SSG Landers vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 8/28/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: SSG Landers vs Kia Tigers

Date: Friday, August 28, 2026

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: SPO-T

Odds/Point Spread: SSG (+220) Kia (-275)

Ji Hoon Choi and the SSG Landers (47-64, 9th in KBO) are headed to Gwangju Kia Champions Field on Friday, August 28, 2026, where they'll take on the Kia Tigers (62-50, 4th in KBO). The Tigers open this matchup at -275 while the Landers are priced at +220. The total is set at 8.5.

The Landers have recorded 179 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 122 balls out of the stadium. SSG has a slugging percentage of .407 and have struck out 920 times, while drawing a walk on 447 occasions. As a team, the SSG Landers are scoring 5.0 runs per game, which has them sitting at 7th in KBO. They have tallied 546 RBI's as well as 1,048 base knocks on the season, while their average at the plate sits at .262. They have accumulated 576 runs scored while having a team OBP of .339.

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Ji Hoon Choi is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for SSG. In his career, Choi has hit 48 balls out of the park while knocking in 306 runs. He has earned a slugging percentage of .383 and he has a total of 1,294 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he came to the plate 3,783 times and has delivered with a base hit 923 times. He has fanned 505 times and earned a walk on 291 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .334 OBP. Choi has hit .273 in his time in baseball, with 514 scored runs and an OPS of .717.

The Landers have stolen 65 bases and have been gunned down 23 times, which shows us their caught stealing rate is 26.1%. The SSG Landers have accounted for 3,070 putouts this year, as well as 1,095 assists and 74 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .983 which has them ranked 3rd in the league and they have turned 111 double plays.

The Landers hold a team earned run average of 5.46 over the course of the season (10th in the league), and the staff has rung up 880 hitters. SSG has allowed 1,084 hits (9.5 per 9 innings) in addition to 621 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 1.68 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.57. Landers pitchers have given up 132 home runs in addition to 683 runs in total (1st in the league).

The Kia Tigers have tallied an on-base percentage of .348 and a batting average of .274 this season. They have struck out on 903 occasions (3rd in the league) and have earned 1,078 base knocks. Kia has 148 home runs on the campaign in addition to 605 RBIs. The Tigers hold a team slugging % of .444 and they earn 5.53 runs per outing (3rd in KBO). They have hit 201 two-baggers, while getting a free base 409 times and scoring 630 runs.

Ho Ryung Kim is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Kia. Over the course of the 2,058 at-bats in his pro career, Kim has accumulated a batting average of .250 with 515 base hits. He has gone yard 39 times, with 761 bases in total and a .370 slugging %. Kim has earned a walk 175 times while striking out on 613 occasions. He has amassed 347 runs and has 220 runs batted in. His on-base percentage sits at .318 and he also has a has a OPS in his career of .688.

The Kia Tigers have turned 97 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .981 (6th in Korean baseball). Out of their 109 attempts at stealing a base, they have had success 91 times and been caught 18 times (16.5% caught stealing percentage). The Tigers have accrued 1,051 assists, 79 errors and have a tally of 3,028 putouts on the campaign.

The Tigers have a team WHIP of 1.424 with a FIP of 4.91 as a team on the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 1.92 (815 strikeouts vs 424 bases on balls). They sit at 7th in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 1,013. They have given up 112 dingers and they relinquish 4.91 runs per 9 innings (4th in the league). The Kia pitching staff have surrendered 551 runs so far this year and come in with a team ERA of 4.45 (499 earned runs conceded).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take SSG (+220)

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