Kia Tigers vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 6/25/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kia Tigers vs Kiwoom Heroes

Date: Thursday, June 25, 2026

Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea

TV: KN-T

Odds/Point Spread: Kia (-152) Kiwoom (+126)

Do Yeong Kim and the Kia Tigers (39-33, 4th in KBO) head to Gocheok Sky Dome on Thursday, June 25, 2026, where they'll meet the Kiwoom Heroes (26-47, 10th in KBO). The Heroes open this game at +126 while the Tigers are priced at -152. The over/under is set at 8.

As a team, the Kia Tigers are compiling 5.1 runs per game, which ranks them 4th in the league. They have earned 375 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .345. The Tigers have accounted for 121 doubles as a squad and have knocked 87 balls out of the park. They have tallied 360 RBI's and 663 hits so far this year, and their team batting average is sitting at .267. Kia is slugging .425 and have been called out on strikes 556 times, while being walked on 274 occasions.

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Do Yeong Kim is a batter who should impact this game for Kia. For his professional baseball career, Kim has hit 75 baseballs over the fence while knocking in 260 runs. During his time in professional baseball, he came to the plate 1,702 times and has come through with a base hit 454 times. Kim is sitting with a batting avereage of .306 in his time in baseball, in addition to 328 scored runs and an OPS of .922. His slugging percentage is .539 in addition to earning 800 bases. He has gone down on strikes 306 times and has gotten a free base on 179 occasions, contributing to a .383 on-base %.

The Kia Tigers have accounted for 1,940 putouts this year, as well as 668 assists and 50 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .981 which has them sitting 5th in Korean baseball and they have turned 63 double plays. The Tigers have swiped 66 bases and have been caught 15 times, which means their caught stealing percentage comes in at 18.5%.

The Tigers have an earned run average of 4.08 so far this season (3rd in KBO), and they have rung up 527 batters. Kia has given up 617 base hits (8.6 per 9 innings) and also 293 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 1.93 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.38. Tigers pitchers have surrendered 69 long balls in addition to 328 runs in total (8th in the league).

The Kiwoom Heroes have a team OBP of .314 in addition to a team batting average of .233 over the course of the season. They have struck out on 643 occasions (1st in KBO) and have totaled 577 base knocks. Kiwoom has tallied 41 HRs so far this year as well as 231 runs batted in. The Heroes have a SLG% of .328 and they are scoring 3.36 runs per contest (10th in the league). They have hit 102 doubles, while taking a walk 256 times as well as scoring 249 runs.

Gun Hee Kim is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Kiwoom. During the 804 at-bats in his baseball career, Kim has recorded a batting average of .245 with 197 hits. He has hit a home run 18 times, in addition to having 301 total bases and also a .374 slugging %. Kim has earned a free base 57 times while going down on strikes on 257 chances. He is sitting with 68 runs in addition to having earned 95 RBIs. His OBP comes in at .292 and he holds a career OPS of .666.

The Kiwoom Heroes have turned 64 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .982 (4th in KBO). Of their 72 tries at stealing a base, they got to the bag before the ball 48 times and been caught 24 times (33.3% caught stealing rate). The Heroes have racked up 654 assists, 49 errors and have accumulated 1,952 putouts for the season.

The Kiwoom pitching staff have conceded 375 runs on the campaign while having a team ERA of 4.89 (353 earned runs surrendered). They have relinquished 60 long balls and they surrender 5.19 runs per 9 innings (7th in the league). The Heroes hold a team WHIP of 1.518 and have a FIP of 5.19 as a pitching staff on the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.01 (541 strikeouts vs 269 bases on balls). They are sitting at 1st in KBO as a staff in total hits relinquished with 718.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kia (-152)

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