Kiwoom Heroes vs Lotte Giants Prediction, 4/30/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds
Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs Lotte Giants
Date: Thursday, April 30, 2026
Location: Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan, South Korea
TV: SPO-2T
Odds/Point Spread: Kiwoom (-182) Lotte (+150)
Jun-woo Jeon and the Lotte Giants (8-16, 10th in KBO) host the Kiwoom Heroes (10-16, 9th in KBO) at Sajik Baseball Stadium on Thursday, April 30, 2026. The Heroes open this matchup at -182 while the Giants are priced at +150. The over/under opens at 8.5.
As a unit, the Kiwoom Heroes are scoring 3.5 runs per game, which has them at 9th in the league. They have earned 90 runs while holding a team OBP of .315. The Heroes have accumulated 44 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 12 balls out of the stadium. They have accounted for 83 RBI's and 205 base knocks over the course of the season, while their average at the plate sits at .238. Kiwoom has a slugging % of .335 and have struck out 213 times, while being walked on 81 occasions.
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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 .294 for his baseball career, in addition to 915 scored runs and an OPS of .790. He has been struck out 977 times and has walked on 633 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .360 OBP. For his career, Ahn has hit 156 baseballs over the fence while knocking in 933 runs. He has earned a slugging percentage of .430 in addition to earning 2,758 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he came to bat 7,295 times and has come through with a base hit 1,884 times.
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The Kiwoom Heroes have accumulated 680 putouts so far this season, as well as 229 assists and 24 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .974 which has them sitting 9th in Korean baseball and have a total of 21 double plays. The Heroes have swiped 16 bases and have been thrown out 4 times, which means their caught stealing percentage comes in at 20.0%.
The Heroes are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.46 this season (6th in the league), and the staff has struck out 184 batters. Kiwoom has conceded 262 base hits (10.4 per 9 innings) and also 112 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 2.02 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.56. Heroes pitchers have conceded 21 home runs in addition to 123 runs in total (4th in KBO).
The Giants hold a slugging % of .366 and they tally 3.12 runs per game (10th in KBO). They have recorded 38 doubles, while taking a walk 70 times and putting up 78 runs. Lotte has tallied 20 home runs this season as well as 74 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 192 occasions (6th in the league) and have 208 hits. The Lotte Giants have an on-base percentage of .302 in addition to a batting average of .244 on the season.
Jun-woo Jeon is a hitter who should impact this game for Lotte. Jeon has drawn a walk 304 times while striking out on 739 plate appearances. His on-base rate is .335 and he has a career OPS of .752. During the 2,929 at-bats in his career, Jeon has recorded a batting average of .263 in addition to having 771 base hits. He has accumulated 378 runs and has 412 runs batted in. He has homered 82 times, with 1,220 bases in total and a .417 slugging %.
The Lotte Giants have turned 17 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .982 (4th in KBO). The Giants have recorded 237 assists, 16 errors and are sitting with 661 putouts so far this season. In their 27 chances at swiping a bag, they have had success 18 times and been caught 9 times (33.3% caught stealing rate).
The Giants have a team WHIP of 1.481 and have a FIP of 5.02 as a pitching staff for the year. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 1.88 (209 strikeouts against 111 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 8th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 215. They have allowed 17 homers and they concede 5.02 runs per 9 innings (8th in the league). The Lotte pitching staff have given up 123 runs for the season while holding an ERA of 4.58 (112 earned runs yielded).
Who will win tonight's KBO game against the spread?
Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kiwoom (-182)
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