Kiwoom Heroes vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 5/27/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs Kia Tigers

Date: Tuesday, May 27, 2025

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: KN-T

Odds/Point Spread: Kiwoom (+106) Kia (-128)

Patrick Wisdom and the Kia Tigers (24-25, 7th in KBO) play the Kiwoom Heroes (14-40, 10th in KBO) at Gwangju Kia Champions Field on Tuesday, May 27, 2025. The moneyline on this matchup has the Heroes coming in at +106 and the Tigers are at -128. The O/U has been set at 8.5.

Kiwoom has a slugging rate of .334 and have been called out on strikes 475 times, while taking a walk on 166 occasions. They have 181 RBI's and 419 base knocks this season, while their average at the plate is sitting at .230. The Heroes have hit 70 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 37 balls out of the park. They have 193 runs while holding a team OBP of .302. As a squad, the Kiwoom Heroes are putting up 3.6 runs per contest, which has them at 10th in baseball.

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Joo Hwan Choi is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Kiwoom. Choi has accumulated a batting average of .277 for his baseball career, in addition to 580 scored runs and an OPS of .779. He has been struck out 716 times and has walked on 431 occasions, which contributes in part to a .346 on-base percentage. For his career, Choi has drilled 130 baseballs over the fence while driving in 704 runs. His slugging percentage is .433 and he has a total of 1,916 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he stepped up to bat 5,009 times and has come through with a base hit 1,228 times.

The Heroes have stolen 41 bags and have been caught 20 times, which means their caught stealing percentage sits at 32.8%. The Kiwoom Heroes have accumulated 1,359 putouts thus far, as well as 458 assists and 44 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .976 which has them sitting 9th in Korean baseball and they have turned 39 double plays.

The Heroes have compiled a team ERA of 6.02 so far this season (10th in the league), and they have rung up 363 batters. Heroes pitchers have conceded 55 home runs and also 358 runs (1st in the league). Kiwoom has surrendered 578 base hits (11.0 per 9 innings) in addition to 315 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.60 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.71.

The Tigers have a team SLG% of .385 and they average 4.63 runs per contest (5th in the league). They have 99 doubles, while taking a walk 208 times and racking up 227 runs. Kia has knocked in 40 long balls so far this year to go along with 214 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 365 occasions (7th in KBO) and have tallied 414 base hits. The Kia Tigers have a team on-base percentage of .337 in addition to a team batting average of .250 this season.

Patrick Wisdom is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Kia. Wisdom has tallied a free base 561 times while being called out on strikes on 1,628 chances. He has accounted for 760 runs in addition to having 832 runs batted in. His on-base percentage is .320 and he has a lifetime OPS of .777. He has hit a home run 259 times, with 2,321 total bases and a .457 slugging percentage. For the 5,076 at-bats in his career, Wisdom has a batting average of .241 and has racked up 1,221 base knocks.

The Kia Tigers have turned 38 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .979 (6th in Korean baseball). The Tigers have accrued 470 assists, 36 errors and have amassed 1,239 putouts this year. Out of their 56 tries at swiping a bag, they have been successful 43 times and been caught 13 times (23.2% caught stealing percentage).

The Tigers have a team WHIP of 1.477 and have a FIP of 5.07 as a team for the season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 1.94 (367 strikeouts vs 189 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 5th in KBO as a staff in total hits allowed with 446. They have allowed 30 long balls and they surrender 5.07 runs per 9 innings (7th in KBO). The Kia pitching staff have allowed 242 runs for the year while having a team ERA of 4.48 (214 earned runs surrendered).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kiwoom (+106)

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