Kia Tigers vs Lotte Giants Prediction, 8/7/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kia Tigers vs Lotte Giants

Date: Thursday, August 7, 2025

Location: Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan, South Korea

TV: MS-T

Odds/Point Spread: Kia (+220) Lotte (-275)

Sajik Baseball Stadium is the site where Seung Min Go and the Lotte Giants (57-45, 3rd in KBO) will play the Kia Tigers (49-47, 4th in KBO) on Thursday, August 7, 2025. The Giants open this matchup at -275 while the Tigers are priced at +220. The over/under has been set at 8.

As a squad, the Kia Tigers are notching 4.7 runs per contest, which is 5th in the league. They have tallied 472 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .337. The Tigers have hit 180 doubles as a unit and have knocked 91 balls out of the stadium. They have earned 440 runs batted in in addition to 886 base knocks on the season, and their team batting average is .258. Kia has a slugging % of .396 and have been called out on strikes 803 times, while taking a walk on 382 occasions.

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Hyoung Woo Choi is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Kia. Choi has recorded a batting average of .310 in his time in baseball, in addition to 1,346 runs scored and an OPS of .931. He has struck out 1,474 times and has gotten a free base on 1,180 at-bats, contributing to a .400 OBP. In his career, Choi has hit 411 baseballs over the fence while knocking in 1,709 runs. His slugging percentage is .531 and he has racked up 4,360 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he came to bat 9,619 times and came through with a base base hit 2,549 times.

The Tigers have stolen 80 bags and have been thrown out 27 times, which shows us their caught stealing rate is 25.2%. The Kia Tigers have amassed 2,662 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 1,003 assists and 84 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .978 which ranks 7th in the league and they have turned 91 double plays.

The Tigers have compiled a team ERA of 4.30 so far this season (7th in KBO), and the staff has struck out 734 hitters. Kia has surrendered 901 hits (9.1 per 9 innings) in addition to 424 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.09 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.41. Tigers pitchers have relinquished 67 home runs and also 470 runs in total (5th in KBO).

Lotte has accounted for 53 home runs for the season as well as 475 runs batted in. They have hit 184 doubles, while getting a free base 377 times as well as scoring 507 runs. The Lotte Giants hold an on-base percentage of .351 as well as a batting average of .276 over the course of the season. The Giants have a slugging percentage of .382 and they tally 4.83 runs per game (4th in baseball). They have been called out on strikes on 715 occasions (10th in the league) and have 991 base knocks.

Seung Min Go is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Lotte. Go has recorded a walk 155 times while being called out on strikes on 278 chances. His on-base % is .354 and he also has a has a OPS in his career of .770. During the 1,423 official at-bats in his baseball career, Go has accrued an average at the plate of .287 with 408 hits. He has accrued 214 runs in addition to having 184 RBIs. He has hit the long ball 26 times, in addition to having 592 total bases and a .416 slugging percentage.

In their 99 attempts at swiping a bag, they have had success 85 times and been caught 14 times (14.1% caught stealing percentage). The Lotte Giants have turned 85 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .979 (6th in the league). The Giants have accrued 991 assists, 81 errors and are sitting with 2,795 putouts during this campaign.

The Lotte pitching staff have given up 512 runs on the campaign while holding an ERA of 4.50 (466 earned runs conceded). They have allowed 86 homers and they allow 4.95 runs per 9 innings (8th in baseball). The Giants hold a team WHIP of 1.448 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.95 as a squad so far this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 2.21 (865 strikeouts vs 392 walks). They are currently ranked 3rd in KBO as a staff in total hits allowed with 956.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kia (+220)

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