Lotte Giants vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 5/14/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Lotte Giants vs Kia Tigers

Date: Wednesday, May 14, 2025

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: KN-T

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

Chan-Ho Park and the Kia Tigers (17-21, 8th in KBO) host the Lotte Giants (24-16, 3rd in KBO) at Gwangju Kia Champions Field on Wednesday, May 14, 2025. The moneyline on this contest has the Giants coming in at -196 and the Tigers are at +162. The total opens at 9.

As a unit, the Lotte Giants are putting up 4.9 runs per outing, which puts them at 4th in the league. They have a total of 206 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .359. The Giants have accrued 80 doubles as a team and have hit 24 balls out of the stadium. They have amassed 196 RBI's as well as 412 base knocks over the course of the season, and their team batting average is at .286. Lotte has a slugging percentage of .404 and have been rung up 263 times, while being walked on 149 occasions.

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Victor Reyes is a hitter who should impact this game for Lotte. For his career, Reyes has drilled 85 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 696 runs. His slugging percentage is .416 and he has racked up 2,187 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he stepped up to the plate 5,717 times and has come through with a hit 1,556 times. He has gone down on strikes 990 times and earned a walk on 357 at-bats, contributing to a .341 OBP. Reyes is sitting with a batting avereage of .296 for his career in baseball, in addition to 739 runs scored and an OPS of .757.

The Giants have stolen 32 bases and have been thrown out 6 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage sits at 15.8%. The Lotte Giants have amassed 1,119 putouts on the campaign, as well as 399 assists and 32 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .979 which puts them in 7th in KBO and have 29 double plays.

They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.02 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.44. Giants pitchers have given up 35 home runs and also 205 runs in total (2nd in the league). Lotte has surrendered 363 base knocks (8.8 per 9 innings) as well as 185 earned runs. The Giants have compiled a team ERA of 4.46 on the campaign (7th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 354 batters.

Kia has accumulated 31 home runs this season in addition to 169 runs batted in. They have recorded 75 doubles, while walking 173 times as well as putting up 179 runs. The Kia Tigers have an OBP of .334 as well as a team batting average of .240 on the season. The Tigers hold a slugging % of .375 and they are recording 4.71 runs per game (6th in the league). They have been rung up on 287 instances (8th in the league) and have 305 hits.

Chan-Ho Park is a hitter who should impact this game for Kia. Park has drawn a free base 292 times while being called out on strikes on 479 plate appearances. His on-base percentage comes in at .324 and he is the owner of a career OPS of .652. In the 3,173 official at-bats in his professional career, Park has earned a batting average of .263 with 833 base hits. He has a total of 455 runs in addition to having earned 322 runs batted in. He has gone yard 19 times, with 1,041 total bases and also a .328 slugging percentage.

The Kia Tigers have turned 28 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .982 (5th in the league). The Tigers have accrued 382 assists, 26 errors and have accounted for 999 putouts so far this year. Out of their 47 tries at swiping a bag, they got to the bag before the ball 36 times and been caught 11 times (23.4% caught stealing percentage).

The Kia pitching staff have given up 199 runs on the season while holding a team ERA of 4.78 (177 earned runs yielded). They have given up 23 long balls and they relinquish 5.38 runs per 9 innings (8th in KBO). The Tigers have a WHIP of 1.495 and have a FIP of 5.38 as a squad for the season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 1.89 (283 strikeouts vs 150 walks). They are currently ranked 4th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 348.

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kia (+162)

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