Lotte Giants vs Hanwha Eagles Prediction, 8/14/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Lotte Giants vs Hanwha Eagles

Date: Thursday, August 14, 2025

Location: Daejeon Hanwha Life Ballpark in Daejeon, South Korea

TV: SPO-2T

Odds/Point Spread: Lotte (+150) Hanwha (-182)

Jun-woo Jeon and the Lotte Giants (58-48, 3rd in KBO) head to Daejeon Hanwha Life Ballpark on Thursday, August 14, 2025, where they'll meet the Hanwha Eagles (61-42, 2nd in KBO). The Giants open this game at +150 while the Eagles are coming in at -182. The O/U is set at 9.

As a unit, the Lotte Giants are knocking in 4.8 runs per game, which puts them at 4th in KBO. They have notched a total of 520 runs while having a team OBP of .349. The Giants have accrued 186 doubles as a squad and have hit 55 balls out of the stadium. They have 488 RBI's and 1,018 base knocks for the year, and their batting average is .274. Lotte has a slugging percentage of .379 and have been called out on strikes 736 times, while taking a walk on 392 occasions.

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Jun-woo Jeon is a batter who can be a difference maker for Lotte. In his pro baseball career, Jeon has slapped 220 balls out of the park while knocking in 1,034 runs. Over the course of his time in the league, he stepped up to the plate 7,690 times and also came through with a base hit 2,044 times. Jeon has an average at the plate of .299 for his career, with 1,100 runs scored and an OPS of .827. His slugging percentage sits at .463 and he has racked up 3,168 bases. He has struck out 1,149 times and has taken a walk on 642 occasions, contributing to a .364 on-base percentage.

The Lotte Giants have earned 2,903 putouts for the season, as well as 1,031 assists and 83 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .979 which has them ranked 6th in the league and they have turned 90 double plays. The Giants have swiped 87 bags and have been caught 14 times, which tells us their caught stealing rate is 13.9%.

The Giants are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.49 for the year (8th in KBO), and they have rung up 898 batters. Lotte has surrendered 991 base knocks (9.2 per 9 innings) as well as 483 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 2.21 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.44. Giants pitchers have given up 91 home runs in addition to 530 total runs (3rd in the league).

The Hanwha Eagles have accounted for a team on-base percentage of .328 as well as a batting average of .261 on the season. They have been rung up on 784 occasions (6th in the league) and have earned a total of 934 hits. Hanwha has tallied 85 long balls this year in addition to 439 RBIs. The Eagles have a slugging percentage of .389 and they have an average of 4.48 runs per contest (6th in the league). They have hit 178 doubles, while getting a free base 303 times and scoring 475 runs.

Si Hwan Roh is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Hanwha. For the 2,778 official at-bats in his career, Noh has hit .261 with 724 base knocks. He has hit the long ball 112 times, as well as 1,214 total bases and a .437 slugging percentage. Noh has drawn a walk 346 times while being called out on strikes on 743 tries. He has accumulated 419 runs and notched 456 RBIs. His OBP sits at .348 and he has a career OPS of .785.

In their 95 attempts at swiping a bag, they have made it 68 times and been caught 27 times (28.4% caught stealing percentage). The Hanwha Eagles have turned 72 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .983 (3rd in KBO). The Eagles have racked up 966 assists, 67 errors and have amassed 2,837 putouts so far this year.

The Hanwha pitching staff have conceded 400 runs on the campaign and come in with a team ERA of 3.48 (366 earned runs surrendered). They have relinquished 76 homers and they surrender 3.81 runs per 9 innings (1st in baseball). The Eagles are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.275 with a FIP of 3.81 as a unit so far this year. Their K/BB ratio is 2.92 (976 strikeouts against 334 bases on balls). They come in at 9th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 871.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Lotte (+150)

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