Kiwoom Heroes vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 8/20/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs Kia Tigers

Date: Wednesday, August 20, 2025

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: SPO-2T

Odds/Point Spread: Kiwoom (+102) Kia (-122)

Hyoung Woo Choi and the Kia Tigers (53-53, 5th in KBO) play the Kiwoom Heroes (36-75, 10th in KBO) at Gwangju Kia Champions Field on Wednesday, August 20, 2025. The Tigers open this game at -122 while the Heroes are coming in at +102. The total opens at 8.

Kiwoom has a slugging rate of .350 and have been rung up 979 times, while taking a walk on 352 occasions. They have tallied 413 runs batted in and 938 base knocks so far this season, and their batting average is sitting at .239. The Heroes have compiled 161 doubles as a unit and have hit 85 balls out of the park. They have notched a total of 442 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .309. As a team, the Kiwoom Heroes are recording 3.8 runs per game, which is 10th in the league.

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Ju Hyoung Lee is a hitter who should impact this game for Kiwoom. For his career, Lee has hit 23 baseballs out of the park while driving in 96 runs. His career slugging percentage is .382 and he has racked up 319 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he approached the plate 963 times and has delivered with a hit 212 times. He has fanned 218 times and earned a walk on 83 occasions, contributing to a .348 OBP. Lee has hit .254 for his career in baseball, with 125 scored runs and an OPS of .726.

The Heroes have stolen 94 bags and have been thrown out 43 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage sits at 31.4%. The Kiwoom Heroes have 3,058 putouts for the season, as well as 1,048 assists and 97 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .977 which puts them in 7th in KBO and they have turned 94 double plays.

The Heroes have an ERA of 5.45 for the season (10th in the league), and they have rung up 760 hitters. Kiwoom has allowed 1,166 base hits (10.3 per 9 innings) and also 617 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.66 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.59. Heroes pitchers have allowed 119 home runs in addition to 695 runs (1st in baseball).

The Kia Tigers have recorded a team on-base percentage of .338 as well as a team batting average of .260 on the year. They have been called out on strikes on 889 instances (3rd in the league) and have tallied 987 hits. Kia has recorded 107 home runs this season as well as 492 runs batted in. The Tigers have a team SLG% of .401 and they are scoring 4.81 runs per outing (4th in KBO). They have put up 192 doubles, while getting a free base 417 times and recording 529 runs.

Hyoung Woo Choi is a batter who can be a difference maker for Kia. Choi has earned a walk 1,186 times while going down on strikes on 1,485 tries. He has compiled 1,350 runs in addition to having 1,715 runs batted in. His OBP sits at .400 and he is the owner of a lifetime OPS of .930. He has homered 412 times, as well as 4,372 bases in total and a .530 slugging percentage. Over the course of the 8,249 official at-bats in his pro career, Choi has hit .310 in addition to having 2,557 base hits.

In their 121 attempts at swiping a bag, they have had success 89 times and been caught 32 times (26.4% caught stealing rate). The Kia Tigers have turned 99 double plays and have a fielding rate of .977 (8th in KBO). The Tigers have 1,096 assists, 95 errors and have a total of 2,922 putouts on the season.

The Tigers hold a team WHIP of 1.403 with a FIP of 4.83 as a team on the year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.11 (807 strikeouts vs 383 walks). They are currently ranked 5th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 984. They have conceded 73 dingers and they relinquish 4.83 runs per 9 innings (7th in KBO). The Kia pitching staff have surrendered 523 runs on the season while having a team ERA of 4.33 (469 earned runs given up).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kiwoom (+102)

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