LG Twins vs Hanwha Eagles Prediction, 5/1/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: LG Twins vs Hanwha Eagles

Date: Thursday, May 1, 2025

Location: Daejeon Hanwha Life Ballpark in Daejeon, South Korea

TV: MS-T

Odds/Point Spread: LG (-210) Hanwha (+172)

Daejeon Hanwha Life Ballpark is the venue where Eun Seong Chae and the Hanwha Eagles (18-13, 3rd in KBO) will play the LG Twins (20-10, 1st in KBO) on Thursday, May 1, 2025. The Twins open this matchup at -210 while the Eagles are coming in at +172. The O/U has been set at 8.

The Twins have compiled 47 doubles as a team and have hit 28 balls out of the park. LG has a slugging % of .398 and have been called out on strikes 219 times, while drawing a walk on 145 occasions. As a team, the LG Twins are knocking in 5.6 runs per game, which has them at 2nd in KBO. They have 154 RBI's in addition to 262 base knocks this year, and their team batting average is sitting at .264. They have earned a total of 169 runs while holding a team OBP of .364.

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Austin Dean is a batter who should be able to impact this game for LG. Dean has hit .287 in his time in baseball, with 734 scored runs and an OPS of .818. He has gone down on strikes 880 times and has walked on 460 at-bats, contributing to a .353 OBP. For his career, Dean has slapped 160 baseballs over the fence while knocking in 743 runs. He has earned a slugging percentage of .465 and he has a total of 2,176 bases. For his career, he approached the plate 5,247 times and also came through with a base hit 1,344 times.

The LG Twins have notched a total of 795 putouts this season, in addition to 278 assists and 12 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .989 which has them sitting 1st in Korean baseball and they have turned 26 double plays. The Twins have swiped 18 bags and have been caught 2 times, which means their caught stealing percentage is 10.0%.

The Twins have a team ERA of 3.12 on the season (2nd in KBO), and they have struck out 258 batters. LG has given up 203 base hits (6.9 per 9 innings) and also 92 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.50 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.15. Twins pitchers have yielded 17 home runs and also 95 runs in total (10th in the league).

The Eagles hold a slugging percentage of .366 and they average 4.32 runs per game (6th in the league). They have hit 54 doubles, while taking a walk 101 times as well as racking up 134 runs. Hanwha has recorded 21 home runs for the year and 128 RBIs. They have been rung up on 241 occasions (4th in baseball) and have 242 base hits. The Hanwha Eagles have accumulated a team on-base percentage of .315 as well as a batting average of .238 on the season.

Eun Seong Chae is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Hanwha. During the 4,402 at-bats in his baseball career, Chae has compiled an average at the plate of .290 and has racked up 1,277 hits. He has homered 141 times, with 1,956 bases in total and also a .444 slugging percentage. Chae has drawn a walk 349 times while striking out on 829 attempts. He is sitting with 582 runs in addition to having earned 772 RBIs. His OBP comes in at .355 and he has a lifetime OPS of .799.

Out of their 24 tries at stealing a base, they have had success 16 times and been caught 8 times (33.3% caught stealing percentage). The Hanwha Eagles have turned 20 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .984 (4th in KBO). The Eagles have 310 assists, 18 errors and have notched a total of 816 putouts for the year.

The Eagles are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.268 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.71 as a pitching staff this year. They are currently ranked 6th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 244. The Hanwha pitching staff have given up 112 runs over the course of the season while holding an ERA of 3.41 (103 earned runs relinquished). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.70 (273 strikeouts vs 101 free passes). They have surrendered 19 homers and they relinquish 3.71 runs per 9 innings (3rd in KBO).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take LG (-210)

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