Kiwoom Heroes vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 7/24/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs Kia Tigers

Date: Friday, July 24, 2026

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: SPO-T

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

Joo Hwan Choi and the Kiwoom Heroes (33-58, 10th in KBO) head to Gwangju Kia Champions Field on Friday, July 24, 2026, where they'll take on the Kia Tigers (49-41, 4th in KBO). The Tigers open this contest at -150 while the Heroes are coming in at +125. The O/U opens at 8.5.

Kiwoom has a slugging % of .341 and have struck out 798 times, while drawing a walk on 308 occasions. They have compiled 317 RBI's and 746 base knocks so far this season, while their average at the plate comes in at .238. The Heroes have compiled 131 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 59 balls out of the park. They have notched a total of 338 runs and have an OBP of .317. As a team, the Kiwoom Heroes are scoring 3.6 runs per game, which ranks them 10th in the league.

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Joo Hwan Choi is a batter who should impact this game for Kiwoom. In his professional baseball career, Choi has hit 143 balls out of the park while driving in 782 runs. For his time in the league, he approached the plate 5,587 times and has delivered with a hit 1,355 times. Choi has hit .274 for his career in baseball, in addition to 628 runs scored and an OPS of .770. He has compiled a slugging percentage of .427 in addition to having tallied 2,112 bases. He has fanned 795 times and has been walked on 485 occasions, contributing to a .343 OBP.

The Kiwoom Heroes have earned 2,459 putouts so far this season, as well as 808 assists and 67 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .980 which ranks 8th in KBO and they have turned 77 double plays. The Heroes have stolen 62 bags and have been caught 28 times, which shows us their caught stealing rate is 31.1%.

Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.04 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.51. Heroes pitchers have surrendered 80 long balls and 494 runs in total (2nd in the league). Kiwoom has conceded 897 hits (9.9 per 9 innings) and 455 earned runs. The Heroes have an ERA of 5.00 for the year (9th in the league), and their staff has struck out 699 hitters.

The Kia Tigers hold an OBP of .344 in addition to a team batting average of .268 this season. They have struck out on 715 occasions (2nd in the league) and have 848 base hits. Kia has accumulated 110 home runs this year as well as 468 RBIs. The Tigers hold a team slugging % of .431 and they score 5.29 runs per game (4th in the league). They have put up 165 doubles, while walking 334 times as well as scoring 487 runs.

Ho Ryung Kim is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Kia. Kim has drawn a walk 172 times while striking out on 588 attempts. He has amassed 338 runs and notched 210 runs batted in. His on-base % is .321 and he has a has a OPS in his career of .692. He has hit the long ball 37 times, with 736 total bases and also a .371 slugging percentage. In the 1,983 at-bats in his career, Kim has a batting average of .252 in addition to having 499 base knocks.

The Kia Tigers have turned 77 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .981 (5th in KBO). The Tigers have accrued 848 assists, 63 errors and have accumulated 2,444 putouts on the season. Of their 98 tries at stealing a base, they have made it 82 times and been caught 16 times (16.3% caught stealing percentage).

The Tigers hold a team WHIP of 1.417 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.73 as a staff on the season. They are currently ranked 8th in baseball as a staff in total hits conceded with 806. The Kia pitching staff have conceded 428 runs over the course of the season and come in with a team ERA of 4.26 (385 earned runs yielded). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.88 (655 strikeouts vs 348 walks). They have given up 86 dingers and they surrender 4.73 runs per 9 innings (3rd in the league).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Kiwoom (+125)

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