SSG Landers vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 7/2/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: SSG Landers vs Kia Tigers

Date: Wednesday, July 2, 2025

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: SPO-T

Odds/Point Spread: SSG (+102) Kia (-122)

Seong Han Park and the SSG Landers (39-36, 5th in KBO) travel to Gwangju Kia Champions Field on Wednesday, July 2, 2025, where they'll take on the Kia Tigers (41-35, 4th in KBO). The Tigers open this game at -122 while the Landers are coming in at +102. The over/under has been set at 8.

SSG has a slugging rate of .355 and have been called out on strikes 641 times, while being walked on 286 occasions. They have tallied 298 runs batted in in addition to 652 hits this season, and their team batting average is .248. The Landers have hit 99 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 55 balls out of the park. They have a total of 318 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .326. As a unit, the SSG Landers are putting up 4.1 runs per game, which is 9th in the league.

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Seong Han Park is a batter who should be able to impact this game for SSG. In his pro baseball career, Park has hit 31 balls out of the park while driving in 249 runs. His slugging percentage is .373 and he has racked up 843 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he came to the plate 2,617 times and has notched a hit 634 times. He has struck out 393 times and has been walked on 299 at-bats, which has contributed to a .364 OBP. Park has earned a batting average of .280 for his baseball career, with 302 runs scored and an OPS of .737.

The SSG Landers have a total of 2,090 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 782 assists and 61 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .979 which ranks 5th in the league and have accumulated 77 double plays. The Landers have stolen 57 bases and have been caught 27 times, which means their caught stealing rate is 32.1%.

They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.28 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.32. Landers pitchers have conceded 58 home runs in addition to 308 runs (9th in the league). SSG has given up 627 base hits (8.1 per 9 innings) as well as 271 earned runs. The Landers have an ERA of 3.50 on the campaign (2nd in baseball), and their staff has struck out 660 hitters.

The Kia Tigers have earned a team OBP of .340 in addition to a team batting average of .257 so far this year. They have been called out on strikes on 632 instances (3rd in KBO) and are sitting with 698 base knocks. Kia has knocked in 72 home runs this year to go along with 354 runs batted in. The Tigers hold a slugging percentage of .399 and they tally 4.85 runs per game (4th in the league). They have 152 two-baggers, while taking a walk 317 times and scoring 383 runs.

Hyoung Woo Choi is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Kia. Choi has recorded a free base 1,175 times while striking out on 1,457 chances. He has scored 1,337 runs in addition to having 1,704 RBIs. His on-base % is .401 and he has a career OPS of .933. He has hit the long ball 409 times, with 4,334 total bases and also a .532 slugging percentage. Over the course of the 8,147 at-bats in his professional career, Choi is sitting with a batting avereage of .311 with 2,532 hits.

Of their 85 chances at getting a steal, they got to the bag before the ball 64 times and been caught 21 times (24.7% caught stealing percentage). The Kia Tigers have turned 66 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .978 (8th in the league). The Tigers have accrued 767 assists, 65 errors and have 2,102 putouts during this campaign.

The Tigers have a team WHIP of 1.417 with a FIP of 4.66 as a pitching staff so far this season. They come in at 5th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 704. The Kia pitching staff have given up 363 runs for the season while holding an ERA of 4.16 (324 earned runs yielded). Their K/BB ratio is 2.09 (601 strikeouts vs 288 walks). They have yielded 52 long balls and they surrender 4.66 runs per 9 innings (6th in the league).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take SSG (+102)

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