SSG Landers vs LG Twins Prediction, 5/3/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: SSG Landers vs LG Twins

Date: Saturday, May 3, 2025

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: MS-T

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

Chang-ki Hong and the LG Twins (20-11, 1st in KBO) host the SSG Landers (13-15, 7th in KBO) at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Saturday, May 3, 2025. The Twins open this matchup at -152 while the Landers are priced at +126. The O/U has been set at 8.

The Landers have earned 34 doubles as a unit and have smacked 17 balls out of the stadium. SSG has a slugging % of .327 and have struck out 248 times, while drawing a walk on 109 occasions. As a team, the SSG Landers are earning 3.9 runs per outing, which has them at 9th in KBO. They have accounted for 112 runs batted in and 230 base knocks on the season, and their average at the plate is sitting at .235. They have 114 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .316.

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Ji Hoon Choi is a hitter who should impact this game for SSG. In his career, Choi has slapped 30 baseballs over the fence while knocking in 223 runs. For his career, he came to the plate 2,870 times and also came through with a base hit 706 times. Choi has recorded a batting average of .276 in his time in baseball, in addition to 404 runs scored and an OPS of .719. He has compiled a slugging percentage of .380 in addition to earning 971 bases. He has gone down on strikes 366 times and has gotten a free base on 227 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .339 OBP.

The SSG Landers have notched a total of 797 putouts thus far, as well as 283 assists and 25 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .977 which is 7th in the league and they have turned 26 double plays. The Landers have stolen 18 bags and have been thrown out 6 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage is 25.0%.

The Landers hold a team earned run average of 4.00 on the year (4th in KBO), and they have rung up 259 hitters. Landers pitchers have conceded 25 home runs and also 129 total runs (7th in baseball). SSG has allowed 254 hits (8.6 per 9 innings) as well as 118 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.29 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.38.

The LG Twins have compiled an OBP of .361 and a team batting average of .262 on the year. They have struck out on 228 occasions (8th in baseball) and have totaled 268 hits. LG has tallied 29 home runs for the season and 156 runs batted in. The Twins have a team SLG% of .396 and they average 5.52 runs per contest (2nd in baseball). They have hit 48 doubles, while walking 146 times and scoring 171 runs.

Chang-ki Hong is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for LG. During the 2,682 at-bats in his career, Hong has an average at the plate of .311 with 833 base hits. He has gone deep 19 times, with 1,068 total bases and a .398 slugging percentage. Hong has drawn a free base 485 times while striking out on 520 chances. He has compiled 519 runs and also has 312 RBIs. His on-base percentage is .429 and he has earned a lifetime OPS of .827.

The LG Twins have turned 26 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .988 (1st in Korean baseball). The Twins have 290 assists, 13 errors and have a tally of 819 putouts for the year. Out of their 22 tries at stealing a base, they have made it 18 times and been caught 4 times (18.2% caught stealing percentage).

The Twins have a team WHIP of 1.161 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.30 as a unit so far this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.53 (266 strikeouts against 105 bases on balls). They rank 10th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 212. They have surrendered 19 home runs and they yield 3.30 runs per 9 innings (2nd in KBO). The LG pitching staff have surrendered 100 runs so far this year while having a team ERA of 3.20 (97 earned runs conceded).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take LG (-152)

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