Lotte Giants vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 7/5/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds
Game: Lotte Giants vs Kia Tigers
Date: Saturday, July 5, 2025
Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea
TV: TVING
Odds/Point Spread: Lotte (-128) Kia (+106)
Jun-woo Jeon and the Lotte Giants (44-35, 3rd in KBO) head to Gwangju Kia Champions Field on Saturday, July 5, 2025, where they'll meet the Kia Tigers (42-36, 4th in KBO). The line on this game has the Giants coming in at -128 and the Tigers are at +106. The total has been set at 8.
As a unit, the Lotte Giants are putting up 5.0 runs per game, which has them sitting at 3rd in KBO. They are sitting with 411 runs while having a team OBP of .357. The Giants have hit 152 doubles as a squad and have smacked 47 balls out of the park. They have recorded 384 RBI's in addition to 802 hits so far this year, while their team batting average sits at .283. Lotte is slugging .397 and have struck out 566 times, while being walked on 296 occasions.
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Jun-woo Jeon is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Lotte. In his professional baseball career, Jeon has slapped 220 balls out of the park while knocking in 1,020 runs. He has earned a slugging percentage of .465 and he has racked up 3,145 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he came to bat 7,604 times and has come through with a base hit 2,025 times. He has gone down on strikes 1,138 times and has walked on 631 occasions, contributing to a .364 on-base percentage. Jeon has an average at the plate of .299 in his time in baseball, in addition to 1,092 scored runs and an OPS of .829.
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The Lotte Giants have notched a total of 2,186 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 789 assists and 65 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .979 which is 6th in Korean baseball and have accumulated 67 double plays. The Giants have swiped 62 bags and have been caught 10 times, which means their caught stealing percentage sits at 13.9%.
The Giants are sitting with a team ERA of 4.70 for the season (9th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 668 batters. Giants pitchers have yielded 71 home runs in addition to 418 runs in total (2nd in the league). Lotte has allowed 752 hits (9.3 per 9 innings) as well as 380 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.06 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.48.
Kia has accumulated 73 home runs on the campaign in addition to 362 runs batted in. They have hit 154 two-baggers, while walking 328 times as well as putting up 391 runs. The Kia Tigers have a team OBP of .341 in addition to a batting average of .258 for the season. The Tigers hold a slugging % of .398 and they average 4.83 runs per outing (4th in KBO). They have been rung up on 652 occasions (2nd in baseball) and have totaled 716 hits.
Patrick Wisdom is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Kia. In the 5,175 at-bats in his career, Wisdom has recorded a batting average of .242 in addition to 1,251 base hits. He has homered 266 times, as well as 2,378 total bases and a .460 slugging percentage. Wisdom has drawn a free base 577 times while striking out on 1,661 chances. He has compiled 780 runs in addition to having earned 846 RBIs. His on-base percentage is .322 and he has earned a lifetime OPS of .782.
Out of their 89 chances at stealing a base, they have had success 67 times and been caught 22 times (24.7% caught stealing rate). The Kia Tigers have turned 67 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .978 (8th in the league). The Tigers have racked up 792 assists, 66 errors and have earned 2,156 putouts on the season.
The Tigers have a team WHIP of 1.413 and have a FIP of 4.67 as a unit over the course of the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.07 (612 strikeouts vs 296 walks). They are currently ranked 5th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 719. They have given up 54 long balls and they surrender 4.67 runs per 9 innings (6th in the league). The Kia pitching staff have given up 373 runs on the season while holding an ERA of 4.19 (334 earned runs yielded).
So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?
Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Kia (+106) and under the total runs
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