Kiwoom Heroes vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 8/21/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs Kia Tigers

Date: Thursday, August 21, 2025

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: TVING

Odds/Point Spread: Kiwoom (+132) Kia (-160)

Gwangju Kia Champions Field is the venue where Patrick Wisdom and the Kia Tigers (53-53, 5th in KBO) will play the Kiwoom Heroes (36-75, 10th in KBO) on Thursday, August 21, 2025. The Heroes open this matchup at +132 while the Tigers are coming in at -160. The O/U is set at 8.

The Heroes have tallied 161 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 85 balls out of the park. Kiwoom has a slugging percentage of .350 and have struck out 979 times, while being walked on 352 occasions. As a unit, the Kiwoom Heroes are knocking in 3.8 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 10th in baseball. They have recorded 413 RBI's in addition to 938 hits this year, while their batting average is at .239. They have notched a total of 442 runs and have an OBP of .309.

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Joo Hwan Choi is a hitter who should impact this game for Kiwoom. For his career, Choi has hit 138 balls out of the park while knocking in 739 runs. He is sitting with a career slugging percentage of .432 and he has racked up 2,010 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he stepped up to bat 5,253 times and has delivered a base hit 1,283 times. He has struck out 752 times and has taken a walk on 448 occasions, contributing to a .344 OBP. Choi has accrued an average at the plate of .276 in his time in baseball, with 603 runs scored and an OPS of .776.

The Kiwoom Heroes have a tally of 3,058 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 1,048 assists and 97 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .977 which ranks 7th in KBO and have 94 double plays. The Heroes have swiped 94 bags and have been caught 43 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage is 31.4%.

The Heroes have an earned run average of 5.45 on the season (10th in the league), and their staff has struck out 760 batters. Kiwoom has allowed 1,166 base hits (10.3 per 9 innings) and also 617 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 1.66 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.59. Heroes pitchers have surrendered 119 home runs in addition to 695 total runs (1st in the league).

The Tigers hold a team SLG% of .401 and they earn 4.81 runs per game (4th in the league). They have hit 192 doubles, while taking a walk 417 times as well as racking up 529 runs. Kia has accumulated 107 long balls so far this year in addition to 492 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 889 occasions (3rd in KBO) and have recorded 987 hits. The Kia Tigers have compiled a team OBP of .338 in addition to a team batting average of .260 on the campaign.

Patrick Wisdom is a hitter who should impact this game for Kia. Over the course of the 5,289 at-bats in his professional career, Wisdom is sitting with a batting avereage of .241 in addition to having 1,276 base knocks. He has homered 277 times, as well as 2,440 total bases and also a .461 slugging %. Wisdom has recorded a walk 582 times while striking out on 1,696 chances. He has scored 798 runs in addition to having earned 872 runs batted in. His OBP sits at .321 and he holds a career OPS of .782.

In their 121 attempts at getting a steal, they have been successful 89 times and been caught 32 times (26.4% caught stealing rate). The Kia Tigers have turned 99 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .977 (8th in KBO). The Tigers have accrued 1,096 assists, 95 errors and have a tally of 2,922 putouts so far this season.

The Tigers have a team WHIP of 1.403 with a FIP of 4.83 as a pitching staff for the season. They come in at 5th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 984. The Kia pitching staff have given up 523 runs this season and come in with a team ERA of 4.33 (469 earned runs given up). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.11 (807 strikeouts against 383 walks). They have allowed 73 homers and they allow 4.83 runs per 9 innings (7th in baseball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kiwoom (+132)

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