Hanwha Eagles vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 8/28/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Hanwha Eagles vs Kiwoom Heroes

Date: Thursday, August 28, 2025

Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SPO-2T

Odds/Point Spread: Hanwha (-122) Kiwoom (+102)

Si Hwan Roh and the Hanwha Eagles (68-48, 2nd in KBO) are headed to Gocheok Sky Dome on Thursday, August 28, 2025, where they'll meet the Kiwoom Heroes (38-80, 10th in KBO). The moneyline on this game has the Eagles priced at -122 and the Heroes are at +102. The over/under has been set at 8.5.

As a team, the Hanwha Eagles are notching 4.5 runs per contest, which ranks them 7th in baseball. They have racked up 537 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .329. The Eagles have earned 202 two-baggers as a team and have hit 97 balls out of the stadium. They have accounted for 499 RBI's in addition to 1,042 base knocks for the year, and their average at the plate is .260. Hanwha has a slugging rate of .390 and have struck out 870 times, while drawing a walk on 354 occasions.

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Si Hwan Roh is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Hanwha. In his professional baseball career, Noh has hit 116 baseballs out of the park while driving in 466 runs. His career slugging percentage is .440 in addition to racking up 1,243 bases. In his time in the Majors, he came to bat 3,237 times and came through with a base base hit 737 times. He has struck out 749 times and has gotten a free base on 354 occasions, contributing to a .348 on-base percentage. Noh has an average at the plate of .261 for his career, with 430 scored runs and an OPS of .788.

The Hanwha Eagles have accounted for 3,194 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 1,101 assists and 76 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .983 which ranks 3rd in the league and they have turned 81 double plays. The Eagles have swiped 81 bases and have been gunned down 33 times, which tells us their caught stealing rate is 28.9%.

The Eagles have compiled a team ERA of 3.48 so far this year (1st in baseball), and their staff has struck out 1,098 batters. Eagles pitchers have allowed 81 home runs and 453 runs (9th in KBO). Hanwha has allowed 975 base hits (8.2 per 9 innings) as well as 411 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.92 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.27.

The Kiwoom Heroes have earned a team OBP of .310 and a team batting average of .242 so far this year. They have been rung up on 1,023 occasions (1st in KBO) and are sitting with 1,012 base knocks. Kiwoom has compiled 92 HRs on the season in addition to 450 RBIs. The Heroes hold a team slugging percentage of .356 and they are earning 3.96 runs per outing (10th in the league). They have recorded 172 two-baggers, while walking 369 times as well as scoring 483 runs.

Joo Hwan Choi is a batter who can be a difference maker for Kiwoom. Choi has drawn a walk 448 times while fanning on 753 attempts. His on-base rate is .343 and he also has a has a OPS in his career of .776. During the 4,666 at-bats in his professional career, Choi has recorded a batting average of .276 with 1,287 base knocks. He has scored 605 runs in addition to having earned 745 runs batted in. He has hit a home run 140 times, with 2,022 total bases and a .433 slugging percentage.

Out of their 138 tries at getting a steal, they have made it 95 times and been caught 43 times (31.2% caught stealing percentage). The Kiwoom Heroes have turned 99 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .978 (8th in Korean baseball). The Heroes have recorded 1,103 assists, 99 errors and have 3,235 putouts so far this year.

The Heroes are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.594 and are the owners of a FIP of 6.24 as a unit on the season. They rank 1st in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 1,242. The Kiwoom pitching staff have surrendered 748 runs on the season while holding an ERA of 5.56 (666 earned runs surrendered). Their K/BB ratio sits at 1.68 (799 strikeouts against 477 walks). They have given up 132 homers and they relinquish 6.24 runs per 9 innings (10th in KBO).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Hanwha (-122)

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