Kiwoom Heroes vs Hanwha Eagles Prediction, 7/18/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs Hanwha Eagles

Date: Saturday, July 18, 2026

Location: Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon, South Korea

TV: TVING

Odds/Point Spread: Kiwoom (+125) Hanwha (-150)

Hyun Bin Moon and the Hanwha Eagles (40-40, 6th in KBO) play the Kiwoom Heroes (29-57, 10th in KBO) at Hanwha Life Eagles Park on Saturday, July 18, 2026. The line on this game has the Heroes coming in at +125 and the Eagles are at -150. The O/U has been set at 8.5.

As a unit, the Kiwoom Heroes are scoring 3.4 runs per game, which ranks them 10th in baseball. They have accounted for 295 runs and have an OBP of .313. The Heroes have tallied 121 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 51 balls out of the stadium. They have earned 276 runs batted in as well as 682 base knocks over the course of the season, and their batting average comes in at .234. Kiwoom has a slugging % of .333 and have been called out on strikes 755 times, while drawing a walk on 289 occasions.

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Gun Hee Kim is a batter who can be a difference maker for Kiwoom. In his career, Kim has slapped 18 baseballs out of the park while driving in 98 runs. During his time in professional baseball, he came to the plate 912 times and has delivered with a base hit 210 times. Kim has compiled an average at the plate of .251 for his baseball career, in addition to 70 runs scored and an OPS of .676. His career slugging percentage is .378 and he has accumulated 316 bases. He has been struck out 262 times and has gotten a free base on 58 occasions, contributing to a .298 OBP.

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

The Heroes have a team ERA of 5.05 for the year (9th in the league), and they have struck out 657 hitters. Heroes pitchers have allowed 74 long balls in addition to 463 total runs (2nd in KBO). Kiwoom has given up 839 base hits (9.9 per 9 innings) as well as 428 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.09 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.51.

Hanwha is sitting with 95 home runs this season and 451 runs batted in. They have 134 doubles, while walking 319 times as well as earning 481 runs. The Hanwha Eagles hold an OBP of .354 and a team batting average of .274 so far this year. The Eagles have a team slugging percentage of .429 and they earn 5.87 runs per game (1st in KBO). They have been rung up on 658 occasions (3rd in the league) and have 792 base hits.

Hyun Bin Moon is a batter who should impact this game for Hanwha. Moon has drawn a walk 135 times while striking out on 264 occasions. His on-base rate is .354 and he has a lifetime OPS of .778. Over the course of the 1,539 at-bats in his baseball career, Moon has hit .292 and has racked up 450 base hits. He has accrued 200 runs and has 227 runs batted in. He has hit it out of the park 31 times, with 653 bases in total and also a .424 slugging percentage.

The Hanwha Eagles have turned 85 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .979 (10th in the league). The Eagles have recorded 808 assists, 65 errors and have a tally of 2,192 putouts during this campaign. Of their 60 attempts at stealing a base, they have been successful 42 times and been caught 18 times (30.0% caught stealing percentage).

The Hanwha pitching staff have allowed 414 runs on the campaign while having a team ERA of 4.50 (365 earned runs conceded). They have allowed 66 homers and they allow 5.10 runs per 9 innings (6th in the league). The Eagles are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.494 and have a FIP of 5.10 as a squad over the course of the season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 1.80 (594 strikeouts vs 330 bases on balls). They come in at 7th in baseball as a staff in total hits conceded with 761.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kiwoom (+125)

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