Kia Tigers vs Hanwha Eagles Prediction, 7/9/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kia Tigers vs Hanwha Eagles

Date: Wednesday, July 9, 2025

Location: Daejeon Hanwha Life Ballpark in Daejeon, South Korea

TV: SPO-T

Odds/Point Spread: Kia (+162) Hanwha (-196)

Patrick Wisdom and the Kia Tigers (45-37, 4th in KBO) travel to Daejeon Hanwha Life Ballpark on Wednesday, July 9, 2025, where they'll meet the Hanwha Eagles (49-33, 1st in KBO). The odds on this matchup have the Tigers priced at +162 and the Eagles are at -196. The total opens at 8.

As a team, the Kia Tigers are scoring 4.9 runs per game, which is 4th in baseball. They have notched a total of 416 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .343. The Tigers have recorded 163 two-baggers as a team and have hit 78 balls out of the park. They have accrued 386 RBI's as well as 760 base knocks over the course of the season, and their team batting average comes in at .261. Kia has a slugging rate of .404 and have struck out 672 times, while drawing a walk on 342 occasions.

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Patrick Wisdom is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Kia. For his career, Wisdom has slapped 268 baseballs over the fence while knocking in 851 runs. He is sitting with a career slugging percentage of .460 in addition to racking up 2,389 bases. In his time spent in pro baseball, he came to bat 5,878 times and has reached base with a hit 1,255 times. He has been struck out 1,664 times and has taken a walk on 578 attempts at the plate, which contributes in part to a .322 OBP. Wisdom has earned a batting average of .242 for his career, in addition to 783 runs scored and an OPS of .782.

The Kia Tigers have earned a total of 2,264 putouts on the year, in addition to 834 assists and 67 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .979 which has them sitting 8th in the league and have accumulated 71 double plays. The Tigers have stolen 68 bases and have been gunned down 22 times, which means their caught stealing rate is 24.4%.

The Tigers are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.13 on the campaign (5th in KBO), and the staff has struck out 633 hitters. Kia has relinquished 754 base hits (9.0 per 9 innings) in addition to 346 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.09 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.40. Tigers pitchers have given up 54 home runs in addition to 385 runs in total (5th in KBO).

Hanwha has compiled 69 home runs on the campaign to go along with 350 RBIs. They have hit 141 doubles, while walking 243 times as well as notching 379 runs. The Hanwha Eagles have accounted for a team on-base percentage of .325 in addition to a batting average of .256 for the season. The Eagles hold a slugging percentage of .387 and they tally 4.51 runs per contest (6th in KBO). They have been rung up on 647 occasions (6th in the league) and have earned 726 hits.

Si Hwan Roh is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Hanwha. Noh has earned a free base 334 times while fanning on 720 plate appearances. His on-base percentage sits at .347 and he has a has a OPS in his career of .784. Over the course of the 2,697 official at-bats in his pro career, Noh has recorded a batting average of .261 in addition to having 703 base hits. He has recorded 404 runs and racked up 446 RBIs. He has homered 109 times, as well as 1,179 total bases and a .437 slugging percentage.

Out of their 77 attempts at getting a steal, they got to the bag before the ball 55 times and been caught 22 times (28.6% caught stealing percentage). The Hanwha Eagles have turned 58 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .983 (4th in Korean baseball). The Eagles have accrued 795 assists, 53 errors and have accumulated 2,257 putouts this season.

The Eagles have a WHIP of 1.252 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.71 as a unit on the campaign. They come in at 9th in baseball as a staff in total hits allowed with 672. The Hanwha pitching staff have allowed 310 runs on the campaign while holding a team ERA of 3.39 (283 earned runs surrendered). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.83 (764 strikeouts vs 270 bases on balls). They have surrendered 59 home runs and they give up 3.71 runs per 9 innings (1st in KBO).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Hanwha (-196)

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