LG Twins vs Lotte Giants Prediction, 5/20/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: LG Twins vs Lotte Giants

Date: Tuesday, May 20, 2025

Location: Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan, South Korea

TV: MS-T

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

Chang-ki Hong and the LG Twins (29-16, 1st in KBO) go to Sajik Baseball Stadium on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, where they'll take on the Lotte Giants (27-18, 3rd in KBO). The odds on this matchup have the Twins coming in at -275 and the Giants are at +220. The over/under opens at 9.

LG has a slugging percentage of .408 and have been called out on strikes 328 times, while taking a walk on 209 occasions. They have amassed 232 RBI's as well as 397 base knocks on the season, while their team batting average is sitting at .267. The Twins have accrued 67 doubles as a squad and have smacked 45 balls out of the park. They have notched a total of 250 runs while having a team OBP of .363. As a squad, the LG Twins are recording 5.6 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 1st in baseball.

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Chang-ki Hong is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for LG. In his pro baseball career, Hong has slapped 20 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 316 runs. His slugging percentage is .399 and he has totaled 1,086 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he came to the plate 3,343 times and has delivered with a hit 847 times. He has been struck out 526 times and has gotten a free base on 494 occasions, which contributes in part to a .430 on-base percentage. Hong has hit .311 for his career in baseball, with 528 runs scored and an OPS of .829.

The Twins have stolen 23 bags and have been thrown out 6 times, which shows us their caught stealing rate is 20.7%. The LG Twins have a total of 1,191 putouts on the year, in addition to 427 assists and 20 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .988 which has them ranked 1st in KBO and they have turned 40 double plays.

They have a K/BB ratio of 2.33 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.21. Twins pitchers have conceded 29 long balls in addition to 154 runs in total (10th in the league). LG has surrendered 324 hits (7.3 per 9 innings) as well as 146 earned runs. The Twins are sitting with a team ERA of 3.31 on the season (2nd in KBO), and they have struck out 366 batters.

Lotte has recorded 27 HRs on the season and 220 RBIs. They hit 87 doubles, while getting a free base 166 times as well as putting up 232 runs. The Lotte Giants have an on-base percentage of .359 in addition to a team batting average of .286 on the season. The Giants hold a team slugging % of .401 and they have an average of 4.94 runs per game (3rd in KBO). They have struck out on 299 instances (10th in the league) and have totaled 462 base hits.

Jun-woo Jeon is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Lotte. Jeon has earned a walk 623 times while striking out on 1,111 chances. He is sitting with 1,074 runs in addition to having earned 995 RBIs. His OBP sits at .364 and he has a career OPS of .829. He has homered 216 times, as well as 3,079 total bases and also a .465 slugging percentage. During the 6,624 at-bats in his pro career, Jeon has accrued an average at the plate of .299 with 1,982 base hits.

The Lotte Giants have turned 37 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .980 (6th in KBO). The Giants have racked up 446 assists, 35 errors and are sitting with 1,248 putouts on the season. In their 40 attempts at stealing a base, they have made it 34 times and been caught 6 times (15.0% caught stealing percentage).

The Giants have a WHIP of 1.447 and have a FIP of 4.93 as a team this year. They have a ranking of 2nd in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 409. The Lotte pitching staff have conceded 228 runs so far this season while having a team ERA of 4.48 (207 earned runs conceded). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 2.00 (386 strikeouts vs 193 free passes). They have conceded 38 dingers and they allow 4.93 runs per 9 innings (7th in KBO).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take LG (-275)

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