LG Twins vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 10/17/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: LG Twins vs Kia Tigers

Date: Saturday, October 17, 2026

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: MBC

Odds/Point Spread: LG (+102) Kia (-122)

Ho Ryung Kim and the Kia Tigers (79-63, 3rd in KBO) host the LG Twins (78-65, 4th in KBO) at Gwangju Kia Champions Field on Saturday, October 17, 2026. The Twins open this contest at +102 while the Tigers are priced at -122. The O/U has been set at 8.

As a team, the LG Twins are scoring 5.0 runs per contest, which ranks them 5th in KBO. They have a total of 723 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .351. The Twins have tallied 216 doubles as a unit and have knocked 136 balls out of the stadium. They have 695 runs batted in as well as 1,278 hits on the season, and their batting average is at .264. LG has a slugging percentage of .401 and have been rung up 1,072 times, while getting the free base on 567 occasions.

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Austin Dean is a batter who should be able to impact this game for LG. Dean is sitting with a batting avereage of .293 in his time in baseball, in addition to 904 scored runs and an OPS of .851. He has fanned 1,022 times and has gotten a free base on 584 occasions, which contributes in part to a .362 on-base percentage. For his professional baseball career, Dean has drilled 223 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 940 runs. His slugging percentage is .489 in addition to having tallied 2,709 bases. During his time in professional baseball, he approached the plate 6,264 times and has delivered with a base hit 1,626 times.

The LG Twins are sitting with 3,815 putouts this year, as well as 1,362 assists and 89 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .983 which ranks 4th in KBO and have a total of 116 double plays. The Twins have swiped 118 bases and have been thrown out 30 times, which means their caught stealing percentage is 20.3%.

The Twins have compiled a team earned run average of 4.81 so far this year (7th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 983 batters. LG has surrendered 1,379 hits (9.8 per 9 innings) and also 679 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.06 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.46. Twins pitchers have allowed 118 home runs in addition to 726 total runs (6th in the league).

The Tigers hold a team slugging % of .435 and they tally 5.34 runs per contest (4th in KBO). They hit 251 two-baggers, while walking 515 times as well as putting up 769 runs. Kia has 174 home runs over the course of the season as well as 736 RBIs. They have struck out on 1,136 occasions (4th in KBO) and are sitting with 1,347 hits. The Kia Tigers have a team OBP of .347 as well as a batting average of .271 this year.

Ho Ryung Kim is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Kia. Kim has drawn a free base 182 times while being called out on strikes on 644 chances. His on-base percentage is .318 and he is the owner of a lifetime OPS of .684. Over the course of the 2,156 official at-bats in his professional career, Kim has accrued an average at the plate of .250 in addition to 540 hits. He has amassed 355 runs and also has 229 runs batted in. He has hit a home run 39 times, with 789 total bases and also a .366 slugging %.

The Kia Tigers have turned 122 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .981 (5th in the league). The Tigers have recorded 1,307 assists, 98 errors and are sitting with 3,839 putouts over the course of the season. In their 132 tries at swiping a bag, they have been successful 108 times and been caught 24 times (18.2% caught stealing rate).

The Kia pitching staff have given up 664 runs so far this year and come in with a team ERA of 4.27 (607 earned runs given up). They have surrendered 139 homers and they concede 4.67 runs per 9 innings (3rd in baseball). The Tigers hold a team WHIP of 1.388 and have a FIP of 4.67 as a squad over the course of the season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.97 (1,053 strikeouts vs 534 bases on balls). They come in at 10th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 1,242.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take LG (+102)

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