SSG Landers vs Hanwha Eagles Prediction, 5/16/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: SSG Landers vs Hanwha Eagles

Date: Friday, May 16, 2025

Location: Daejeon Hanwha Life Ballpark in Daejeon, South Korea

TV: MS-T

Odds/Point Spread: SSG (+126) Hanwha (-152)

Daejeon Hanwha Life Ballpark is the venue where Si Hwan Roh and the Hanwha Eagles (27-15, 2nd in KBO) will take on the SSG Landers (19-21, 7th in KBO) on Friday, May 16, 2025. The line on this contest has the Landers priced at +126 and the Eagles are at -152. The total has been set at 9.

The Landers have hit 51 doubles as a unit and have knocked 26 balls out of the stadium. SSG has a slugging rate of .337 and have struck out 344 times, while being walked on 157 occasions. As a team, the SSG Landers are notching 3.9 runs/g, which has them at 8th in KBO. They have recorded 156 RBI's and 319 base knocks over the course of the season, while their team batting average is .236. They have 160 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .318.

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Ji Hoon Choi is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for SSG. Choi has an average at the plate of .278 for his career in baseball, in addition to 411 runs scored and an OPS of .723. He has gone down on strikes 375 times and earned a walk on 229 occasions, contributing to a .340 OBP. In his pro baseball career, Choi has slapped 31 balls out of the park while driving in 228 runs. He has accumulated a slugging percentage of .383 and he has a total of 996 bases. For his career, he stepped into the batters box 2,920 times and has come through with a hit 723 times.

The Landers have swiped 25 bases and have been gunned down 11 times, which shows us their caught stealing rate is 30.6%. The SSG Landers have 1,109 putouts on the year, as well as 418 assists and 37 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .976 which has them sitting 8th in KBO and they have turned 41 double plays.

The Landers hold a team earned run average of 3.80 on the season (4th in KBO), and their staff has rung up 330 batters. SSG has conceded 333 base hits (8.1 per 9 innings) and 156 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 1.98 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.35. Landers pitchers have given up 34 long balls and also 179 total runs (7th in KBO).

The Hanwha Eagles hold an on-base percentage of .322 and a team batting average of .251 on the season. They have been rung up on 336 occasions (5th in baseball) and are sitting with 353 base hits. Hanwha has hit 33 home runs so far this season to go along with 180 RBIs. The Eagles have a team SLG% of .386 and they average 4.50 runs per contest (7th in KBO). They have recorded 74 two-baggers, while taking a walk 127 times and notching 189 runs.

Si Hwan Roh is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Hanwha. In the 2,538 at-bats in his professional career, Noh has accumulated a batting average of .266 in addition to 674 base hits. He has gone deep 102 times, with 1,123 total bases and a .442 slugging percentage. Noh has recorded a free base 314 times while striking out on 679 chances. He has a total of 379 runs in addition to having earned 418 RBIs. His OBP sits at .351 and he has a lifetime OPS of .793.

The Hanwha Eagles have turned 28 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .986 (3rd in the league). The Eagles have 416 assists, 22 errors and have earned a total of 1,125 putouts for the year. Out of their 33 chances at swiping a bag, they have made it 23 times and been caught 10 times (30.3% caught stealing rate).

The Eagles are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.211 and have a FIP of 3.41 as a squad this season. They rank 9th in baseball as a staff in total hits given up with 319. The Hanwha pitching staff have given up 142 runs on the year while holding a team ERA of 3.14 (131 earned runs given up). Their K/BB ratio is 2.76 (373 strikeouts against 135 walks). They have given up 29 long balls and they concede 3.41 runs per 9 innings (2nd in KBO).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take SSG (+126)

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