SSG Landers vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 5/21/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: SSG Landers vs Kiwoom Heroes

Date: Thursday, May 21, 2026

Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SPO-T

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

Seong Han Park and the SSG Landers (22-19, 4th in KBO) head to Gocheok Sky Dome on Thursday, May 21, 2026, where they'll take on the Kiwoom Heroes (16-26, 10th in KBO). The odds on this matchup have the Landers coming in at -145 and the Heroes are at +125. The over/under is set at 8.5.

The Landers have compiled 70 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 45 balls out of the stadium. SSG is slugging .417 and have been rung up 305 times, while drawing a walk on 189 occasions. As a squad, the SSG Landers are compiling 5.6 runs per contest, which has them at 3rd in KBO. They have tallied 224 RBI's as well as 392 hits on the campaign, and their team batting average sits at .268. They have earned 237 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .355.

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Seong Han Park is a batter who should be able to impact this game for SSG. For his career, Park has hit 37 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 301 runs. During his time in professional baseball, he came to bat 3,035 times and has delivered with a base hit 754 times. Park has accumulated a batting average of .288 for his baseball career, with 368 scored runs and an OPS of .759. He has accumulated a slugging percentage of .384 and he has accumulated 1,005 bases. He has been struck out 448 times and has walked on 360 occasions, which contributes in part to a .375 on-base percentage.

The Landers have swiped 28 bags and have been gunned down 9 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage sits at 24.3%. The SSG Landers have notched a total of 1,127 putouts on the year, as well as 411 assists and 30 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .981 which has them sitting 7th in KBO and have accumulated 42 double plays.

The Landers have compiled a team ERA of 5.04 this year (8th in KBO), and the staff has rung up 315 hitters. Landers pitchers have given up 39 long balls in addition to 231 runs in total (3rd in KBO). SSG has allowed 368 hits (8.8 per 9 innings) and 210 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.54 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.52.

The Heroes hold a slugging % of .320 and they are recording 3.28 runs per outing (10th in KBO). They have put up 62 doubles, while taking a walk 133 times and putting up 141 runs. Kiwoom has accumulated 23 home runs on the year to go along with 129 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 376 occasions (1st in the league) and are sitting with 324 hits. The Kiwoom Heroes have accounted for a team OBP of .302 as well as a batting average of .226 on the campaign.

Chi Hong An is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Kiwoom. Ahn has drawn a free base 639 times while being called out on strikes on 985 plate appearances. His OBP sits at .361 and he has a lifetime OPS of .791. During the 6,485 at-bats in his career, Ahn has recorded a batting average of .294 with 1,905 base hits. He has accounted for 922 runs in addition to having 943 RBIs. He has homered 159 times, with 2,789 total bases and also a .430 slugging percentage.

The Kiwoom Heroes have turned 40 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .975 (10th in KBO). The Heroes have racked up 406 assists, 39 errors and have notched a total of 1,136 putouts during this campaign. In their 36 tries at getting a steal, they have made it 27 times and been caught 9 times (25.0% caught stealing percentage).

The Heroes hold a team WHIP of 1.605 and are the owners of a FIP of 5.51 as a pitching staff this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.80 (304 strikeouts vs 169 bases on balls). They come in at 1st in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 438. They have given up 37 homers and they allow 5.51 runs per 9 innings (8th in the league). The Kiwoom pitching staff have allowed 232 runs on the year while holding a team ERA of 5.16 (217 earned runs allowed).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

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

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