Kiwoom Heroes vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 5/28/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs Kia Tigers

Date: Wednesday, May 28, 2025

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: KN-T

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

Gwangju Kia Champions Field is the site where Chan-Ho Park and the Kia Tigers (24-25, 7th in KBO) will take on the Kiwoom Heroes (14-40, 10th in KBO) on Wednesday, May 28, 2025. The Tigers open this matchup at -128 while the Heroes are priced at +106. The O/U is set at 8.5.

Kiwoom has a slugging % of .334 and have been called out on strikes 475 times, while drawing a walk on 166 occasions. They have recorded 181 runs batted in in addition to 419 hits on the season, and their average at the plate is at .230. The Heroes have tallied 70 doubles as a team and have smacked 37 balls out of the park. They have tallied 193 runs and hold an OBP of .302. As a team, the Kiwoom Heroes are scoring 3.6 runs per game, which is 10th in the league.

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Sung Mun Song is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Kiwoom. In his career, Song has slapped 62 baseballs out of the park while driving in 389 runs. For his career, he stepped up to bat 2,826 times and got on base with a base knock 694 times. Song has recorded a batting average of .275 for his baseball career, with 338 scored runs and an OPS of .748. He has recorded a slugging percentage of .410 and he has totaled 1,035 bases. He has struck out 382 times and has walked on 250 occasions, which has contributed to a .338 OBP.

The Heroes have swiped 41 bags and have been gunned down 20 times, which means their caught stealing percentage sits at 32.8%. The Kiwoom Heroes have accounted for 1,359 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 458 assists and 44 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .976 which is 9th in Korean baseball and have a total of 39 double plays.

The Heroes have a team ERA of 6.02 on the season (10th in the league), and their staff has rung up 363 batters. Heroes pitchers have allowed 55 home runs and 358 total runs (1st in the league). Kiwoom has given up 578 base knocks (11.0 per 9 innings) and 315 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.60 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.71.

The Tigers have a SLG% of .385 and they earn 4.63 runs per game (5th in KBO). They have 99 doubles, while getting a free base 208 times and scoring 227 runs. Kia has knocked in 40 long balls so far this year to go along with 214 runs batted in. They have struck out on 365 occasions (7th in KBO) and have a total of 414 base hits. The Kia Tigers have an OBP of .337 and a batting average of .250 on the season.

Chan-Ho Park is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Kia. Park has tallied a walk 299 times while going down on strikes on 485 plate appearances. He has accumulated 461 runs and racked up 323 RBIs. His on-base percentage sits at .324 and he holds a career OPS of .652. He has hit it out of the park 19 times, as well as 1,054 total bases and a .328 slugging percentage. Over the course of the 3,217 official at-bats in his pro career, Park has earned a batting average of .262 in addition to having 844 base hits.

The Kia Tigers have turned 38 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .979 (6th in Korean baseball). The Tigers have racked up 470 assists, 36 errors and have a total of 1,239 putouts so far this season. Out of their 56 tries at swiping a bag, they have made it 43 times and been caught 13 times (23.2% caught stealing percentage).

The Tigers have a WHIP of 1.477 and are the owners of a FIP of 5.07 as a staff this season. They rank 5th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 446. The Kia pitching staff have allowed 242 runs on the season while holding an ERA of 4.48 (214 earned runs surrendered). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 1.94 (367 strikeouts vs 189 bases on balls). They have allowed 30 home runs and they concede 5.07 runs per 9 innings (7th in KBO).

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

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

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