SSG Landers vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 6/18/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: SSG Landers vs Kiwoom Heroes

Date: Wednesday, June 18, 2025

Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea

TV: KN-T

Odds/Point Spread: SSG (-150) Kiwoom (+125)

Gocheok Sky Dome is the venue where Joo Hwan Choi and the Kiwoom Heroes (20-50, 10th in KBO) will play the SSG Landers (34-32, 6th in KBO) on Wednesday, June 18, 2025. The Landers open this game at -150 while the Heroes are coming in at +125. The over/under opens at 9.

The Landers have accounted for 89 doubles as a squad and have knocked 44 balls out of the stadium. SSG has a slugging % of .345 and have been called out on strikes 577 times, while getting the free base on 247 occasions. As a squad, the SSG Landers are earning 4.1 runs/g, which has them at 9th in the league. They have compiled 259 runs batted in as well as 550 hits for the season, and their average at the plate is sitting at .241. They have 276 runs while holding a team OBP of .320.

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Ji Hoon Choi is a batter who should be able to impact this game for SSG. In his professional baseball career, Choi has hit 31 balls out of the park while driving in 233 runs. Over the course of his pro career, he stepped up to the plate 3,033 times and has delivered with a base hit 745 times. Choi has a batting average of .275 for his career, in addition to 423 runs scored and an OPS of .717. He has earned a slugging percentage of .379 in addition to having tallied 1,025 bases. He has struck out 400 times and has walked on 236 at-bats, which contributes in part to a .338 OBP.

The SSG Landers have earned a total of 1,823 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 685 assists and 57 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .978 which ranks 7th in KBO and have accumulated 66 double plays. The Landers have stolen 47 bases and have been caught 24 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage is 33.8%.

They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.27 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.32. Landers pitchers have yielded 52 home runs in addition to 275 total runs (8th in baseball). SSG has relinquished 555 base hits (8.2 per 9 innings) and 242 earned runs. The Landers are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.59 on the season (4th in KBO), and the staff has rung up 561 batters.

The Heroes hold a team slugging % of .339 and they are scoring 3.51 runs per contest (10th in KBO). They have 97 two-baggers, while taking a walk 213 times and notching 253 runs. Kiwoom has accounted for 51 long balls on the campaign as well as 240 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 611 occasions (1st in KBO) and have earned 566 base hits. The Kiwoom Heroes have a team on-base percentage of .301 in addition to a batting average of .232 this year.

Joo Hwan Choi is a batter who can be a difference maker for Kiwoom. Choi has earned a free base 434 times while fanning on 728 plate appearances. His OBP sits at .344 and he also has a career OPS of .776. Over the course of the 4,501 at-bats in his pro career, Choi has hit .276 in addition to 1,242 base knocks. He has accounted for 588 runs in addition to having earned 714 RBIs. He has hit it out of the park 133 times, as well as 1,944 total bases and also a .432 slugging percentage.

The Kiwoom Heroes have turned 59 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .975 (10th in the league). The Heroes have 648 assists, 66 errors and have earned 1,902 putouts over the course of the season. Out of their 85 chances at swiping a bag, they have made it 55 times and been caught 30 times (35.3% caught stealing rate).

The Heroes have a team WHIP of 1.656 and are the owners of a FIP of 6.30 as a staff this year. They are currently ranked 1st in KBO as a staff in total hits surrendered with 750. The Kiwoom pitching staff have given up 444 runs this season while holding an ERA of 5.55 (391 earned runs relinquished). Their K/BB ratio sits at 1.59 (478 strikeouts against 300 free passes). They have yielded 69 dingers and they relinquish 6.30 runs per 9 innings (10th in baseball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take SSG (-150)

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