Kia Tigers vs Lotte Giants Prediction, 7/9/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kia Tigers vs Lotte Giants

Date: Thursday, July 9, 2026

Location: Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan, South Korea

TV: KN-T

Odds/Point Spread: Kia (-210) Lotte (+172)

Do Yeong Kim and the Kia Tigers (44-38, 4th in KBO) travel to Sajik Baseball Stadium on Thursday, July 9, 2026, where they'll take on the Lotte Giants (37-44, 8th in KBO). The Tigers open this game at -210 while the Giants are coming in at +172. The over/under opens at 8.5.

The Tigers have accumulated 146 two-baggers as a team and have hit 98 balls out of the park. Kia has a slugging percentage of .427 and have struck out 646 times, while drawing a walk on 304 occasions. As a squad, the Kia Tigers are putting up 5.3 runs per contest, which is 4th in KBO. They have compiled 423 RBI's as well as 774 base knocks on the year, while their team batting average comes in at .269. They have racked up 442 runs while holding a team OBP of .343.

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Do Yeong Kim is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Kia. For his career, Kim has hit 81 baseballs over the fence while knocking in 274 runs. He has accumulated a slugging percentage of .549 in addition to having tallied 839 bases. For his time in baseball, he came to the plate 1,749 times and has reached base with a base hit 470 times. He has been struck out 315 times and has gotten a free base on 181 at-bats, which contributes in part to a .383 on-base percentage. Kim has a batting average of .308 for his career, in addition to 340 scored runs and an OPS of .932.

The Kia Tigers have accumulated 2,234 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 776 assists and 55 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .982 which has them sitting 2nd in KBO and they have turned 75 double plays. The Tigers have swiped 76 bases and have been gunned down 15 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage sits at 16.5%.

The Tigers have compiled a team earned run average of 4.23 for the season (3rd in baseball), and their staff has struck out 603 batters. Kia has surrendered 723 hits (8.7 per 9 innings) and also 350 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 1.91 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.39. Tigers pitchers have relinquished 79 home runs and also 389 runs (8th in the league).

Lotte has accumulated 63 home runs for the season to go along with 343 runs batted in. They have recorded 130 two-baggers, while getting a free base 247 times as well as scoring 362 runs. The Lotte Giants hold a team OBP of .320 as well as a batting average of .259 over the course of the season. The Giants have a team slugging percentage of .378 and they are earning 4.36 runs per game (9th in baseball). They have struck out on 616 occasions (5th in baseball) and have notched a total of 745 base knocks.

Min Jae Jeon is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Lotte. Over the course of the 917 at-bats in his professional career, Jeon has earned a batting average of .272 with 249 base hits. He has gone deep 15 times, with 332 bases in total and a .362 slugging percentage. Jeon has earned a walk 56 times while going down on strikes on 195 tries. He is sitting with 119 runs and notched 113 runs batted in. His on-base percentage is .318 and he has a lifetime OPS of .680.

The Lotte Giants have turned 71 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .980 (6th in KBO). The Giants have racked up 814 assists, 61 errors and have accounted for 2,219 putouts for the season. In their 68 chances at swiping a bag, they have been successful 49 times and been caught 19 times (27.9% caught stealing percentage).

The Lotte pitching staff have allowed 410 runs on the campaign while holding a team ERA of 4.42 (363 earned runs surrendered). They have conceded 70 homers and they yield 4.99 runs per 9 innings (5th in the league). The Giants are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.454 in addition to having a FIP of 4.99 as a staff for the season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 2.11 (668 strikeouts vs 317 bases on balls). They sit at 6th in KBO as a staff in total hits relinquished with 758.

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Lotte (+172)

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