Lotte Giants vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 9/12/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Lotte Giants vs Kiwoom Heroes

Date: Saturday, September 12, 2026

Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea

TV: TVING

Odds/Point Spread: Lotte (-144) Kiwoom (+120)

Min Jae Jeon and the Lotte Giants (52-66, 8th in KBO) are headed to Gocheok Sky Dome on Saturday, September 12, 2026, where they'll take on the Kiwoom Heroes (45-80, 10th in KBO). The Giants open this matchup at -144 while the Heroes are priced at +120. The O/U is set at 8.5.

The Giants have hit 205 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 95 balls out of the stadium. Lotte has a slugging percentage of .394 and have been rung up 883 times, while drawing a walk on 369 occasions. As a squad, the Lotte Giants are putting up 4.7 runs per game, which ranks them 8th in the league. They have recorded 538 runs batted in and 1,125 hits this year, while their team batting average is at .268. They have notched a total of 568 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .331.

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Min Jae Jeon is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Lotte. In his career, Jeon has drilled 15 balls out of the park while knocking in 129 runs. Over the course of his time in the league, he came to the plate 1,149 times and came through with a base hit 284 times. Jeon has hit .273 for his career in baseball, in addition to 132 scored runs and an OPS of .680. He has recorded a slugging percentage of .360 in addition to having tallied 375 bases. He has struck out 220 times and has taken a walk on 65 occasions, contributing to a .320 on-base percentage.

The Lotte Giants have 3,182 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 1,161 assists and 83 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .981 which has them ranked 5th in KBO and they have turned 104 double plays. The Giants have stolen 58 bags and have been caught 26 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage is 31.0%.

Their K/BB ratio is 2.18 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.50. Giants pitchers have allowed 107 home runs and 624 runs in total (5th in baseball). Lotte has given up 1,144 base knocks (9.7 per 9 innings) and also 562 earned runs. The Giants hold a team ERA of 4.77 for the season (6th in the league), and their staff has rung up 963 hitters.

The Heroes have a team SLG% of .353 and they score 3.85 runs per contest (10th in the league). They have notched 177 doubles, while getting a free base 428 times and scoring 493 runs. Kiwoom has tallied 91 HRs over the course of the season and 465 RBIs. They have struck out on 1,113 occasions (1st in baseball) and have tallied 1,050 base knocks. The Kiwoom Heroes have tallied an on-base percentage of .322 and a batting average of .243 over the course of the season.

Gun Hee Kim is a batter who should impact this game for Kiwoom. During the 956 official at-bats in his baseball career, Kim has a batting average of .256 and has racked up 245 base hits. He has hit a home run 20 times, in addition to having 366 bases in total and also a .383 slugging percentage. Kim has drawn a free base 62 times while fanning on 289 chances. He has accrued 83 runs in addition to having 113 runs batted in. His on-base % is .300 and he also has a career OPS of .683.

The Kiwoom Heroes have turned 105 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .980 (7th in Korean baseball). Out of their 114 attempts at swiping a bag, they got to the bag before the ball 77 times and been caught 37 times (32.5% caught stealing rate). The Heroes have 1,119 assists, 90 errors and have earned a total of 3,385 putouts on the campaign.

The Heroes have a WHIP of 1.560 and are the owners of a FIP of 5.80 as a team for the season. Their K/BB ratio is 1.88 (937 strikeouts against 498 walks). They have a ranking of 1st in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 1,262. They have allowed 121 dingers and they allow 5.80 runs per 9 innings (9th in the league). The Kiwoom pitching staff have conceded 727 runs this year while holding a team ERA of 5.29 (663 earned runs surrendered).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Lotte (-144)

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