SSG Landers vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 5/19/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: SSG Landers vs Kiwoom Heroes

Date: Tuesday, May 19, 2026

Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SPO-2T

Odds/Point Spread: SSG (-160) Kiwoom (+132)

Jeong Choi and the SSG Landers (22-19, 4th in KBO) travel to Gocheok Sky Dome on Tuesday, May 19, 2026, where they'll meet the Kiwoom Heroes (16-26, 10th in KBO). The Landers open this matchup at -160 while the Heroes are coming in at +132. The over/under has been set at 8.5.

SSG has a slugging rate of .417 and have struck out 305 times, while drawing a walk on 189 occasions. They have earned 224 RBI's in addition to 392 base knocks for the season, while their team batting average is sitting at .268. The Landers have recorded 70 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 45 balls out of the stadium. They have earned a total of 237 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .355. As a team, the SSG Landers are compiling 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 pro baseball career, Choi has drilled 529 balls over the fence while driving in 1,653 runs. He has recorded a slugging percentage of .530 in addition to having tallied 4,445 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he stepped up to bat 10,026 times and has delivered with a hit 2,392 times. He has fanned 1,906 times and has been walked on 1,113 occasions, contributing to a .388 OBP. Choi has compiled an average at the plate of .285 for his career, in addition to 1,539 runs scored and an OPS of .918.

The SSG Landers have notched a total of 1,127 putouts this season, in addition to 411 assists and 30 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .981 which puts them in 7th in the league and have a total of 42 double plays. The Landers have swiped 28 bases and have been caught 9 times, which tells us their caught stealing rate is 24.3%.

They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.54 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.52. Landers pitchers have conceded 39 long balls in addition to 231 runs (3rd in the league). SSG has conceded 368 base knocks (8.8 per 9 innings) and 210 earned runs. The Landers are sitting with a team earned run average of 5.04 on the campaign (8th in KBO), and their staff has struck out 315 hitters.

The Kiwoom Heroes have compiled a team OBP of .302 in addition to a batting average of .226 for the season. They have been called out on strikes on 376 occasions (1st in the league) and have tallied 324 base knocks. Kiwoom has hit 23 HRs over the course of the season to go along with 129 RBIs. The Heroes have a team slugging percentage of .320 and they average 3.28 runs per contest (10th in baseball). They have put up 62 doubles, while getting a free base 133 times and racking up 141 runs.

Trenton Brooks is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Kiwoom. Brooks has recorded a free base 557 times while fanning on 681 chances. His on-base % is .365 and he is the owner of a has a OPS in his career of .788. For the 3,954 at-bats in his professional career, Brooks has compiled an average at the plate of .271 in addition to having 1,073 base hits. He has tallied 612 runs in addition to having 631 RBIs. He has gone deep 102 times, with 1,673 bases in total and a .423 slugging %.

The Kiwoom Heroes have turned 40 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .975 (10th in the league). In their 36 attempts at getting a steal, they have made it 27 times and been caught 9 times (25.0% caught stealing percentage). The Heroes have recorded 406 assists, 39 errors and have earned 1,136 putouts on the season.

The Heroes hold a team WHIP of 1.605 and are the owners of a FIP of 5.51 as a team on the season. They have a ranking of 1st in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 438. The Kiwoom pitching staff have given up 232 runs on the season while having an ERA of 5.16 (217 earned runs surrendered). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 1.80 (304 strikeouts vs 169 walks). They have given up 37 home runs and they allow 5.51 runs per 9 innings (8th in baseball).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Kiwoom (+132) and under the total runs

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