Kiwoom Heroes vs Lotte Giants Prediction, 6/3/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs Lotte Giants

Date: Tuesday, June 3, 2025

Location: Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan, South Korea

TV: KN-T

Odds/Point Spread: Kiwoom (+120) Lotte (-144)

Jun-woo Jeon and the Lotte Giants (31-25, 3rd in KBO) play the Kiwoom Heroes (16-44, 10th in KBO) at Sajik Baseball Stadium on Tuesday, June 3, 2025. The Heroes open this matchup at +120 while the Giants are coming in at -144. The over/under opens at 9.

As a team, the Kiwoom Heroes are compiling 3.5 runs per game, which has them at 10th in the league. They have earned 214 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .302. The Heroes have recorded 80 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 40 balls out of the stadium. They have 202 runs batted in as well as 479 base knocks so far this year, while their team batting average is sitting at .233. Kiwoom has a slugging percentage of .335 and have struck out 524 times, while getting the free base on 180 occasions.

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Joo Hwan Choi is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Kiwoom. Choi has compiled an average at the plate of .277 for his baseball career, with 585 runs scored and an OPS of .778. He has fanned 722 times and has taken a walk on 434 occasions, contributing to a .345 on-base percentage. For his pro baseball career, Choi has hit 132 balls over the fence while driving in 709 runs. His slugging percentage is .433 in addition to earning 1,928 bases. For his career, he stepped up to bat 5,039 times and got on base with a base hit 1,233 times.

The Kiwoom Heroes are sitting with 1,602 putouts on the year, as well as 549 assists and 52 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .976 which is 9th in the league and have accumulated 47 double plays. The Heroes have swiped 46 bags and have been caught 26 times, which means their caught stealing percentage comes in at 36.1%.

The Heroes have an earned run average of 5.81 this season (10th in KBO), and their staff has struck out 408 hitters. Heroes pitchers have conceded 60 home runs and also 392 total runs (1st in KBO). Kiwoom has relinquished 642 hits (10.8 per 9 innings) and 345 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.60 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.68.

Lotte has tallied 35 home runs on the season as well as 281 RBIs. They have hit 109 doubles, while taking a walk 212 times and scoring 298 runs. The Lotte Giants have accounted for an OBP of .360 and a batting average of .286 over the course of the season. The Giants have a team SLG% of .400 and they score 5.05 runs per game (3rd in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 399 instances (9th in baseball) and have 584 base hits.

Jun-woo Jeon is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Lotte. Jeon has drawn a free base 625 times while striking out on 1,124 attempts. He has recorded 1,079 runs in addition to having 1,002 runs batted in. His on-base percentage is .364 and he also has a has a OPS in his career of .829. He has hit a home run 217 times, as well as 3,100 bases in total and also a .465 slugging %. For the 6,673 official at-bats in his pro career, Jeon is sitting with a batting avereage of .299 with 1,996 base hits.

In their 54 attempts at swiping a bag, they have had success 46 times and been caught 8 times (14.8% caught stealing rate). The Lotte Giants have turned 48 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .978 (7th in Korean baseball). The Giants have 565 assists, 48 errors and have earned 1,574 putouts this year.

The Giants are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.482 and have a FIP of 5.25 as a staff on the year. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.93 (480 strikeouts vs 249 free passes). They rank 2nd in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 528. They have surrendered 50 home runs and they yield 5.25 runs per 9 innings (8th in the league). The Lotte pitching staff have allowed 306 runs for the year and come in with a team ERA of 4.77 (278 earned runs surrendered).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kiwoom (+120)

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