Lotte Giants vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 5/13/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Lotte Giants vs Kia Tigers

Date: Tuesday, May 13, 2025

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: SPO-T

Odds/Point Spread: Lotte (-144) Kia (+120)

Jun-woo Jeon and the Lotte Giants (24-16, 3rd in KBO) travel to Gwangju Kia Champions Field on Tuesday, May 13, 2025, where they'll meet the Kia Tigers (17-21, 8th in KBO). The odds on this game have the Giants priced at -144 and the Tigers are at +120. The total is set at 9.

As a team, the Lotte Giants are knocking in 4.9 runs per game, which has them at 4th in the league. They have 206 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .359. The Giants have accumulated 80 two-baggers as a team and have hit 24 balls out of the stadium. They have amassed 196 runs batted in and 412 hits for the year, and their batting average is at .286. Lotte has a slugging rate of .404 and have been called out on strikes 263 times, while getting the free base on 149 occasions.

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Jun-woo Jeon is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Lotte. In his career, Jeon has drilled 216 baseballs out of the park while driving in 995 runs. He has amassed a slugging percentage of .465 in addition to having tallied 3,073 bases. For his time in baseball, he approached the plate 7,427 times and got on base with a hit 1,978 times. He has struck out 1,109 times and has gotten a free base on 621 occasions, which has contributed to a .364 on-base %. Jeon has compiled an average at the plate of .299 for his career in baseball, in addition to 1,071 runs scored and an OPS of .829.

The Lotte Giants have notched a total of 1,119 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 399 assists and 32 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .979 which has them ranked 7th in KBO and they have turned 29 double plays. The Giants have swiped 32 bases and have been caught 6 times, which means their caught stealing percentage is 15.8%.

The Giants have a team ERA of 4.46 for the season (7th in KBO), and they have struck out 354 batters. Giants pitchers have conceded 35 home runs and also 205 runs in total (2nd in the league). Lotte has allowed 363 base hits (8.8 per 9 innings) as well as 185 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.02 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.44.

The Kia Tigers have recorded a team on-base percentage of .334 as well as a team batting average of .240 on the campaign. They have struck out on 287 instances (8th in the league) and have earned 305 base hits. Kia has a total of 31 home runs on the campaign and 169 RBIs. The Tigers hold a team slugging percentage of .375 and they are scoring 4.71 runs per contest (6th in KBO). They have notched 75 doubles, while getting a free base 173 times as well as notching 179 runs.

Patrick Wisdom is a batter who should impact this game for Kia. Wisdom has recorded a free base 561 times while fanning on 1,628 occasions. He is sitting with 760 runs and has 832 RBIs. His on-base percentage sits at .320 and he holds a career OPS of .777. He has homered 259 times, in addition to having 2,321 total bases and also a .457 slugging %. In the 5,076 at-bats in his pro career, Wisdom is sitting with a batting avereage of .241 in addition to 1,221 hits.

The Kia Tigers have turned 28 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .982 (5th in the league). The Tigers have recorded 382 assists, 26 errors and have accumulated 999 putouts for the season. Out of their 47 attempts at getting a steal, they have been successful 36 times and been caught 11 times (23.4% caught stealing percentage).

The Tigers have a team WHIP of 1.495 and are the owners of a FIP of 5.38 as a staff on the campaign. They are currently ranked 4th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 348. The Kia pitching staff have yielded 199 runs on the campaign while having a team ERA of 4.78 (177 earned runs yielded). Their K/BB ratio is 1.89 (283 strikeouts against 150 free passes). They have allowed 23 long balls and they concede 5.38 runs per 9 innings (8th in KBO).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kia (+120)

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