Kia Tigers vs Lotte Giants Prediction, 10/7/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kia Tigers vs Lotte Giants

Date: Wednesday, October 7, 2026

Location: Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan, South Korea

TV: SPO-2T

Odds/Point Spread: Kia (-275) Lotte (+220)

Do Yeong Kim and the Kia Tigers (75-61, 3rd in KBO) go to Sajik Baseball Stadium on Wednesday, October 7, 2026, where they'll take on the Lotte Giants (61-74, 8th in KBO). The Giants open this matchup at +220 while the Tigers are coming in at -275. The O/U is set at 9.

As a squad, the Kia Tigers are notching 5.3 runs per game, which is 4th in the league. They have a total of 733 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .347. The Tigers have compiled 242 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 165 balls out of the stadium. They have earned 702 RBI's in addition to 1,288 base knocks on the year, and their team batting average is at .271. Kia owns a slugging percentage of .433 and have struck out 1,089 times, while getting the free base on 499 occasions.

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Do Yeong Kim is a batter who can be a difference maker for Kia. In his career, Kim has hit 98 balls out of the park while driving in 313 runs. He has accumulated a slugging percentage of .563 in addition to racking up 964 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he stepped into the batters box 1,974 times and has delivered with a hit 530 times. He has been struck out 357 times and has taken a walk on 221 occasions, contributing to a .390 OBP. Kim has accumulated a batting average of .310 for his time in baseball, in addition to 388 runs scored and an OPS of .953.

The Kia Tigers have a tally of 3,677 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 1,254 assists and 96 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .981 which has them sitting 6th in KBO and they have turned 115 double plays. The Tigers have stolen 107 bases and have been thrown out 22 times, which means their caught stealing percentage sits at 17.1%.

They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 1.97 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.40. Tigers pitchers have conceded 131 home runs and 642 total runs (7th in KBO). Kia has allowed 1,197 hits (8.8 per 9 innings) as well as 585 earned runs. The Tigers have a team earned run average of 4.30 this season (4th in the league), and their staff has struck out 1,013 batters.

Lotte has a total of 106 home runs this year as well as 617 runs batted in. They have recorded 236 two-baggers, while taking a walk 423 times and notching 651 runs. The Lotte Giants have recorded an on-base percentage of .334 as well as a batting average of .272 so far this year. The Giants have a team SLG% of .397 and they are earning 4.72 runs per game (9th in KBO). They have been rung up on 1,015 occasions (8th in the league) and have notched a total of 1,313 base hits.

Min Jae Jeon is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Lotte. Jeon has recorded a walk 72 times while fanning on 233 plate appearances. His on-base percentage is .322 and he has earned a has a OPS in his career of .680. In the 1,102 official at-bats in his professional career, Jeon has compiled an average at the plate of .274 and has racked up 302 hits. He has a total of 138 runs in addition to having 138 RBIs. He has gone yard 15 times, with 394 total bases and a .358 slugging %.

The Lotte Giants have turned 116 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .979 (9th in Korean baseball). The Giants have recorded 1,320 assists, 105 errors and have notched a total of 3,662 putouts so far this year. In their 98 attempts at getting a steal, they have had success 70 times and been caught 28 times (28.6% caught stealing rate).

The Lotte pitching staff have given up 717 runs so far this year while having an ERA of 4.77 (647 earned runs conceded). They have surrendered 126 homers and they concede 5.29 runs per 9 innings (6th in KBO). The Giants have a WHIP of 1.483 in addition to having a FIP of 5.29 as a pitching staff on the season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.24 (1,117 strikeouts vs 499 bases on balls). They sit at 4th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 1,311.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Kia (-275)

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