Kia Tigers vs SSG Landers Prediction, 5/9/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kia Tigers vs SSG Landers

Date: Friday, May 9, 2025

Location: Incheon SSG Landers Field in Incheon, South Korea

TV: KN-T

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

Ji Hoon Choi and the SSG Landers (16-18, 7th in KBO) play the Kia Tigers (16-18, 6th in KBO) at Incheon SSG Landers Field on Friday, May 9, 2025. The moneyline on this matchup has the Tigers coming in at +132 and the Landers are at -160. The O/U is set at 8.

As a squad, the Kia Tigers are putting up 4.7 runs/g, which has them at 6th in KBO. They have accumulated 159 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .338. The Tigers have recorded 70 two-baggers as a team and have hit 29 balls out of the stadium. They have recorded 150 runs batted in in addition to 284 hits so far this year, and their batting average is .248. Kia has a slugging % of .387 and have struck out 260 times, while drawing a walk on 150 occasions.

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Patrick Wisdom is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Kia. In his career, Wisdom has hit 259 baseballs over the fence while driving in 831 runs. For his time in baseball, he came to bat 5,733 times and got on base with a hit 1,220 times. Wisdom has hit .241 for his career, with 759 scored runs and an OPS of .779. His slugging percentage is .458 in addition to having tallied 2,319 bases. He has struck out 1,625 times and has taken a walk on 560 occasions, contributing to a .321 on-base %.

The Tigers have stolen 33 bases and have been gunned down 11 times, which means their caught stealing percentage is 25.0%. The Kia Tigers have accounted for 900 putouts this season, in addition to 353 assists and 26 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .980 which has them ranked 5th in Korean baseball and have a total of 26 double plays.

The Tigers have a team ERA of 4.47 so far this year (7th in the league), and their staff has rung up 253 hitters. Tigers pitchers have relinquished 19 long balls and also 171 runs in total (5th in the league). Kia has conceded 313 base knocks (9.4 per 9 innings) and 149 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 1.99 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.47.

The SSG Landers hold a team on-base percentage of .313 in addition to a team batting average of .232 on the campaign. They have struck out on 290 instances (4th in the league) and have tallied 271 base hits. SSG has tallied 22 home runs so far this season and 129 runs batted in. The Landers have a team slugging % of .329 and they are recording 3.77 runs per outing (10th in baseball). They have notched 43 doubles, while walking 129 times as well as scoring 132 runs.

Ji Hoon Choi is a batter who should be able to impact this game for SSG. Choi has earned a walk 228 times while fanning on 371 occasions. He has accumulated 408 runs in addition to having 226 runs batted in. His on-base percentage is .340 and he has earned a lifetime OPS of .724. He has hit the long ball 31 times, with 987 bases in total and a .383 slugging percentage. For the 2,579 at-bats in his career, Choi has earned a batting average of .278 in addition to 717 base hits.

The SSG Landers have turned 35 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .978 (8th in Korean baseball). The Landers have 345 assists, 29 errors and have a total of 950 putouts on the season. Out of their 30 tries at swiping a bag, they have been successful 20 times and been caught 10 times (33.3% caught stealing rate).

The Landers hold a team WHIP of 1.369 in addition to having a FIP of 4.38 as a squad so far this season. They have a ranking of 7th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 292. The SSG pitching staff have surrendered 154 runs so far this season while having a team ERA of 3.90 (137 earned runs conceded). Their K/BB ratio sits at 2.08 (293 strikeouts vs 141 bases on balls). They have relinquished 30 long balls and they yield 4.38 runs per 9 innings (5th in the league).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take SSG (-160)

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