LG Twins vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 8/23/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: LG Twins vs Kia Tigers

Date: Saturday, August 23, 2025

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: TVING

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

Bo Gyeong Moon and the LG Twins (68-43, 1st in KBO) go to Gwangju Kia Champions Field on Saturday, August 23, 2025, where they'll take on the Kia Tigers (53-53, 5th in KBO). The Tigers open this matchup at +172 while the Twins are coming in at -210. The O/U has been set at 8.5.

The Twins have tallied 164 doubles as a squad and have hit 106 balls out of the park. LG has a slugging % of .406 and have struck out 776 times, while being walked on 492 occasions. As a unit, the LG Twins are notching 5.3 runs per outing, which puts them at 1st in baseball. They have amassed 561 runs batted in and 1,041 hits for the season, while their average at the plate is sitting at .272. They have accumulated 603 runs and have an OBP of .360.

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Bo Gyeong Moon is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for LG. For his professional baseball career, Moon has hit 71 baseballs over the fence while driving in 360 runs. He has compiled a slugging percentage of .463 in addition to having tallied 963 bases. During his time in professional baseball, he stepped up to bat 2,421 times and has delivered with a base knock 610 times. He has been struck out 391 times and has walked on 281 attempts at the plate, which has contributed to a .374 on-base percentage. Moon has hit .293 for his baseball career, with 323 scored runs and an OPS of .837.

The Twins have stolen 72 bags and have been thrown out 15 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage is 17.2%. The LG Twins have accumulated 3,010 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 1,117 assists and 66 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .984 which ranks 1st in the league and have earned 113 double plays.

The Twins are sitting with a team ERA of 3.68 this season (3rd in the league), and they have rung up 833 batters. Twins pitchers have conceded 69 long balls in addition to 437 runs in total (8th in baseball). LG has conceded 934 base hits (8.4 per 9 innings) and 410 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.16 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.32.

The Tigers hold a team SLG% of .401 and they are recording 4.81 runs per game (4th in the league). They have put up 192 two-baggers, while taking a walk 417 times as well as scoring 529 runs. Kia has accumulated 107 HRs this season as well as 492 RBIs. They have struck out on 889 instances (3rd in the league) and have earned a total of 987 hits. The Kia Tigers have an OBP of .338 in addition to a batting average of .260 so far this season.

Hyoung Woo Choi is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Kia. For the 8,249 at-bats in his pro career, Choi has accumulated a batting average of .310 in addition to having 2,557 base hits. He has gone yard 412 times, as well as 4,372 bases in total and a .530 slugging percentage. Choi has drawn a walk 1,186 times while fanning on 1,485 chances. He has accrued 1,350 runs and notched 1,715 RBIs. His on-base % is .400 and he has earned a has a OPS in his career of .930.

The Kia Tigers have turned 99 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .977 (8th in KBO). The Tigers have recorded 1,096 assists, 95 errors and have earned a total of 2,922 putouts so far this season. Of their 121 chances at swiping a bag, they have been successful 89 times and been caught 32 times (26.4% caught stealing percentage).

The Kia pitching staff have yielded 523 runs over the course of the season while having a team ERA of 4.33 (469 earned runs allowed). They have allowed 73 homers and they allow 4.83 runs per 9 innings (7th in baseball). The Tigers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.403 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.83 as a staff so far this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.11 (807 strikeouts vs 383 bases on balls). They come in at 5th in baseball as a staff in total hits conceded with 984.

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kia (+172)

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