Lotte Giants vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 7/4/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds
Game: Lotte Giants vs Kia Tigers
Date: Friday, July 4, 2025
Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea
TV: SPO-2T
Odds/Point Spread: Lotte (-210) Kia (+172)
Victor Reyes and the Lotte Giants (43-35, 3rd in KBO) head to Gwangju Kia Champions Field on Friday, July 4, 2025, where they'll take on the Kia Tigers (42-35, 4th in KBO). The moneyline on this contest has the Giants priced at -210 and the Tigers are at +172. The over/under has been set at 8.5.
As a unit, the Lotte Giants are notching 5.0 runs per game, which puts them at 3rd in the league. They have notched a total of 406 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .358. The Giants have hit 151 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 46 balls out of the park. They have amassed 381 RBI's and 797 hits so far this season, and their team batting average sits at .285. Lotte has a slugging % of .398 and have been rung up 558 times, while drawing a walk on 292 occasions.
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Victor Reyes is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Lotte. In his pro baseball career, Reyes has hit 91 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 733 runs. He has earned a slugging percentage of .420 and he has totaled 2,274 bases. In his time in the Majors, he stepped up to bat 5,895 times and also came through with a hit 1,616 times. He has fanned 1,009 times and has gotten a free base on 371 occasions, which contributes in part to a .344 on-base %. Reyes has accumulated a batting average of .298 in his time in baseball, with 763 scored runs and an OPS of .764.
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The Lotte Giants have amassed 2,159 putouts this season, in addition to 775 assists and 64 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .979 which puts them in 6th in KBO and they have turned 66 double plays. The Giants have stolen 61 bases and have been caught 10 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage is 14.1%.
They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.07 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.48. Giants pitchers have relinquished 71 home runs and 416 runs in total (2nd in baseball). Lotte has given up 743 base hits (9.3 per 9 innings) and also 378 earned runs. The Giants have compiled a team earned run average of 4.73 on the campaign (9th in the league), and their staff has struck out 660 batters.
The Tigers have a slugging percentage of .397 and they score 4.83 runs per contest (4th in the league). They have 152 two-baggers, while walking 325 times as well as scoring 386 runs. Kia has accumulated 72 home runs so far this season to go along with 357 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 639 occasions (3rd in the league) and have totaled 704 hits. The Kia Tigers have recorded a team OBP of .340 and a team batting average of .257 on the campaign.
Chan-Ho Park is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Kia. For the 3,338 at-bats in his career, Park has compiled an average at the plate of .264 and has racked up 881 hits. He has gone yard 21 times, with 1,102 bases in total and also a .330 slugging %. Park has recorded a walk 309 times while fanning on 507 plate appearances. He has accrued 481 runs in addition to having earned 336 runs batted in. His on-base rate is .325 and he holds a lifetime OPS of .655.
The Kia Tigers have turned 66 double plays and have a fielding rate of .978 (7th in the league). The Tigers have accrued 777 assists, 65 errors and have notched a total of 2,129 putouts this season. Of their 86 attempts at swiping a bag, they have been successful 65 times and been caught 21 times (24.4% caught stealing percentage).
The Tigers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.407 and have a FIP of 4.63 as a pitching staff so far this year. Their K/BB ratio sits at 2.10 (608 strikeouts against 289 walks). They rank 5th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 709. They have yielded 53 homers and they surrender 4.63 runs per 9 innings (6th in baseball). The Kia pitching staff have conceded 365 runs this season while holding a team ERA of 4.14 (326 earned runs allowed).
Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?
Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Kia (+172)
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