LG Twins vs Lotte Giants Prediction, 5/21/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: LG Twins vs Lotte Giants

Date: Wednesday, May 21, 2025

Location: Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan, South Korea

TV: KN-T

Odds/Point Spread: LG (-196) Lotte (+162)

Sajik Baseball Stadium is the venue where Victor Reyes and the Lotte Giants (28-18, 3rd in KBO) will play the LG Twins (30-16, 1st in KBO) on Wednesday, May 21, 2025. The Giants open this matchup at +162 while the Twins are priced at -196. The O/U has been set at 9.

The Twins have tallied 69 doubles as a team and have knocked 47 balls out of the park. LG has a slugging % of .409 and have struck out 337 times, while being walked on 212 occasions. As a team, the LG Twins are recording 5.5 runs per game, which has them sitting at 1st in baseball. They have amassed 237 runs batted in in addition to 403 hits this year, and their team batting average comes in at .266. They have a total of 255 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .362.

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Austin Dean is a batter who can be a difference maker for LG. In his career, Dean has hit 163 baseballs out of the park while driving in 751 runs. For his career, he came to bat 5,295 times and has delivered with a base hit 1,355 times. Dean has a batting average of .287 in his time in baseball, with 741 runs scored and an OPS of .817. He has earned a slugging percentage of .465 and he has racked up 2,197 bases. He has struck out 888 times and has taken a walk on 465 occasions, which contributes in part to a .352 OBP.

The Twins have swiped 24 bags and have been thrown out 6 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage is 20.0%. The LG Twins have amassed 1,218 putouts on the year, as well as 441 assists and 20 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .988 which has them ranked 1st in KBO and they have turned 41 double plays.

They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.33 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.21. Twins pitchers have allowed 29 home runs and also 155 runs in total (10th in the league). LG has surrendered 331 base knocks (7.3 per 9 innings) as well as 147 earned runs. The Twins hold a team ERA of 3.26 on the year (2nd in the league), and the staff has rung up 371 hitters.

The Giants have a team SLG% of .401 and they are recording 4.96 runs per game (3rd in the league). They have hit 88 two-baggers, while getting a free base 169 times as well as recording 238 runs. Lotte has accounted for 28 long balls over the course of the season in addition to 226 runs batted in. They have struck out on 306 occasions (10th in KBO) and have accounted for 469 hits. The Lotte Giants have accumulated a team on-base percentage of .358 as well as a batting average of .285 on the campaign.

Victor Reyes is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Lotte. During the 5,279 at-bats in his baseball career, Reyes is sitting with a batting avereage of .296 and has racked up 1,564 base hits. He has homered 87 times, in addition to having 2,201 total bases and a .417 slugging percentage. Reyes has earned a free base 359 times while going down on strikes on 993 tries. He has scored 743 runs and also has 706 runs batted in. His on-base percentage is .341 and he holds a lifetime OPS of .758.

Out of their 40 chances at swiping a bag, they got to the bag before the ball 34 times and been caught 6 times (15.0% caught stealing percentage). The Lotte Giants have turned 37 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .980 (6th in the league). The Giants have 451 assists, 35 errors and have earned a total of 1,275 putouts this year.

The Giants have a WHIP of 1.447 and have a FIP of 4.89 as a unit this year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.01 (397 strikeouts against 198 walks). They come in at 2nd in KBO as a staff in total hits given up with 417. They have conceded 38 HR's and they concede 4.89 runs per 9 innings (7th in the league). The Lotte pitching staff have conceded 231 runs this season while holding an ERA of 4.45 (210 earned runs surrendered).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take LG (-196)

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