Lotte Giants vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 6/4/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Lotte Giants vs Kia Tigers

Date: Thursday, June 4, 2026

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: SPO-2T

Odds/Point Spread: Lotte (+150) Kia (-182)

Jun-woo Jeon and the Lotte Giants (21-31, 9th in KBO) head to Gwangju Kia Champions Field on Thursday, June 4, 2026, where they'll meet the Kia Tigers (29-25, 4th in KBO). The Giants open this game at +150 while the Tigers are coming in at -182. The total opens at 8.5.

Lotte has a slugging rate of .380 and have been rung up 415 times, while being walked on 153 occasions. They have accumulated 207 RBI's as well as 474 base knocks so far this year, while their average at the plate sits at .257. The Giants have accumulated 91 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 40 balls out of the park. They have accumulated 219 runs while having a team OBP of .317. As a team, the Lotte Giants are recording 4.1 runs per game, which ranks them 9th in KBO.

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Jun-woo Jeon is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Lotte. Jeon has an average at the plate of .298 in his time in baseball, in addition to 1,115 runs scored and an OPS of .822. He has struck out 1,183 times and earned a walk on 659 occasions, which contributes in part to a .363 on-base percentage. For his career, Jeon has slapped 223 baseballs out of the park while driving in 1,053 runs. His slugging percentage is .459 and he has racked up 3,233 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he came to bat 7,914 times and also came through with a base hit 2,095 times.

The Lotte Giants have notched a total of 1,415 putouts this year, as well as 518 assists and 36 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .982 which has them sitting 5th in the league and have earned 38 double plays. The Giants have swiped 39 bases and have been caught 12 times, which tells us their caught stealing rate is 23.5%.

The Giants are sitting with a team ERA of 4.51 this season (5th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 429 hitters. Giants pitchers have allowed 45 home runs in addition to 269 runs in total (5th in baseball). Lotte has conceded 472 hits (9.0 per 9 innings) and 236 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.95 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.47.

The Kia Tigers hold an OBP of .343 and a batting average of .264 this season. They have been called out on strikes on 414 instances (3rd in KBO) and have tallied 493 base hits. Kia has compiled 65 home runs on the campaign to go along with 270 RBIs. The Tigers have a team SLG% of .422 and they average 5.16 runs per outing (5th in baseball). They have put up 95 doubles, while getting a free base 214 times as well as putting up 284 runs.

Sun Bin Kim is a hitter who should impact this game for Kia. Kim has tallied a free base 647 times while striking out on 583 occasions. His OBP is .376 and he is the owner of a lifetime OPS of .758. During the 5,850 at-bats in his baseball career, Kim has an average at the plate of .305 in addition to 1,783 base knocks. He has accounted for 793 runs and racked up 688 RBIs. He has gone yard 45 times, with 2,235 total bases and a .382 slugging percentage.

The Kia Tigers have turned 46 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .982 (3rd in the league). Of their 57 chances at getting a steal, they have had success 46 times and been caught 11 times (19.3% caught stealing percentage). The Tigers have accrued 506 assists, 36 errors and have a total of 1,458 putouts on the season.

The Tigers hold a team WHIP of 1.364 in addition to having a FIP of 4.59 as a unit on the year. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.99 (400 strikeouts vs 201 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 8th in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 462. They have allowed 51 dingers and they relinquish 4.59 runs per 9 innings (3rd in the league). The Kia pitching staff have given up 248 runs on the campaign and come in with a team ERA of 4.09 (221 earned runs surrendered).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kia (-182)

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