Kiwoom Heroes vs SSG Landers Prediction, 6/2/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs SSG Landers

Date: Tuesday, June 2, 2026

Location: Incheon SSG Landers Field in Incheon, South Korea

TV: KN-T

Odds/Point Spread: Kiwoom (+220) SSG (-275)

Incheon SSG Landers Field is the site where Ji Hoon Choi and the SSG Landers (22-30, 8th in KBO) will play the Kiwoom Heroes (20-34, 10th in KBO) on Tuesday, June 2, 2026. The Heroes open this contest at +220 while the Landers are coming in at -275. The total opens at 8.

As a team, the Kiwoom Heroes are recording 3.4 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 10th in baseball. They have earned 186 runs while having a team OBP of .306. The Heroes have accounted for 75 doubles as a team and have knocked 30 balls out of the park. They have accumulated 171 RBI's and 427 base knocks over the course of the season, while their team batting average sits at .231. Kiwoom has a slugging rate of .324 and have been called out on strikes 472 times, while being walked on 172 occasions.

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Joo Hwan Choi is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Kiwoom. In his pro baseball career, Choi has drilled 143 balls over the fence while driving in 773 runs. During his time in professional baseball, he stepped up to the plate 5,502 times and got on base with a base hit 1,343 times. Choi has hit .275 for his career in baseball, with 622 runs scored and an OPS of .772. He has compiled a slugging percentage of .429 in addition to earning 2,095 bases. He has gone down on strikes 789 times and has walked on 467 occasions, which contributes in part to a .343 on-base %.

The Kiwoom Heroes have earned a total of 1,456 putouts so far this season, in addition to 495 assists and 45 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .977 which ranks 8th in KBO and they have turned 49 double plays. The Heroes have swiped 36 bases and have been gunned down 11 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 23.4%.

The Heroes have a team earned run average of 5.05 this season (9th in the league), and the staff has struck out 401 batters. Kiwoom has conceded 544 hits (10.1 per 9 innings) and 272 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 1.91 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.55. Heroes pitchers have conceded 46 home runs in addition to 293 total runs (3rd in KBO).

SSG has compiled 52 HRs on the campaign in addition to 257 RBIs. They have hit 82 two-baggers, while taking a walk 220 times and putting up 273 runs. The SSG Landers have earned a team on-base percentage of .342 as well as a batting average of .258 on the season. The Landers hold a team slugging % of .400 and they are earning 5.15 runs per game (5th in KBO). They have been called out on strikes on 395 occasions (6th in the league) and have notched a total of 468 base hits.

Ji Hoon Choi is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for SSG. Choi has drawn a free base 273 times while being called out on strikes on 466 tries. His OBP comes in at .335 and he holds a career OPS of .715. During the 3,159 official at-bats in his professional career, Choi has earned a batting average of .273 with 862 base hits. He has recorded 487 runs in addition to having 284 runs batted in. He has gone deep 42 times, with 1,199 total bases and a .380 slugging percentage.

The SSG Landers have turned 50 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .981 (6th in the league). Of their 46 chances at swiping a bag, they have made it 34 times and been caught 12 times (26.1% caught stealing percentage). The Landers have racked up 495 assists, 37 errors and have accounted for 1,400 putouts so far this year.

The SSG pitching staff have yielded 300 runs so far this season while holding a team ERA of 5.31 (275 earned runs given up). They have surrendered 56 long balls and they relinquish 5.79 runs per 9 innings (10th in KBO). The Landers have a WHIP of 1.551 with a FIP of 5.79 as a pitching staff for the year. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.56 (389 strikeouts against 249 walks). They are currently ranked 6th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 474.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kiwoom (+220)

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