SSG Landers vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 7/2/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: SSG Landers vs Kia Tigers

Date: Thursday, July 2, 2026

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: KN-T

Odds/Point Spread: SSG (+120) Kia (-144)

Gwangju Kia Champions Field is the venue where Do Yeong Kim and the Kia Tigers (43-35, 4th in KBO) will play the SSG Landers (30-46, 9th in KBO) on Thursday, July 2, 2026. The odds on this game have the Landers coming in at +120 and the Tigers are at -144. The total opens at 8.

As a unit, the SSG Landers are earning 5.0 runs per game, which ranks them 7th in baseball. They have racked up 389 runs scored and hold an OBP of .342. The Landers have tallied 120 doubles as a team and have smacked 84 balls out of the park. They have 368 runs batted in and 697 base knocks so far this season, while their average at the plate comes in at .261. SSG has a slugging rate of .409 and have been called out on strikes 578 times, while taking a walk on 311 occasions.

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Guillermo Heredia is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for SSG. In his career, Heredia has hit 118 balls out of the park while driving in 616 runs. He has compiled a slugging percentage of .418 and he has totaled 2,013 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he came to the plate 5,495 times and has delivered with a base hit 1,372 times. He has struck out 814 times and earned a walk on 458 at-bats, contributing to a .359 on-base %. Heredia has hit .285 for his career in baseball, in addition to 743 scored runs and an OPS of .777.

The Landers have swiped 41 bases and have been gunned down 16 times, which means their caught stealing rate is 28.1%. The SSG Landers have a total of 2,046 putouts for the season, in addition to 714 assists and 54 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .981 which is 5th in KBO and they have turned 70 double plays.

The Landers have compiled a team earned run average of 5.78 over the course of the season (10th in KBO), and the staff has struck out 582 batters. Landers pitchers have conceded 86 home runs in addition to 478 total runs (1st in the league). SSG has allowed 735 hits (9.7 per 9 innings) as well as 438 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 1.61 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.61.

The Kia Tigers hold an on-base percentage of .344 in addition to a batting average of .268 this year. They have been rung up on 604 occasions (3rd in the league) and have totaled 724 base hits. Kia has accumulated 95 HRs so far this season in addition to 402 runs batted in. The Tigers hold a team SLG% of .428 and they have an average of 5.30 runs per game (4th in the league). They have recorded 133 doubles, while taking a walk 291 times as well as recording 419 runs.

Do Yeong Kim is a hitter who should impact this game for Kia. Kim has tallied a walk 179 times while being called out on strikes on 310 tries. He has accounted for 335 runs in addition to having earned 271 RBIs. His on-base percentage is .383 and he also has a lifetime OPS of .932. He has homered 80 times, as well as 829 bases in total and also a .549 slugging %. During the 1,510 at-bats in his baseball career, Kim has recorded a batting average of .308 with 465 base knocks.

The Kia Tigers have turned 68 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .982 (3rd in Korean baseball). The Tigers have 718 assists, 53 errors and have amassed 2,096 putouts on the campaign. Of their 87 tries at swiping a bag, they have had success 72 times and been caught 15 times (17.2% caught stealing rate).

The Tigers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.359 with a FIP of 4.51 as a pitching staff on the season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 1.96 (567 strikeouts against 290 bases on balls). They rank 9th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 659. They have yielded 73 home runs and they surrender 4.51 runs per 9 innings (2nd in baseball). The Kia pitching staff have relinquished 350 runs this season while holding a team ERA of 4.02 (312 earned runs relinquished).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take SSG (+120)

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