Hanwha Eagles vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 7/5/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Hanwha Eagles vs Kiwoom Heroes

Date: Saturday, July 5, 2025

Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SPO-T

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

Joo Hwan Choi and the Kiwoom Heroes (26-55, 10th in KBO) play the Hanwha Eagles (46-33, 1st in KBO) at Gocheok Sky Dome on Saturday, July 5, 2025. The Eagles open this game at -152 while the Heroes are coming in at +126. The O/U opens at 8.5.

Hanwha is slugging .380 and have struck out 619 times, while being walked on 232 occasions. They have tallied 326 runs batted in as well as 681 base knocks this year, while their team batting average is .254. The Eagles have accrued 133 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 61 balls out of the stadium. They have a total of 354 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .323. As a unit, the Hanwha Eagles are knocking in 4.4 runs per game, which ranks them 6th in baseball.

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Si Hwan Roh is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Hanwha. In his career, Noh has drilled 107 baseballs out of the park while driving in 442 runs. In his time spent in pro baseball, he came to bat 3,067 times and also came through with a base hit 700 times. Noh has compiled an average at the plate of .261 for his time in baseball, with 400 runs scored and an OPS of .785. His slugging percentage sits at .437 and he has racked up 1,170 bases. He has gone down on strikes 715 times and has gotten a free base on 332 occasions, contributing to a .348 on-base percentage.

The Hanwha Eagles are sitting with 2,143 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 753 assists and 49 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .983 which is 4th in Korean baseball and have a total of 56 double plays. The Eagles have swiped 48 bases and have been thrown out 22 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage is 31.4%.

The Eagles are sitting with a team ERA of 3.43 on the year (1st in the league), and the staff has struck out 726 hitters. Eagles pitchers have surrendered 58 home runs and 297 runs (10th in baseball). Hanwha has surrendered 643 base hits (8.1 per 9 innings) in addition to 272 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.85 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.26.

Kiwoom has accounted for 60 home runs on the year to go along with 294 RBIs. They have 113 two-baggers, while walking 254 times and earning 313 runs. The Kiwoom Heroes have earned an on-base percentage of .308 as well as a team batting average of .238 for the season. The Heroes have a team slugging percentage of .345 and they average 3.73 runs per contest (10th in the league). They have struck out on 712 occasions (1st in the league) and have accounted for 682 hits.

Joo Hwan Choi is a batter who should impact this game for Kiwoom. Choi has earned a free base 439 times while fanning on 737 chances. He has a total of 590 runs in addition to having earned 717 runs batted in. His OBP sits at .343 and he also has a career OPS of .774. He has hit a home run 133 times, with 1,955 bases in total and a .431 slugging %. Over the course of the 4,540 official at-bats in his career, Choi has hit .275 with 1,250 base hits.

Of their 95 attempts at swiping a bag, they have had success 62 times and been caught 33 times (34.7% caught stealing rate). The Kiwoom Heroes have turned 69 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .976 (9th in the league). The Heroes have 751 assists, 72 errors and have amassed 2,232 putouts this season.

The Kiwoom pitching staff have allowed 506 runs over the course of the season and come in with a team ERA of 5.41 (447 earned runs surrendered). They have allowed 80 long balls and they relinquish 6.12 runs per 9 innings (10th in the league). The Heroes hold a team WHIP of 1.628 and have a FIP of 6.12 as a staff this season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.62 (554 strikeouts vs 341 bases on balls). They have a ranking of 1st in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 870.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Hanwha (-152)

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