Kia Tigers vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 6/24/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kia Tigers vs Kiwoom Heroes

Date: Tuesday, June 24, 2025

Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea

TV: KN-T

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

Gocheok Sky Dome is the venue where Ruben Cardenas and the Kiwoom Heroes (21-53, 10th in KBO) will play the Kia Tigers (38-33, 4th in KBO) on Tuesday, June 24, 2025. The Tigers open this matchup at -196 while the Heroes are coming in at +162. The over/under is set at 8.5.

The Tigers have compiled 138 doubles as a team and have hit 66 balls out of the stadium. Kia has a slugging % of .394 and have been called out on strikes 581 times, while being walked on 295 occasions. As a unit, the Kia Tigers are notching 4.7 runs per game, which is 5th in KBO. They have earned 316 runs batted in and 633 base knocks on the season, while their team batting average is .255. They have accumulated 342 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .339.

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Hyoung Woo Choi is a hitter who should impact this game for Kia. In his pro baseball career, Choi has hit 408 balls out of the park while knocking in 1,698 runs. He has amassed a slugging percentage of .532 in addition to racking up 4,319 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he came to bat 9,515 times and has delivered a base hit 2,522 times. He has fanned 1,452 times and earned a walk on 1,172 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .401 on-base %. Choi has a batting average of .311 for his time in baseball, in addition to 1,330 scored runs and an OPS of .933.

The Kia Tigers have earned 1,823 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 685 assists and 57 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .978 which is 7th in the league and have accumulated 66 double plays. The Tigers have stolen 47 bags and have been caught 24 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage is 33.8%.

The Tigers are sitting with a team ERA of 4.15 for the season (5th in the league), and the staff has rung up 559 hitters. Tigers pitchers have allowed 48 home runs and also 332 runs (5th in the league). Kia has conceded 643 base knocks (9.0 per 9 innings) and 298 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.12 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.40.

Kiwoom has accumulated 51 home runs for the year in addition to 248 RBIs. They have hit 105 doubles, while taking a walk 227 times and scoring 263 runs. The Kiwoom Heroes have accumulated a team on-base percentage of .301 in addition to a team batting average of .231 for the season. The Heroes hold a team SLG% of .335 and they are recording 3.46 runs per contest (10th in the league). They have been rung up on 660 occasions (1st in KBO) and have a total of 594 hits.

Ruben Cardenas is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Kiwoom. Cardenas has tallied a free base 276 times while striking out on 657 tries. His on-base % is .345 and he has earned a career OPS of .823. Over the course of the 2,748 official at-bats in his professional career, Cardenas has an average at the plate of .272 with 748 base knocks. He has accounted for 431 runs and has 487 runs batted in. He has gone deep 120 times, as well as 1,314 total bases and also a .478 slugging %.

Of their 85 tries at swiping a bag, they have had success 55 times and been caught 30 times (35.3% caught stealing rate). The Kiwoom Heroes have turned 59 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .975 (10th in KBO). The Heroes have racked up 648 assists, 66 errors and have a total of 1,902 putouts for the season.

The Kiwoom pitching staff have relinquished 471 runs this year while holding a team ERA of 5.61 (418 earned runs surrendered). They have allowed 73 homers and they surrender 6.32 runs per 9 innings (10th in KBO). The Heroes hold a team WHIP of 1.677 with a FIP of 6.32 as a pitching staff so far this season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 1.57 (495 strikeouts vs 315 walks). They are sitting at 1st in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 810.

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kiwoom (+162)

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