SSG Landers vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 5/22/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: SSG Landers vs Kia Tigers

Date: Friday, May 22, 2026

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: KN-T

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

Gwangju Kia Champions Field is the venue where Ho Ryung Kim and the Kia Tigers (21-21, 5th in KBO) will take on the SSG Landers (22-19, 4th in KBO) on Friday, May 22, 2026. The Landers open this contest at -145 while the Tigers are priced at +125. The total opens at 8.5.

SSG has a slugging percentage of .417 and have struck out 305 times, while taking a walk on 189 occasions. They have accounted for 224 RBI's in addition to 392 hits on the campaign, and their average at the plate sits at .268. The Landers have accrued 70 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 45 balls out of the stadium. They have 237 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .355. As a team, the SSG Landers are earning 5.6 runs per game, which puts them at 3rd in KBO.

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Jeong Choi is a hitter who can be a difference maker for SSG. In his career, Choi has drilled 529 baseballs over the fence while driving in 1,653 runs. Over the course of his pro career, he stepped up to bat 10,026 times and has delivered with a base knock 2,392 times. Choi has compiled an average at the plate of .285 for his career in baseball, in addition to 1,539 runs scored and an OPS of .918. He has compiled a slugging percentage of .530 and he has racked up 4,445 bases. He has struck out 1,906 times and has walked on 1,113 occasions, which has contributed to a .388 on-base percentage.

The Landers have stolen 28 bags and have been caught 9 times, which shows us their caught stealing rate is 24.3%. The SSG Landers have amassed 1,127 putouts this season, in addition to 411 assists and 30 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .981 which is 7th in KBO and they have turned 42 double plays.

The Landers are sitting with a team earned run average of 5.04 so far this year (8th in the league), and they have struck out 315 batters. SSG has conceded 368 base knocks (8.8 per 9 innings) as well as 210 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.54 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.52. Landers pitchers have conceded 39 home runs in addition to 231 total runs (3rd in KBO).

Kia has recorded 48 home runs so far this year in addition to 213 RBIs. They have put up 79 doubles, while taking a walk 173 times as well as putting up 224 runs. The Kia Tigers have earned an on-base percentage of .344 as well as a batting average of .263 so far this season. The Tigers have a slugging percentage of .418 and they are scoring 5.21 runs per game (5th in the league). They have struck out on 325 occasions (2nd in KBO) and have totaled 384 base hits.

Ho Ryung Kim is a batter who can be a difference maker for Kia. Kim has drawn a walk 159 times while striking out on 531 occasions. His OBP sits at .321 and he is the owner of a career OPS of .683. Over the course of the 1,797 at-bats in his baseball career, Kim has recorded a batting average of .248 in addition to 446 base hits. He has amassed 306 runs and racked up 181 runs batted in. He has gone yard 30 times, as well as 651 total bases and a .362 slugging percentage.

The Kia Tigers have turned 33 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .983 (5th in KBO). Out of their 46 tries at swiping a bag, they have been successful 36 times and been caught 10 times (21.7% caught stealing percentage). The Tigers have recorded 391 assists, 27 errors and are sitting with 1,143 putouts for the year.

The Kia pitching staff have conceded 207 runs this year and come in with a team ERA of 4.49 (190 earned runs relinquished). They have surrendered 45 home runs and they concede 4.89 runs per 9 innings (5th in KBO). The Tigers hold a team WHIP of 1.402 and have a FIP of 4.89 as a staff this year. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.83 (302 strikeouts against 165 walks). They rank 6th in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 369.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Kia (+125) and under the total runs

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