Lotte Giants vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 8/26/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Lotte Giants vs Kia Tigers

Date: Wednesday, August 26, 2026

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: SPO-2T

Odds/Point Spread: Lotte (+125) Kia (-145)

Do Yeong Kim and the Kia Tigers (60-50, 4th in KBO) host the Lotte Giants (50-58, 6th in KBO) at Gwangju Kia Champions Field on Wednesday, August 26, 2026. The Giants open this game at +125 while the Tigers are priced at -145. The O/U opens at 9.

The Giants have accumulated 188 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 86 balls out of the stadium. Lotte has a slugging % of .392 and have struck out 799 times, while taking a walk on 343 occasions. As a team, the Lotte Giants are notching 4.8 runs per game, which is 8th in the league. They have accounted for 493 runs batted in as well as 1,026 base knocks this year, while their batting average comes in at .267. They have tallied 523 runs and hold an OBP of .331.

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Min Jae Jeon is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Lotte. In his career, Jeon has drilled 15 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 127 runs. In his time spent in pro baseball, he came to the plate 1,109 times and has come through with a base knock 273 times. Jeon has accumulated a batting average of .272 in his time in baseball, in addition to 129 scored runs and an OPS of .679. He is sitting with a career slugging percentage of .360 and he has racked up 362 bases. He has fanned 213 times and has gotten a free base on 63 occasions, contributing to a .319 on-base percentage.

The Giants have swiped 54 bases and have been caught 25 times, which means their caught stealing percentage is 31.6%. The Lotte Giants have a tally of 2,928 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 1,078 assists and 76 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .981 which has them sitting 5th in the league and they have turned 93 double plays.

They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.19 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.47. Giants pitchers have surrendered 95 long balls and also 543 runs (6th in baseball). Lotte has given up 1,026 hits (9.5 per 9 innings) and also 483 earned runs. The Giants have a team ERA of 4.45 over the course of the season (5th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 891 hitters.

The Tigers hold a team slugging percentage of .440 and they are scoring 5.41 runs per contest (4th in baseball). They hit 195 two-baggers, while walking 399 times as well as scoring 606 runs. Kia has accounted for 143 home runs so far this season as well as 582 runs batted in. They have struck out on 884 occasions (3rd in KBO) and have tallied 1,052 base hits. The Kia Tigers are sitting with a team OBP of .346 and a team batting average of .272 on the season.

Do Yeong Kim is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Kia. Kim has drawn a walk 201 times while fanning on 341 tries. He has compiled 367 runs in addition to having earned 296 RBIs. His on-base percentage is .386 and he holds a career OPS of .946. He has hit the long ball 93 times, with 915 total bases and a .560 slugging %. During the 1,633 at-bats in his baseball career, Kim has earned a batting average of .309 and has racked up 504 hits.

The Kia Tigers have turned 95 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .981 (7th in KBO). The Tigers have recorded 1,027 assists, 79 errors and have a total of 2,974 putouts so far this season. Out of their 109 attempts at stealing a base, they have had success 91 times and been caught 18 times (16.5% caught stealing rate).

The Tigers hold a team WHIP of 1.414 in addition to having a FIP of 4.86 as a staff on the year. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 1.91 (802 strikeouts against 419 walks). They are currently ranked 9th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 982. They have surrendered 110 homers and they relinquish 4.86 runs per 9 innings (4th in KBO). The Kia pitching staff have given up 535 runs on the season while having an ERA of 4.39 (483 earned runs conceded).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Lotte (+125)

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