LG Twins vs SSG Landers Prediction, 5/23/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: LG Twins vs SSG Landers

Date: Friday, May 23, 2025

Location: Incheon SSG Landers Field in Incheon, South Korea

TV: SPO-T

Odds/Point Spread: LG (-122) SSG (+102)

Chang-ki Hong and the LG Twins (31-16, 1st in KBO) are headed to Incheon SSG Landers Field on Friday, May 23, 2025, where they'll take on the SSG Landers (24-22, 4th in KBO). The moneyline on this game has the Twins coming in at -122 and the Landers are at +102. The total opens at 9.

LG is slugging .414 and have struck out 349 times, while drawing a walk on 229 occasions. They have 260 RBI's as well as 428 base knocks for the year, while their team batting average is sitting at .268. The Twins have accrued 72 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 51 balls out of the park. They are sitting with 279 runs scored and hold an OBP of .366. As a team, the LG Twins are putting up 5.8 runs per outing, which is 1st in KBO.

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Chang-ki Hong is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for LG. For his pro baseball career, Hong has hit 20 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 316 runs. Over the course of his time in the league, he stepped up to bat 3,343 times and has delivered a hit 847 times. Hong has a batting average of .311 for his career in baseball, in addition to 528 scored runs and an OPS of .829. He has recorded a slugging percentage of .399 and he has a total of 1,086 bases. He has been struck out 526 times and has gotten a free base on 494 occasions, contributing to a .430 on-base %.

The LG Twins have 1,278 putouts for the season, as well as 467 assists and 20 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .989 which puts them in 1st in Korean baseball and have earned 43 double plays. The Twins have stolen 24 bases and have been caught 6 times, which means their caught stealing percentage sits at 20.0%.

They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.28 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.25. Twins pitchers have conceded 31 home runs and also 171 total runs (9th in baseball). LG has surrendered 363 base hits (7.7 per 9 innings) and also 163 earned runs. The Twins hold a team ERA of 3.44 over the course of the season (3rd in KBO), and they have struck out 386 hitters.

The SSG Landers have accounted for an OBP of .317 as well as a team batting average of .235 so far this season. They have been called out on strikes on 399 occasions (3rd in baseball) and are sitting with 367 base knocks. SSG has 28 home runs for the year as well as 183 RBIs. The Landers hold a team slugging percentage of .335 and they score 4.04 runs per contest (8th in the league). They have put up 60 doubles, while taking a walk 177 times and putting up 190 runs.

Ji Hoon Choi is a hitter who should impact this game for SSG. Choi has tallied a free base 229 times while striking out on 381 occasions. He has recorded 414 runs and also has 228 runs batted in. His OBP comes in at .340 and he holds a career OPS of .723. He has gone yard 31 times, with 1,005 total bases and a .383 slugging %. For the 2,626 at-bats in his pro career, Choi has accumulated a batting average of .278 in addition to 730 base hits.

The SSG Landers have turned 47 double plays and have a fielding rate of .978 (8th in the league). The Landers have racked up 463 assists, 39 errors and have earned a total of 1,268 putouts on the campaign. Of their 43 attempts at stealing a base, they have been successful 30 times and been caught 13 times (30.2% caught stealing percentage).

The Landers have a team WHIP of 1.322 and have a FIP of 4.02 as a team over the course of the season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 2.17 (389 strikeouts against 179 free passes). They come in at 7th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 379. They have conceded 37 dingers and they surrender 4.02 runs per 9 innings (4th in baseball). The SSG pitching staff have allowed 189 runs so far this year while holding an ERA of 3.54 (166 earned runs conceded).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take LG (-122)

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