Lotte Giants vs SSG Landers Prediction, 6/17/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Lotte Giants vs SSG Landers

Date: Wednesday, June 17, 2026

Location: Incheon SSG Landers Field in Incheon, South Korea

TV: MS-T

Odds/Point Spread: Lotte (+125) SSG (-150)

Incheon SSG Landers Field is the venue where Ji Hoon Choi and the SSG Landers (27-37, 8th in KBO) will take on the Lotte Giants (24-39, 10th in KBO) on Wednesday, June 17, 2026. The Landers open this game at -150 while the Giants are coming in at +125. The over/under opens at 8.

Lotte owns a slugging percentage of .380 and have been called out on strikes 477 times, while getting the free base on 194 occasions. They have accounted for 258 RBI's as well as 577 hits so far this season, and their team batting average is at .259. The Giants have hit 108 doubles as a team and have hit 48 balls out of the park. They are sitting with 274 runs while having a team OBP of .321. As a squad, the Lotte Giants are notching 4.3 runs per game, which ranks them 9th in KBO.

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Victor Reyes is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Lotte. In his career, Reyes has drilled 105 balls out of the park while knocking in 820 runs. He has accumulated a slugging percentage of .426 and he has racked up 2,516 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he stepped up to bat 6,460 times and has delivered with a base hit 1,780 times. He has struck out 1,065 times and has gotten a free base on 429 at-bats, contributing to a .349 on-base percentage. Reyes has hit .301 in his time in baseball, in addition to 821 scored runs and an OPS of .775.

The Giants have swiped 45 bases and have been thrown out 15 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage is 25.0%. The Lotte Giants have 1,706 putouts this season, in addition to 643 assists and 49 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .980 which ranks 8th in the league and they have turned 49 double plays.

Their K/BB ratio is 1.94 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.50. Giants pitchers have surrendered 57 home runs and 342 runs in total (3rd in baseball). Lotte has surrendered 592 hits (9.4 per 9 innings) and 302 earned runs. The Giants have compiled a team earned run average of 4.78 so far this season (8th in the league), and their staff has rung up 508 batters.

The Landers have a team slugging % of .408 and they score 5.15 runs per game (5th in baseball). They hit 100 two-baggers, while walking 268 times as well as putting up 335 runs. SSG has hit 69 long balls this year in addition to 316 RBIs. They have been rung up on 481 occasions (5th in KBO) and have earned 580 base hits. The SSG Landers hold an OBP of .344 as well as a team batting average of .261 on the season.

Ji Hoon Choi is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for SSG. Choi has earned a free base 278 times while being called out on strikes on 467 occasions. His on-base percentage comes in at .335 and he also has a lifetime OPS of .717. During the 3,194 official at-bats in his pro career, Choi has compiled an average at the plate of .273 with 873 base hits. He has amassed 494 runs and notched 292 RBIs. He has gone yard 45 times, with 1,220 total bases and a .382 slugging %.

The SSG Landers have turned 59 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .982 (3rd in Korean baseball). In their 50 attempts at swiping a bag, they have been successful 37 times and been caught 13 times (26.0% caught stealing rate). The Landers have accrued 602 assists, 43 errors and have accumulated 1,709 putouts this season.

The Landers have a team WHIP of 1.590 in addition to having a FIP of 6.08 as a squad for the season. They are currently ranked 6th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 591. The SSG pitching staff have conceded 385 runs on the campaign while holding a team ERA of 5.61 (355 earned runs conceded). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.54 (482 strikeouts vs 314 free passes). They have yielded 67 dingers and they allow 6.08 runs per 9 innings (10th in the league).

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

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

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