Kiwoom Heroes vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 5/29/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds
Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs Kia Tigers
Date: Thursday, May 29, 2025
Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea
TV: SPO-2T
Odds/Point Spread: Kiwoom (+106) Kia (-128)
Ruben Cardenas and the Kiwoom Heroes (14-41, 10th in KBO) travel to Gwangju Kia Champions Field on Thursday, May 29, 2025, where they'll meet the Kia Tigers (24-26, 8th in KBO). The odds on this contest have the Heroes priced at +106 and the Tigers are at -128. The over/under opens at 8.
The Heroes have accrued 71 doubles as a team and have hit 37 balls out of the stadium. Kiwoom has a slugging % of .333 and have struck out 481 times, while getting the free base on 167 occasions. As a team, the Kiwoom Heroes are scoring 3.5 runs per game, which is 10th in the league. They have amassed 181 runs batted in as well as 427 base knocks this year, and their team batting average is .230. They are sitting with 193 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .302.
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Ruben Cardenas is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Kiwoom. For his pro baseball career, Cardenas has hit 120 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 487 runs. For his time in baseball, he stepped up to the plate 3,086 times and has delivered with a base knock 744 times. Cardenas has hit .273 for his time in baseball, with 430 scored runs and an OPS of .826. He has compiled a slugging percentage of .480 in addition to having tallied 1,310 bases. He has been struck out 655 times and has taken a walk on 275 at-bats, which contributes in part to a .346 on-base percentage.
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The Heroes have stolen 42 bags and have been caught 22 times, which means their caught stealing percentage comes in at 34.4%. The Kiwoom Heroes have earned a total of 1,440 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 492 assists and 44 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .978 which is 8th in KBO and have 44 double plays.
They have a K/BB ratio of 1.58 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.70. Heroes pitchers have given up 55 long balls and also 360 total runs (1st in baseball). Kiwoom has given up 583 hits (10.9 per 9 innings) and 317 earned runs. The Heroes have a team ERA of 5.94 so far this year (10th in the league), and the staff has struck out 367 hitters.
Kia has a total of 42 HRs so far this season to go along with 216 RBIs. The have tallied 100 two-baggers, while taking a walk 208 times and racking up 229 runs. The Kia Tigers have tallied an on-base percentage of .335 and a batting average of .249 this year. The Tigers hold a slugging percentage of .385 and they earn 4.58 runs per contest (5th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 375 occasions (7th in KBO) and have recorded 421 hits.
Hyoung Woo Choi is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Kia. Choi has recorded a free base 1,158 times while going down on strikes on 1,434 tries. He has accrued 1,317 runs and also has 1,685 RBIs. His on-base rate is .400 and he also has a lifetime OPS of .932. He has gone yard 404 times, as well as 4,279 total bases and also a .532 slugging percentage. Over the course of the 8,044 at-bats in his pro career, Choi is sitting with a batting avereage of .311 in addition to having 2,498 hits.
The Kia Tigers have turned 41 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .979 (7th in the league). The Tigers have accrued 492 assists, 39 errors and are sitting with 1,314 putouts on the season. In their 57 attempts at stealing a base, they have been successful 43 times and been caught 14 times (24.6% caught stealing percentage).
The Tigers have a WHIP of 1.466 with a FIP of 5.03 as a team for the year. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 1.95 (375 strikeouts vs 192 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 5th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 450. They have yielded 32 homers and they surrender 5.03 runs per 9 innings (7th in KBO). The Kia pitching staff have conceded 245 runs over the course of the season and come in with a team ERA of 4.46 (217 earned runs allowed).
Who will win tonight's KBO game against the spread?
Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kiwoom (+106)
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