Kiwoom Heroes vs Hanwha Eagles Prediction, 7/16/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs Hanwha Eagles

Date: Thursday, July 16, 2026

Location: Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon, South Korea

TV: TVING

Odds/Point Spread: Kiwoom (+172) Hanwha (-210)

Chi Hong An and the Kiwoom Heroes (29-57, 10th in KBO) travel to Hanwha Life Eagles Park on Thursday, July 16, 2026, where they'll meet the Hanwha Eagles (40-40, 6th in KBO). The Heroes open this matchup at +172 while the Eagles are priced at -210. The over/under opens at 8.5.

The Heroes have earned 121 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 51 balls out of the park. Kiwoom is slugging .333 and have been called out on strikes 755 times, while drawing a walk on 289 occasions. As a team, the Kiwoom Heroes are notching 3.4 runs per game, which has them sitting at 10th in baseball. They have tallied 276 RBI's in addition to 682 base knocks on the year, while their team batting average is .234. They have earned a total of 295 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .313.

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Chi Hong An is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Kiwoom. Ahn is sitting with a batting avereage of .293 for his baseball career, with 936 scored runs and an OPS of .789. He has fanned 1,003 times and earned a walk on 648 occasions, contributing to a .360 OBP. In his career, Ahn has slapped 161 baseballs out of the park while driving in 960 runs. His slugging percentage sits at .429 and he has racked up 2,830 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he came to bat 7,499 times and has delivered with a base hit 1,936 times.

The Heroes have stolen 56 bags and have been gunned down 25 times, which means their caught stealing percentage sits at 30.9%. The Kiwoom Heroes have earned a total of 2,291 putouts this season, in addition to 746 assists and 59 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .981 which puts them in 4th in the league and have accumulated 69 double plays.

They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.09 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.51. Heroes pitchers have conceded 74 home runs and also 463 total runs (2nd in the league). Kiwoom has surrendered 839 hits (9.9 per 9 innings) as well as 428 earned runs. The Heroes hold a team ERA of 5.05 for the year (9th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 657 batters.

The Hanwha Eagles have recorded an on-base percentage of .354 in addition to a batting average of .274 so far this year. They have been called out on strikes on 658 occasions (3rd in KBO) and have notched a total of 792 base hits. Hanwha has knocked in 95 HRs this season in addition to 451 RBIs. The Eagles hold a team slugging % of .429 and they have an average of 5.87 runs per outing (1st in baseball). They have recorded 134 two-baggers, while taking a walk 319 times and scoring 481 runs.

Yonathan Perlaza is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Hanwha. Perlaza has drawn a free base 466 times while striking out on 879 occasions. He has compiled 624 runs and has 566 RBIs. His on-base percentage is .364 and he holds a career OPS of .835. He has hit it out of the park 130 times, as well as 1,663 total bases and also a .471 slugging percentage. Over the course of the 3,528 official at-bats in his pro career, Perlaza has earned a batting average of .279 with 985 base hits.

The Hanwha Eagles have turned 85 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .979 (10th in KBO). Of their 60 tries at swiping a bag, they have made it 42 times and been caught 18 times (30.0% caught stealing rate). The Eagles have recorded 808 assists, 65 errors and have amassed 2,192 putouts this year.

The Eagles hold a team WHIP of 1.494 in addition to having a FIP of 5.10 as a team so far this season. They come in at 7th in baseball as a staff in total hits allowed with 761. The Hanwha pitching staff have allowed 414 runs on the year while holding an ERA of 4.50 (365 earned runs relinquished). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.80 (594 strikeouts against 330 bases on balls). They have allowed 66 HR's and they yield 5.10 runs per 9 innings (6th in KBO).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kiwoom (+172)

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