Hanwha Eagles vs Lotte Giants Prediction, 6/17/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Hanwha Eagles vs Lotte Giants

Date: Tuesday, June 17, 2025

Location: Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan, South Korea

TV: KN-T

Odds/Point Spread: Hanwha (-145) Lotte (+125)

Seung Yeup Na and the Lotte Giants (37-30, 3rd in KBO) host the Hanwha Eagles (41-27, 1st in KBO) at Sajik Baseball Stadium on Tuesday, June 17, 2025. The odds on this matchup have the Eagles priced at -145 and the Giants are at +125. The O/U has been set at 8.5.

The Eagles have accounted for 118 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 52 balls out of the park. Hanwha has a slugging rate of .382 and have been called out on strikes 521 times, while drawing a walk on 207 occasions. As a team, the Hanwha Eagles are putting up 4.5 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 7th in baseball. They have accumulated 286 RBI's in addition to 592 hits this year, while their batting average comes in at .255. They have tallied 308 runs while having a team OBP of .326.

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Estevan Florial is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Hanwha. For his career, Florial has hit 124 balls over the fence while driving in 485 runs. He has accumulated a slugging percentage of .438 and he has racked up 1,566 bases. During his time in professional baseball, he stepped up to bat 4,105 times and has notched a hit 923 times. He has struck out 1,202 times and has been walked on 469 occasions, contributing to a .346 on-base percentage. Florial has an average at the plate of .258 for his career in baseball, in addition to 615 runs scored and an OPS of .784.

The Hanwha Eagles have earned 1,861 putouts so far this season, in addition to 640 assists and 37 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .985 which is 1st in the league and have accumulated 42 double plays. The Eagles have stolen 42 bases and have been caught 17 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage is 28.8%.

Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.86 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.24. Eagles pitchers have surrendered 49 home runs and 257 total runs (9th in the league). Hanwha has relinquished 546 base hits (7.9 per 9 innings) and 237 earned runs. The Eagles have compiled a team ERA of 3.44 on the year (1st in KBO), and they have struck out 629 batters.

The Giants have a team slugging percentage of .398 and they are earning 5.07 runs per contest (3rd in the league). They have recorded 127 two-baggers, while walking 256 times as well as earning 355 runs. Lotte has knocked in 41 long balls for the year as well as 333 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 482 instances (10th in baseball) and have totaled 696 hits. The Lotte Giants have a team on-base percentage of .360 and a team batting average of .286 for the year.

Seung Yeup Na is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Lotte. Na has recorded a walk 119 times while fanning on 151 occasions. His on-base rate is .380 and he has earned a career OPS of .801. For the 719 at-bats in his pro career, Na has accrued an average at the plate of .277 in addition to 199 base hits. He has a total of 101 runs in addition to having 107 RBIs. He has gone yard 16 times, in addition to having 303 total bases and a .421 slugging percentage.

In their 61 chances at getting a steal, they have been successful 52 times and been caught 9 times (14.8% caught stealing percentage). The Lotte Giants have turned 55 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .979 (6th in Korean baseball). The Giants have recorded 672 assists, 55 errors and have a tally of 1,865 putouts during this campaign.

The Lotte pitching staff have given up 361 runs so far this season while having an ERA of 4.82 (333 earned runs conceded). They have conceded 63 homers and they relinquish 5.23 runs per 9 innings (8th in KBO). The Giants have a WHIP of 1.476 and are the owners of a FIP of 5.23 as a team this year. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.01 (559 strikeouts against 278 walks). They are currently ranked 2nd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 639.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Hanwha (-145)

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