Lotte Giants vs Hanwha Eagles Prediction, 8/12/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Lotte Giants vs Hanwha Eagles

Date: Tuesday, August 12, 2025

Location: Daejeon Hanwha Life Ballpark in Daejeon, South Korea

TV: KN-T

Odds/Point Spread: Lotte (+125) Hanwha (-145)

Daejeon Hanwha Life Ballpark is the venue where Hyun Bin Moon and the Hanwha Eagles (61-42, 2nd in KBO) will take on the Lotte Giants (58-48, 3rd in KBO) on Tuesday, August 12, 2025. The moneyline on this matchup has the Giants coming in at +125 and the Eagles are at -145. The over/under has been set at 8.5.

Lotte owns a slugging percentage of .379 and have struck out 736 times, while drawing a walk on 392 occasions. They have accumulated 488 runs batted in in addition to 1,018 hits so far this year, while their team batting average is sitting at .274. The Giants have accumulated 186 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 55 balls out of the park. They have racked up 520 runs scored and have an OBP of .349. As a squad, the Lotte Giants are notching 4.8 runs per contest, which puts them at 4th in baseball.

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Seung Min Go is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Lotte. For his career, Go has hit 26 baseballs out of the park while driving in 184 runs. For his career, he came to bat 1,626 times and has come through with a hit 408 times. Go is sitting with a batting avereage of .284 for his baseball career, in addition to 214 scored runs and an OPS of .763. He has amassed a slugging percentage of .412 and he has racked up 592 bases. He has struck out 281 times and has taken a walk on 156 occasions, contributing to a .351 OBP.

The Giants have stolen 86 bags and have been gunned down 14 times, which means their caught stealing rate is 14.0%. The Lotte Giants are sitting with 2,876 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 1,019 assists and 83 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .979 which has them sitting 6th in KBO and have accumulated 89 double plays.

The Giants have a team earned run average of 4.49 over the course of the season (8th in KBO), and their staff has struck out 898 batters. Giants pitchers have allowed 91 home runs and 530 runs in total (3rd in KBO). Lotte has conceded 991 base hits (9.2 per 9 innings) in addition to 483 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.21 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.44.

The Eagles hold a team SLG% of .389 and they average 4.48 runs per game (6th in KBO). They have 178 doubles, while taking a walk 303 times as well as racking up 475 runs. Hanwha has accounted for 85 home runs for the season and 439 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 784 occasions (6th in baseball) and have earned 934 hits. The Hanwha Eagles hold an OBP of .328 in addition to a team batting average of .261 on the year.

Hyun Bin Moon is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Hanwha. During the 1,078 at-bats in his pro career, Moon has hit .287 and has racked up 309 base knocks. He has gone yard 20 times, with 438 total bases and also a .406 slugging %. Moon has recorded a walk 84 times while going down on strikes on 201 tries. He has compiled 122 runs in addition to having 151 runs batted in. His on-base rate is .342 and he has earned a lifetime OPS of .748.

The Hanwha Eagles have turned 72 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .983 (4th in the league). The Eagles have accrued 956 assists, 67 errors and have a total of 2,810 putouts for the year. In their 93 chances at stealing a base, they got to the bag before the ball 66 times and been caught 27 times (29.0% caught stealing percentage).

The Hanwha pitching staff have yielded 400 runs this year while having an ERA of 3.48 (366 earned runs relinquished). They have yielded 76 home runs and they concede 3.81 runs per 9 innings (1st in KBO). The Eagles have a WHIP of 1.275 and have a FIP of 3.81 as a squad this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.92 (976 strikeouts against 334 walks). They come in at 9th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 871.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Lotte (+125)

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