Kiwoom Heroes vs LG Twins Prediction, 5/13/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs LG Twins

Date: Tuesday, May 13, 2025

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SPO-T

Odds/Point Spread: Kiwoom (+220) LG (-275)

Joo Hwan Choi and the Kiwoom Heroes (13-30, 10th in KBO) head to Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Tuesday, May 13, 2025, where they'll take on the LG Twins (26-14, 2nd in KBO). The Twins open this matchup at -275 while the Heroes are coming in at +220. The over/under has been set at 9.

The Heroes have accumulated 59 doubles as a squad and have smacked 33 balls out of the stadium. Kiwoom has a slugging rate of .346 and have struck out 378 times, while being walked on 139 occasions. As a unit, the Kiwoom Heroes are putting up 3.9 runs per contest, which is 8th in KBO. They have 156 RBI's and 336 hits on the season, and their team batting average comes in at .232. They have accumulated 167 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .308.

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Joo Hwan Choi is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Kiwoom. Choi has hit .277 for his time in baseball, with 578 runs scored and an OPS of .778. He has struck out 712 times and earned a walk on 427 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .345 OBP. In his pro baseball career, Choi has hit 130 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 701 runs. He has compiled a slugging percentage of .433 in addition to racking up 1,905 bases. In his time spent in pro baseball, he stepped into the batters box 4,970 times and has come through with a base knock 1,217 times.

The Kiwoom Heroes have accounted for 1,125 putouts this season, in addition to 370 assists and 41 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .973 which puts them in 10th in the league and have earned 36 double plays. The Heroes have stolen 35 bags and have been thrown out 16 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 31.4%.

They have a K/BB ratio of 1.62 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.75. Heroes pitchers have given up 43 home runs in addition to 290 total runs (1st in baseball). Kiwoom has yielded 473 base hits (11.4 per 9 innings) as well as 250 earned runs. The Heroes have an earned run average of 6.00 for the year (10th in the league), and they have struck out 299 hitters.

LG is sitting with 36 home runs so far this year to go along with 196 runs batted in. The have tallied 57 two-baggers, while walking 187 times and putting up 213 runs. The LG Twins hold a team OBP of .358 in addition to a batting average of .260 on the year. The Twins have a team slugging % of .389 and they average 5.33 runs per contest (2nd in KBO). They have been rung up on 293 occasions (7th in KBO) and have notched a total of 341 base hits.

Chang-ki Hong is a batter who should be able to impact this game for LG. Hong has earned a free base 494 times while fanning on 525 chances. His on-base percentage comes in at .430 and he is the owner of a career OPS of .828. During the 2,715 at-bats in his pro career, Hong has accumulated a batting average of .311 with 845 base knocks. He has compiled 527 runs and also has 313 runs batted in. He has hit the long ball 19 times, with 1,081 bases in total and a .398 slugging %.

The LG Twins have turned 38 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .990 (1st in KBO). The Twins have 387 assists, 15 errors and have a tally of 1,056 putouts so far this year. In their 28 tries at getting a steal, they have made it 22 times and been caught 6 times (21.4% caught stealing percentage).

The Twins have a WHIP of 1.170 with a FIP of 3.25 as a pitching staff this year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.36 (324 strikeouts vs 137 bases on balls). They are sitting at 10th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 275. They have surrendered 26 homers and they relinquish 3.25 runs per 9 innings (1st in KBO). The LG pitching staff have given up 127 runs over the course of the season while having a team ERA of 3.14 (123 earned runs conceded).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kiwoom (+220)

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