Lotte Giants vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 8/1/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Lotte Giants vs Kiwoom Heroes

Date: Friday, August 1, 2025

Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SPO-T

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

Jun-woo Jeon and the Lotte Giants (54-43, 3rd in KBO) are headed to Gocheok Sky Dome on Friday, August 1, 2025, where they'll take on the Kiwoom Heroes (28-68, 10th in KBO). The Giants open this matchup at -196 while the Heroes are priced at +162. The total has been set at 9.

The Giants have hit 180 doubles as a squad and have hit 52 balls out of the stadium. Lotte has a slugging % of .387 and have been rung up 677 times, while being walked on 357 occasions. As a team, the Lotte Giants are notching 4.8 runs per contest, which ranks them 4th in baseball. They have earned 453 runs batted in in addition to 955 base knocks for the year, while their average at the plate comes in at .279. They are sitting with 484 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .352.

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Jun-woo Jeon is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Lotte. For his career, Jeon has drilled 220 baseballs over the fence while driving in 1,031 runs. For his time in the league, he stepped up to bat 7,677 times and has delivered with a hit 2,041 times. Jeon has accrued an average at the plate of .299 for his time in baseball, in addition to 1,100 runs scored and an OPS of .828. His career slugging percentage is .464 and he has accumulated 3,165 bases. He has struck out 1,147 times and has taken a walk on 640 at-bats, contributing to a .364 on-base %.

The Giants have stolen 85 bases and have been caught 14 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage sits at 14.1%. The Lotte Giants have 2,663 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 949 assists and 77 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .979 which ranks 6th in KBO and have 81 double plays.

They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.17 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.47. Giants pitchers have relinquished 86 home runs and also 498 runs (2nd in the league). Lotte has allowed 924 hits (9.4 per 9 innings) as well as 452 earned runs. The Giants have an ERA of 4.59 this season (8th in the league), and their staff has rung up 821 hitters.

The Kiwoom Heroes hold an on-base percentage of .306 and a team batting average of .238 on the campaign. They have struck out on 859 occasions (1st in KBO) and have earned 814 hits. Kiwoom has a total of 72 long balls this season and 351 RBIs. The Heroes have a slugging percentage of .347 and they are recording 3.76 runs per contest (10th in baseball). They have 140 two-baggers, while taking a walk 296 times and racking up 376 runs.

Joo Hwan Choi is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Kiwoom. Choi has tallied a walk 442 times while striking out on 746 chances. He has compiled 595 runs in addition to having earned 730 RBIs. His on-base percentage is .342 and he is the owner of a lifetime OPS of .772. He has hit a home run 135 times, in addition to having 1,981 total bases and a .430 slugging percentage. In the 4,604 official at-bats in his pro career, Choi has an average at the plate of .275 with 1,264 hits.

In their 123 tries at stealing a base, they have had success 84 times and been caught 39 times (31.7% caught stealing percentage). The Kiwoom Heroes have turned 84 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .976 (10th in the league). The Heroes have 898 assists, 88 errors and have accounted for 2,647 putouts this season.

The Kiwoom pitching staff have yielded 625 runs this year while having an ERA of 5.66 (555 earned runs relinquished). They have given up 108 homers and they allow 6.38 runs per 9 innings (10th in the league). The Heroes hold a team WHIP of 1.637 and have a FIP of 6.38 as a unit on the campaign. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.61 (654 strikeouts vs 405 bases on balls). They rank 1st in baseball as a staff in total hits allowed with 1,039.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Lotte (-196)

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