%.

They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.72 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.21. Eagles pitchers have conceded 21 home runs and 119 total runs (9th in baseball). Hanwha has conceded 270 base hits (7.6 per 9 innings) in addition to 109 earned runs. The Eagles are sitting with a team ERA of 3.08 on the year (2nd in the league), and the staff has struck out 315 hitters.

The Kiwoom Heroes hold an on-base percentage of .310 as well as a team batting average of .236 this year. They have been rung up on 342 occasions (1st in KBO) and are sitting with 312 hits. Kiwoom has tallied 25 home runs this year to go along with 139 RBIs. The Heroes have a team SLG% of .338 and they are scoring 3.85 runs per outing (9th in KBO). They have notched 54 doubles, while getting a free base 124 times as well as racking up 150 runs.

Joo Hwan Choi is a batter who should impact this game for Kiwoom. Choi has drawn a free base 424 times while striking out on 711 occasions. He has accrued 577 runs in addition to having 697 runs batted in. His on-base percentage is .345 and he has earned a has a OPS in his career of .778. He has gone deep 130 times, as well as 1,899 total bases and also a .433 slugging percentage. During the 4,383 official at-bats in his pro career, Choi has hit .277 with 1,213 hits.

The Kiwoom Heroes have turned 35 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .973 (10th in Korean baseball). The Heroes have racked up 341 assists, 37 errors and have earned a total of 1,017 putouts over the course of the season. Of their 45 chances at swiping a bag, they got to the bag before the ball 30 times and been caught 15 times (33.3% caught stealing rate).

The Heroes have a WHIP of 1.746 and are the owners of a FIP of 6.80 as a squad on the campaign. They are currently ranked 1st in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 424. The Kiwoom pitching staff have conceded 256 runs on the campaign while having an ERA of 5.81 (219 earned runs allowed). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 1.58 (266 strikeouts against 168 free passes). They have given up 40 homers and they concede 6.80 runs per 9 innings (10th in baseball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Hanwha (-160)

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