Kiwoom Heroes vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 4/16/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs Kia Tigers

Date: Thursday, April 16, 2026

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: TVING

Odds/Point Spread: Kiwoom (+120) Kia (-144)

Gwangju Kia Champions Field is the site where Sun Bin Kim and the Kia Tigers (7-7, 4th in KBO) will play the Kiwoom Heroes (4-10, 10th in KBO) on Thursday, April 16, 2026. The Heroes open this contest at +120 while the Tigers are coming in at -144. The O/U opens at 8.

Kiwoom has a slugging percentage of .321 and have struck out 127 times, while taking a walk on 52 occasions. They have tallied 49 RBI's and 110 base knocks on the year, and their batting average sits at .232. The Heroes have tallied 25 doubles as a squad and have knocked 5 balls out of the park. They have earned a total of 56 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .315. As a team, the Kiwoom Heroes are earning 4.0 runs per game, which has them at 9th in KBO.

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Chi Hong An is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Kiwoom. For his pro baseball career, Ahn has drilled 155 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 930 runs. Over the course of his time in the league, he came to bat 7,251 times and has notched a base knock 1,872 times. Ahn has recorded a batting average of .294 for his career, with 911 scored runs and an OPS of .790. His slugging percentage sits at .430 and he has accumulated 2,741 bases. He has fanned 970 times and has walked on 630 at-bats, which contributes in part to a .360 on-base percentage.

The Heroes have stolen 6 bases and have been thrown out 2 times, which means their caught stealing percentage comes in at 25.0%. The Kiwoom Heroes have accumulated 371 putouts this year, as well as 126 assists and 9 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .982 which puts them in 5th in Korean baseball and have accumulated 12 double plays.

The Heroes hold a team ERA of 5.11 over the course of the season (9th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 98 batters. Heroes pitchers have given up 13 long balls in addition to 77 total runs (4th in baseball). Kiwoom has surrendered 145 hits (10.6 per 9 innings) as well as 70 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.81 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.62.

The Tigers hold a slugging percentage of .397 and they are earning 5.14 runs per contest (5th in baseball). They have hit 26 two-baggers, while taking a walk 68 times and earning 72 runs. Kia has compiled 12 long balls for the year as well as 70 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 102 occasions (7th in KBO) and have earned a total of 124 base hits. The Kia Tigers hold a team on-base percentage of .358 as well as a team batting average of .264 so far this season.

Sun Bin Kim is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Kia. Kim has recorded a free base 629 times while striking out on 567 attempts. He has recorded 778 runs in addition to having 676 RBIs. His OBP comes in at .377 and he has earned a lifetime OPS of .761. He has gone deep 45 times, as well as 2,190 total bases and also a .384 slugging percentage. Over the course of the 5,709 at-bats in his career, Kim is sitting with a batting avereage of .306 in addition to having 1,747 hits.

The Kia Tigers have turned 7 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .990 (2nd in Korean baseball). Out of their 15 attempts at swiping a bag, they have made it 13 times and been caught 2 times (13.3% caught stealing percentage). The Tigers have 116 assists, 5 errors and have 367 putouts so far this year.

The Kia pitching staff have surrendered 70 runs on the season while holding a team ERA of 4.94 (67 earned runs yielded). They have allowed 12 dingers and they allow 5.15 runs per 9 innings (5th in KBO). The Tigers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.400 in addition to having a FIP of 5.15 as a staff on the season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.44 (91 strikeouts against 63 free passes). They have a ranking of 9th in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 108.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Kia (-144) and under the total runs

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