Hanwha Eagles vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 7/22/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Hanwha Eagles vs Kia Tigers

Date: Wednesday, July 22, 2026

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: SPO-2T

Odds/Point Spread: Hanwha (+125) Kia (-145)

Gwangju Kia Champions Field is the site where Do Yeong Kim and the Kia Tigers (48-40, 4th in KBO) will take on the Hanwha Eagles (40-43, 6th in KBO) on Wednesday, July 22, 2026. The Eagles open this contest at +125 while the Tigers are coming in at -145. The over/under opens at 9.

As a squad, the Hanwha Eagles are scoring 5.9 runs per contest, which ranks them 1st in the league. They have racked up 503 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .353. The Eagles have tallied 140 doubles as a team and have knocked 100 balls out of the stadium. They have 472 runs batted in and 829 hits on the campaign, while their batting average is .273. Hanwha is slugging .427 and have been called out on strikes 688 times, while getting the free base on 338 occasions.

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Hyun Bin Moon is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Hanwha. In his pro baseball career, Moon has hit 31 balls out of the park while driving in 227 runs. During his time in professional baseball, he came to the plate 1,748 times and has notched a base hit 454 times. Moon is sitting with a batting avereage of .292 in his time in baseball, in addition to 201 runs scored and an OPS of .777. He has amassed a slugging percentage of .424 in addition to racking up 659 bases. He has struck out 267 times and has taken a walk on 135 occasions, which contributes in part to a .353 on-base percentage.

The Hanwha Eagles have earned 2,306 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 856 assists and 68 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .979 which puts them in 10th in the league and have 91 double plays. The Eagles have swiped 42 bags and have been gunned down 18 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage is 30.0%.

The Eagles have a team ERA of 4.60 on the campaign (7th in KBO), and the staff has struck out 619 batters. Eagles pitchers have surrendered 71 home runs and 448 runs in total (3rd in baseball). Hanwha has allowed 809 hits (9.5 per 9 innings) and also 393 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 1.80 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.50.

Kia has recorded 105 HRs this season and 458 RBIs. They have put up 161 two-baggers, while getting a free base 327 times and notching 477 runs. The Kia Tigers have compiled a team on-base percentage of .344 as well as a batting average of .269 on the season. The Tigers hold a team slugging percentage of .429 and they have an average of 5.30 runs per contest (4th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 698 occasions (2nd in baseball) and have accounted for 833 base hits.

Do Yeong Kim is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Kia. Kim has drawn a walk 186 times while being called out on strikes on 321 occasions. His on-base percentage sits at .384 and he has earned a career OPS of .933. Over the course of the 1,550 at-bats in his career, Kim has hit .308 and has racked up 477 hits. He is sitting with 345 runs in addition to having earned 279 RBIs. He has gone yard 82 times, with 851 total bases and also a .549 slugging percentage.

The Kia Tigers have turned 77 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .981 (4th in KBO). In their 97 tries at swiping a bag, they have had success 81 times and been caught 16 times (16.5% caught stealing rate). The Tigers have recorded 831 assists, 62 errors and have accumulated 2,390 putouts this season.

The Tigers have a team WHIP of 1.407 with a FIP of 4.72 as a unit for the year. They rank 8th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 780. The Kia pitching staff have surrendered 418 runs so far this year while holding an ERA of 4.24 (375 earned runs relinquished). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.89 (643 strikeouts against 340 free passes). They have relinquished 85 dingers and they surrender 4.72 runs per 9 innings (3rd in baseball).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Kia (-145) and under the total runs

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