Kia Tigers vs Hanwha Eagles Prediction, 7/8/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kia Tigers vs Hanwha Eagles

Date: Tuesday, July 8, 2025

Location: Daejeon Hanwha Life Ballpark in Daejeon, South Korea

TV: KN-T

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

Hyoung Woo Choi and the Kia Tigers (45-37, 4th in KBO) head to Daejeon Hanwha Life Ballpark on Tuesday, July 8, 2025, where they'll take on the Hanwha Eagles (49-33, 1st in KBO). The Eagles open this contest at -160 while the Tigers are priced at +132. The over/under has been set at 9.

Kia owns a slugging percentage of .404 and have been rung up 672 times, while being walked on 342 occasions. They have compiled 386 runs batted in as well as 760 hits for the season, and their batting average is .261. The Tigers have accounted for 163 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 78 balls out of the stadium. They have notched a total of 416 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .343. As a team, the Kia Tigers are notching 4.9 runs per game, which puts them at 4th in the league.

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Hyoung Woo Choi is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Kia. For his career, Choi has hit 409 balls out of the park while driving in 1,706 runs. Over the course of his time in the league, he approached the plate 9,565 times and got on base with a base knock 2,536 times. Choi has accrued an average at the plate of .311 for his career in baseball, with 1,341 runs scored and an OPS of .933. His slugging percentage sits at .532 and he has accumulated 4,340 bases. He has struck out 1,460 times and has been walked on 1,179 occasions, contributing to a .401 OBP.

The Tigers have swiped 68 bases and have been caught 22 times, which means their caught stealing percentage is 24.4%. The Kia Tigers are sitting with 2,264 putouts so far this season, as well as 834 assists and 67 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .979 which is 8th in Korean baseball and have a total of 71 double plays.

The Tigers have an earned run average of 4.13 so far this season (5th in baseball), and they have struck out 633 batters. Kia has surrendered 754 base hits (9.0 per 9 innings) and also 346 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.09 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.40. Tigers pitchers have given up 54 long balls and 385 runs in total (5th in the league).

The Hanwha Eagles have an OBP of .325 in addition to a team batting average of .256 on the year. They have been rung up on 647 instances (6th in the league) and have a total of 726 base hits. Hanwha is sitting with 69 long balls this season and 350 RBIs. The Eagles hold a slugging % of .387 and they earn 4.51 runs per outing (6th in baseball). They have notched 141 two-baggers, while walking 243 times as well as putting up 379 runs.

Hyun Bin Moon is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Hanwha. Moon has tallied a walk 79 times while striking out on 188 attempts. He has recorded 113 runs in addition to having earned 139 runs batted in. His on-base percentage is .341 and he holds a career OPS of .749. He has homered 19 times, with 404 bases in total and also a .408 slugging percentage. In the 991 official at-bats in his pro career, Moon has a batting average of .285 in addition to having 282 base knocks.

Of their 77 attempts at stealing a base, they have made it 55 times and been caught 22 times (28.6% caught stealing percentage). The Hanwha Eagles have turned 58 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .983 (4th in Korean baseball). The Eagles have racked up 795 assists, 53 errors and have amassed 2,257 putouts so far this season.

The Eagles have a team WHIP of 1.252 and have a FIP of 3.71 as a team on the campaign. They come in at 9th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 672. The Hanwha pitching staff have given up 310 runs so far this year while holding a team ERA of 3.39 (283 earned runs relinquished). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 2.83 (764 strikeouts against 270 walks). They have surrendered 59 HR's and they concede 3.71 runs per 9 innings (1st in baseball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kia (+132)

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