Kia Tigers vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 5/27/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kia Tigers vs Kiwoom Heroes

Date: Wednesday, May 27, 2026

Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SPO-2T

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

Gocheok Sky Dome is the site where Gun Hee Kim and the Kiwoom Heroes (20-28, 9th in KBO) will play the Kia Tigers (25-22, 4th in KBO) on Wednesday, May 27, 2026. The Heroes open this game at +125 while the Tigers are priced at -145. The O/U is set at 8.5.

Kia has a slugging rate of .431 and have been rung up 364 times, while being walked on 193 occasions. They have compiled 241 runs batted in and 436 hits for the season, while their team batting average comes in at .268. The Tigers have recorded 85 doubles as a team and have hit 58 balls out of the stadium. They have 254 runs and have an OBP of .350. As a unit, the Kia Tigers are putting up 5.3 runs per game, which has them at 5th in KBO.

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Do Yeong Kim is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Kia. Kim has hit .306 for his baseball career, with 305 scored runs and an OPS of .917. He has struck out 291 times and has gotten a free base on 163 occasions, contributing to a .381 OBP. In his career, Kim has drilled 68 baseballs over the fence while knocking in 240 runs. He has accumulated a slugging percentage of .536 in addition to racking up 747 bases. For his career, he came to the plate 1,594 times and has reached base with a base knock 426 times.

The Kia Tigers have a total of 1,278 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 440 assists and 32 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .982 which is 5th in the league and they have turned 40 double plays. The Tigers have swiped 40 bases and have been caught 11 times, which means their caught stealing rate is 21.6%.

The Tigers have a team earned run average of 4.25 so far this year (3rd in the league), and they have rung up 348 hitters. Tigers pitchers have surrendered 46 home runs and also 220 runs in total (8th in KBO). Kia has allowed 404 base knocks (8.5 per 9 innings) as well as 201 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.93 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.37.

The Heroes hold a team SLG% of .329 and they earn 3.53 runs per contest (10th in KBO). They have 69 doubles, while taking a walk 152 times as well as scoring 173 runs. Kiwoom has accumulated 28 HRs so far this season in addition to 158 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 415 occasions (1st in KBO) and have a total of 385 base hits. The Kiwoom Heroes have accounted for a team OBP of .309 and a batting average of .233 for the season.

Gun Hee Kim is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Kiwoom. Kim has drawn a walk 50 times while being called out on strikes on 239 plate appearances. His on-base rate is .288 and he has earned a has a OPS in his career of .659. Over the course of the 735 at-bats in his baseball career, Kim has hit .244 and has racked up 179 base hits. He has accrued 62 runs in addition to having earned 88 runs batted in. He has gone deep 16 times, with 273 bases in total and a .371 slugging percentage.

The Kiwoom Heroes have turned 44 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .978 (9th in the league). Out of their 41 chances at swiping a bag, they have been successful 32 times and been caught 9 times (22.0% caught stealing rate). The Heroes have 447 assists, 40 errors and have accounted for 1,294 putouts this year.

The Heroes are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.554 with a FIP of 5.30 as a team for the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.91 (358 strikeouts vs 187 walks). They are sitting at 1st in baseball as a staff in total hits given up with 483. They have conceded 39 homers and they allow 5.30 runs per 9 innings (8th in KBO). The Kiwoom pitching staff have allowed 254 runs for the year and come in with a team ERA of 4.99 (239 earned runs relinquished).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kiwoom (+125)

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