Hanwha Eagles vs Lotte Giants Prediction, 6/18/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Hanwha Eagles vs Lotte Giants

Date: Wednesday, June 18, 2025

Location: Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan, South Korea

TV: KN-T

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

Sajik Baseball Stadium is the site where Jun-woo Jeon and the Lotte Giants (37-30, 3rd in KBO) will play the Hanwha Eagles (41-27, 1st in KBO) on Wednesday, June 18, 2025. The Eagles open this matchup at -145 while the Giants are coming in at +125. The over/under is set at 9.

As a squad, the Hanwha Eagles are recording 4.5 runs per game, which ranks them 7th in the league. They have tallied 308 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .326. The Eagles have accumulated 118 doubles as a team and have smacked 52 balls out of the park. They have 286 runs batted in as well as 592 base knocks on the campaign, while their team batting average is .255. Hanwha has a slugging percentage of .382 and have struck out 521 times, while taking a walk on 207 occasions.

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Si Hwan Roh is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Hanwha. For his pro baseball career, Noh has drilled 105 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 435 runs. He has recorded a slugging percentage of .437 and he has a total of 1,154 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he approached the plate 3,022 times and also came through with a base knock 691 times. He has been struck out 702 times and earned a walk on 331 occasions, contributing to a .349 on-base percentage. Noh has compiled an average at the plate of .262 for his career, with 394 runs scored and an OPS of .786.

The Eagles have stolen 42 bags and have been thrown out 17 times, which shows us their caught stealing rate is 28.8%. The Hanwha Eagles have 1,861 putouts on the year, in addition to 640 assists and 37 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .985 which puts them in 1st in the league and have accumulated 42 double plays.

The Eagles have an earned run average of 3.44 over the course of the season (1st in KBO), and the staff has rung up 629 batters. Hanwha has surrendered 546 hits (7.9 per 9 innings) and 237 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.86 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.24. Eagles pitchers have allowed 49 long balls in addition to 257 runs in total (9th in baseball).

The Lotte Giants are sitting with an on-base percentage of .360 as well as a batting average of .286 on the year. They have been called out on strikes on 482 instances (10th in the league) and have tallied 696 hits. Lotte is sitting with 41 home runs on the campaign as well as 333 runs batted in. The Giants have a team slugging % of .398 and they are scoring 5.07 runs per contest (3rd in the league). They have hit 127 two-baggers, while walking 256 times as well as recording 355 runs.

Jun-woo Jeon is a hitter who should impact this game for Lotte. Jeon has drawn a walk 629 times while going down on strikes on 1,130 chances. His on-base percentage is .364 and he has earned a career OPS of .829. During the 6,716 official at-bats in his baseball career, Jeon has a batting average of .299 with 2,010 hits. He has recorded 1,085 runs and has 1,013 runs batted in. He has hit a home run 219 times, as well as 3,122 total bases and also a .465 slugging percentage.

Of 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 hold a fielding percentage of .979 (6th in KBO). The Giants have recorded 672 assists, 55 errors and have earned a total of 1,865 putouts for the year.

The Giants hold a team WHIP of 1.476 in addition to having a FIP of 5.23 as a team for the year. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 2.01 (559 strikeouts vs 278 free passes). They have a ranking of 2nd in KBO as a staff in total hits conceded with 639. They have surrendered 63 dingers and they allow 5.23 runs per 9 innings (8th in baseball). The Lotte pitching staff have surrendered 361 runs this season while holding a team ERA of 4.82 (333 earned runs conceded).

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

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

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