Kiwoom Heroes vs Hanwha Eagles Prediction, 8/8/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs Hanwha Eagles

Date: Saturday, August 8, 2026

Location: Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon, South Korea

TV: SPO-2T

Odds/Point Spread: Kiwoom (+162) Hanwha (-196)

Hanwha Life Eagles Park is the site where Hyun Bin Moon and the Hanwha Eagles (47-49, 6th in KBO) will take on the Kiwoom Heroes (38-64, 10th in KBO) on Saturday, August 8, 2026. The line on this game has the Heroes coming in at +162 and the Eagles are at -196. The over/under is set at 9.

As a unit, the Kiwoom Heroes are putting up 3.9 runs per outing, which puts them at 10th in baseball. They have earned 405 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .322. The Heroes have accounted for 144 doubles as a unit and have knocked 72 balls out of the park. They have accounted for 380 runs batted in as well as 861 base knocks on the season, and their batting average comes in at .244. Kiwoom has a slugging percentage of .350 and have been rung up 887 times, while taking a walk on 351 occasions.

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Gun Hee Kim is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Kiwoom. For his professional baseball career, Kim has drilled 19 balls over the fence while knocking in 106 runs. Over the course of his pro career, he came to bat 964 times and has delivered a base hit 226 times. Kim has accrued an average at the plate of .256 for his career in baseball, in addition to 75 runs scored and an OPS of .684. He has earned a slugging percentage of .383 in addition to having tallied 338 bases. He has been struck out 272 times and has taken a walk on 60 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .301 on-base %.

The Heroes have swiped 63 bags and have been caught 30 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 32.3%. The Kiwoom Heroes have amassed 2,750 putouts this season, in addition to 898 assists and 74 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .980 which is 7th in KBO and they have turned 87 double plays.

The Heroes have an earned run average of 5.05 on the year (9th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 779 batters. Heroes pitchers have conceded 98 home runs and 558 total runs (2nd in KBO). Kiwoom has conceded 1,009 base hits (9.9 per 9 innings) and 514 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.01 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.52.

The Eagles have a team SLG% of .429 and they score 5.84 runs per contest (1st in the league). They have 159 two-baggers, while taking a walk 388 times as well as putting up 578 runs. Hanwha has accumulated 114 home runs this season as well as 543 RBIs. They have been rung up on 787 occasions (4th in KBO) and have tallied 969 base hits. The Hanwha Eagles have accounted for a team on-base percentage of .355 in addition to a team batting average of .277 so far this season.

Hyun Bin Moon is a batter who should impact this game for Hanwha. In the 1,598 at-bats in his baseball career, Moon has accrued an average at the plate of .292 in addition to 467 hits. He has gone deep 32 times, with 675 total bases and a .422 slugging percentage. Moon has drawn a free base 142 times while striking out on 272 occasions. He has accounted for 207 runs and notched 232 RBIs. His on-base percentage sits at .354 and he is the owner of a lifetime OPS of .776.

The Hanwha Eagles have turned 107 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .979 (10th in KBO). The Eagles have racked up 979 assists, 76 errors and have notched a total of 2,645 putouts on the campaign. In their 63 chances at swiping a bag, they have had success 43 times and been caught 20 times (31.7% caught stealing percentage).

The Eagles are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.513 with a FIP of 5.34 as a staff this year. They are sitting at 4th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 942. The Hanwha pitching staff have conceded 523 runs on the season while holding a team ERA of 4.74 (464 earned runs conceded). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 1.83 (716 strikeouts vs 391 walks). They have conceded 86 HR's and they concede 5.34 runs per 9 innings (7th in baseball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kiwoom (+162)

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