Kia Tigers vs SSG Landers Prediction, 7/17/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kia Tigers vs SSG Landers

Date: Friday, July 17, 2026

Location: Incheon SSG Landers Field in Incheon, South Korea

TV: SPO-T

Odds/Point Spread: Kia (-132) SSG (+110)

Ji Hoon Choi and the SSG Landers (31-52, 9th in KBO) play the Kia Tigers (45-39, 4th in KBO) at Incheon SSG Landers Field on Friday, July 17, 2026. The Tigers open this contest at -132 while the Landers are coming in at +110. The O/U has been set at 8.

As a team, the Kia Tigers are notching 5.2 runs per game, which is 5th in baseball. They have earned 450 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .342. The Tigers have hit 150 doubles as a squad and have hit 101 balls out of the stadium. They have tallied 431 runs batted in and 793 base knocks so far this year, while their batting average is sitting at .269. Kia has a slugging percentage of .428 and have been called out on strikes 663 times, while being walked on 307 occasions.

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Ho Ryung Kim is a batter who should impact this game for Kia. For his career, Kim has hit 37 balls out of the park while driving in 207 runs. His slugging percentage is .371 in addition to racking up 728 bases. During his time in professional baseball, he stepped up to bat 2,221 times and has notched a hit 492 times. He has struck out 583 times and has walked on 167 occasions, contributing to a .320 on-base percentage. Kim has hit .251 for his career in baseball, in addition to 331 scored runs and an OPS of .691.

The Kia Tigers have notched a total of 2,285 putouts this year, as well as 796 assists and 58 errors. Their fielding rate is at .982 which ranks 3rd in the league and they have turned 75 double plays. The Tigers have swiped 78 bases and have been caught 15 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 16.1%.

They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.89 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.41. Tigers pitchers have surrendered 80 home runs and 402 runs (7th in KBO). Kia has given up 748 hits (8.8 per 9 innings) and 362 earned runs. The Tigers have a team ERA of 4.28 for the season (3rd in baseball), and the staff has struck out 612 batters.

The SSG Landers are sitting with an OBP of .339 and a batting average of .260 this season. They have struck out on 648 occasions (4th in KBO) and have totaled 770 base hits. SSG has accumulated 94 HRs on the season and 402 runs batted in. The Landers have a SLG% of .411 and they score 4.92 runs per game (7th in the league). They have notched 134 doubles, while getting a free base 330 times and recording 423 runs.

Ji Hoon Choi is a batter who should be able to impact this game for SSG. Over the course of the 3,273 at-bats in his baseball career, Choi has accrued an average at the plate of .273 in addition to having 894 base knocks. He has hit a home run 46 times, in addition to having 1,254 bases in total and a .383 slugging percentage. Choi has earned a walk 280 times while fanning on 484 tries. He has accounted for 499 runs in addition to having earned 295 RBIs. His on-base percentage sits at .334 and he is the owner of a lifetime OPS of .717.

The SSG Landers have turned 75 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .979 (9th in Korean baseball). The Landers have accrued 786 assists, 64 errors and have a tally of 2,260 putouts so far this year. In their 65 chances at stealing a base, they have had success 48 times and been caught 17 times (26.2% caught stealing percentage).

The Landers have a team WHIP of 1.632 and have a FIP of 6.45 as a staff on the year. They rank 2nd in baseball as a staff in total hits allowed with 829. The SSG pitching staff have yielded 540 runs for the season while holding an ERA of 5.84 (489 earned runs yielded). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.61 (642 strikeouts against 400 free passes). They have given up 97 homers and they allow 6.45 runs per 9 innings (10th in KBO).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kia (-132)

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