SSG Landers vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 7/3/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: SSG Landers vs Kia Tigers

Date: Thursday, July 3, 2025

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: TVING

Odds/Point Spread: SSG (+132) Kia (-160)

Gwangju Kia Champions Field is the venue where Patrick Wisdom and the Kia Tigers (42-35, 4th in KBO) will play the SSG Landers (39-37, 6th in KBO) on Thursday, July 3, 2025. The Tigers open this contest at -160 while the Landers are coming in at +132. The total is set at 8.5.

The Landers have tallied 101 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 56 balls out of the park. SSG has a slugging % of .354 and have been rung up 648 times, while taking a walk on 287 occasions. As a team, the SSG Landers are notching 4.1 runs per game, which ranks them 9th in KBO. They have amassed 300 runs batted in and 657 base knocks on the season, while their average at the plate is at .247. They have 320 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .325.

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Ji Hoon Choi is a hitter who should impact this game for SSG. In his pro baseball career, Choi has drilled 32 balls out of the park while driving in 236 runs. In his time spent in pro baseball, he came to the plate 3,085 times and has come through with a hit 758 times. Choi has an average at the plate of .275 for his baseball career, with 428 runs scored and an OPS of .715. His slugging percentage is .378 and he has a total of 1,042 bases. He has fanned 405 times and has taken a walk on 239 occasions, contributing to a .337 on-base %.

The Landers have stolen 59 bases and have been gunned down 27 times, which tells us their caught stealing rate is 31.4%. The SSG Landers are sitting with 2,114 putouts this season, as well as 793 assists and 61 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .979 which has them sitting 5th in Korean baseball and they have turned 77 double plays.

The Landers have an ERA of 3.50 so far this year (2nd in the league), and their staff has rung up 667 hitters. Landers pitchers have conceded 58 home runs and 311 runs in total (9th in KBO). SSG has given up 633 base knocks (8.1 per 9 innings) in addition to 274 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.24 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.32.

Kia has a total of 72 HRs on the season and 357 runs batted in. They have 152 doubles, while walking 325 times as well as scoring 386 runs. The Kia Tigers are sitting with an on-base percentage of .340 and a team batting average of .257 so far this year. The Tigers hold a team slugging % of .397 and they tally 4.83 runs per game (4th in KBO). They have been called out on strikes on 639 occasions (3rd in baseball) and have notched a total of 704 base hits.

Patrick Wisdom is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Kia. Wisdom has drawn a walk 576 times while going down on strikes on 1,661 tries. His on-base percentage sits at .322 and he holds a lifetime OPS of .781. During the 5,171 official at-bats in his baseball career, Wisdom has accumulated a batting average of .241 and has racked up 1,248 base hits. He has amassed 778 runs and has 845 runs batted in. He has gone yard 265 times, with 2,371 total bases and a .459 slugging percentage.

The Kia Tigers have turned 66 double plays and have a fielding rate of .978 (7th in KBO). The Tigers have recorded 777 assists, 65 errors and have a tally of 2,129 putouts on the season. In their 86 chances at getting a steal, they have made it 65 times and been caught 21 times (24.4% caught stealing rate).

The Tigers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.407 with a FIP of 4.63 as a staff on the season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.10 (608 strikeouts against 289 free passes). They have a ranking of 5th in baseball as a staff in total hits allowed with 709. They have conceded 53 long balls and they relinquish 4.63 runs per 9 innings (6th in the league). The Kia pitching staff have relinquished 365 runs this season and come in with a team ERA of 4.14 (326 earned runs yielded).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take SSG (+132)

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