Kiwoom Heroes vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 8/19/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs Kia Tigers

Date: Tuesday, August 19, 2025

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: MS-T

Odds/Point Spread: Kiwoom (+125) Kia (-145)

Gwangju Kia Champions Field is the site where Chan-Ho Park and the Kia Tigers (53-53, 5th in KBO) will take on the Kiwoom Heroes (36-75, 10th in KBO) on Tuesday, August 19, 2025. The Heroes open this game at +125 while the Tigers are priced at -145. The total opens at 8.5.

Kiwoom is slugging .350 and have struck out 979 times, while being walked on 352 occasions. They have 413 runs batted in as well as 938 hits so far this year, while their batting average sits at .239. The Heroes have hit 161 doubles as a team and have knocked 85 balls out of the stadium. They have 442 runs and have an on-base percentage of .309. As a unit, the Kiwoom Heroes are putting up 3.8 runs per game, which ranks them 10th in baseball.

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Sung Mun Song is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Kiwoom. For his career, Song has hit 74 baseballs over the fence while driving in 430 runs. For his time in the league, he came to bat 3,101 times and has delivered with a hit 773 times. Song is sitting with a batting avereage of .280 in his time in baseball, in addition to 382 scored runs and an OPS of .768. He has compiled a slugging percentage of .423 and he has a total of 1,170 bases. He has fanned 421 times and has gotten a free base on 284 occasions, contributing to a .345 on-base %.

The Kiwoom Heroes have accounted for 3,058 putouts on the campaign, as well as 1,048 assists and 97 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .977 which has them sitting 7th in Korean baseball and they have turned 94 double plays. The Heroes have stolen 94 bags and have been thrown out 43 times, which tells us their caught stealing rate is 31.4%.

The Heroes hold a team earned run average of 5.45 on the campaign (10th in the league), and they have rung up 760 hitters. Heroes pitchers have allowed 119 long balls and 695 runs in total (1st in the league). Kiwoom has given up 1,166 base hits (10.3 per 9 innings) in addition to 617 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 1.66 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.59.

The Tigers have a slugging percentage of .401 and they average 4.81 runs per game (4th in baseball). They have hit 192 doubles, while taking a walk 417 times and putting up 529 runs. Kia has compiled 107 home runs on the campaign to go along with 492 RBIs. They have been rung up on 889 instances (3rd in the league) and have accounted for 987 base hits. The Kia Tigers have earned a team OBP of .338 as well as a batting average of .260 on the year.

Chan-Ho Park is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Kia. Park has earned a free base 324 times while fanning on 517 attempts. His OBP comes in at .325 and he has a lifetime OPS of .653. Over the course of the 3,450 at-bats in his baseball career, Park is sitting with a batting avereage of .263 and has racked up 908 base hits. He has accounted for 496 runs in addition to having earned 340 runs batted in. He has gone deep 21 times, in addition to having 1,132 total bases and also a .328 slugging percentage.

The Kia Tigers have turned 99 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .977 (8th in KBO). The Tigers have accrued 1,096 assists, 95 errors and have a total of 2,922 putouts during this campaign. Out of their 121 attempts at stealing a base, they have had success 89 times and been caught 32 times (26.4% caught stealing percentage).

The Tigers have a team WHIP of 1.403 with a FIP of 4.83 as a unit this season. They are sitting at 5th in KBO as a staff in total hits surrendered with 984. The Kia pitching staff have allowed 523 runs this year while holding an ERA of 4.33 (469 earned runs yielded). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.11 (807 strikeouts against 383 bases on balls). They have given up 73 long balls and they allow 4.83 runs per 9 innings (7th in KBO).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kiwoom (+125)

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