Kia Tigers vs LG Twins Prediction, 8/7/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kia Tigers vs LG Twins

Date: Friday, August 7, 2026

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SPO-T

Odds/Point Spread: Kia (+150) LG (-182)

Austin Dean and the LG Twins (55-45, 3rd in KBO) host the Kia Tigers (52-46, 5th in KBO) at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Friday, August 7, 2026. The Twins open this contest at -182 while the Tigers are priced at +150. The over/under is set at 8.5.

Kia has a slugging rate of .439 and have been rung up 793 times, while being walked on 358 occasions. They have compiled 515 runs batted in and 933 hits this season, and their team batting average is .271. The Tigers have hit 174 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 128 balls out of the park. They are sitting with 537 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .345. As a team, the Kia Tigers are notching 5.4 runs per game, which has them at 4th in KBO.

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Ho Ryung Kim is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Kia. In his professional baseball career, Kim has slapped 37 baseballs out of the park while driving in 211 runs. His slugging percentage sits at .369 and he has totaled 742 bases. For his career, he stepped up to bat 2,278 times and has delivered with a hit 503 times. He has gone down on strikes 599 times and has walked on 173 occasions, contributing to a .319 OBP. Kim has compiled an average at the plate of .250 in his time in baseball, in addition to 339 scored runs and an OPS of .688.

The Kia Tigers have a tally of 2,654 putouts this year, in addition to 924 assists and 69 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .981 which is 6th in KBO and they have turned 85 double plays. The Tigers have swiped 87 bases and have been caught 16 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage is 15.5%.

Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.85 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.44. Tigers pitchers have surrendered 100 home runs in addition to 487 runs in total (7th in baseball). Kia has given up 889 base hits (9.0 per 9 innings) and 441 earned runs. The Tigers hold a team ERA of 4.49 this season (5th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 713 batters.

The Twins hold a slugging % of .402 and they are earning 5.06 runs per game (6th in KBO). They have hit 151 doubles, while getting a free base 405 times and putting up 511 runs. LG is sitting with 92 home runs so far this season in addition to 491 runs batted in. They have struck out on 743 instances (5th in KBO) and have accounted for 915 base hits. The LG Twins hold a team OBP of .357 in addition to a batting average of .270 on the campaign.

Austin Dean is a hitter who should impact this game for LG. Dean has earned a walk 555 times while fanning on 995 occasions. He has compiled 869 runs in addition to having earned 907 RBIs. His OBP is .360 and he also has a career OPS of .845. He has gone yard 213 times, with 2,613 total bases and also a .485 slugging percentage. Over the course of the 5,388 at-bats in his career, Dean has an average at the plate of .292 in addition to 1,575 base hits.

The LG Twins have turned 81 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .982 (3rd in KBO). The Twins have recorded 957 assists, 67 errors and have a tally of 2,674 putouts this season. Of their 101 attempts at stealing a base, they have had success 79 times and been caught 22 times (21.8% caught stealing percentage).

The LG pitching staff have conceded 516 runs for the year while having a team ERA of 4.90 (485 earned runs allowed). They have conceded 92 homers and they allow 5.21 runs per 9 innings (6th in the league). The Twins hold a team WHIP of 1.490 with a FIP of 5.21 as a pitching staff for the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.92 (665 strikeouts vs 347 walks). They come in at 3rd in KBO as a staff in total hits allowed with 981.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Kia (+150)

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