Matthew Lowrimore
Show Bio
The KBO rolls on this week and our experts are back to help you find the best value on Friday’s slate. Whether you are looking for a single money line pick or a KBO parlay, we have you covered. Note that all these games start at 1:00 am ET on Friday morning.
KBO betting odds
Here are the KBO betting odds for Friday, September 9 courtesy of FanDuel Sportsbook.
- Hanwha Eagles (+156) vs Doosan Bears (-190), O/U 8.5
- Kia Tigers (-116) vs SSG Landers (-106), O/U 8.5
- LG Twins (-138) vs Kiwoom Heroes (+114), O/U 9.5
- Lotte Giants (-116) vs Samsung Lions (-106), O/U 9.5
- NC Dinos (-142) vs KT Wiz (+116), O/U 7.5
KBO picks and predictions
Friday’s slate features plenty of opportunities for value. Let’s dive into the day’s best bets.
Kia Tigers ML (-116) over SSG Landers
The Kia Tigers beat the SSG Landers on Thursday morning by a score of 9-4. They are now 60-60-1 and remain in 5th place in the league standings. The Tigers will start Pannone on Friday morning, who is 2-2 on the season and has an ERA of 2.24. In 9 starts this season, he has allowed 13 earned runs over 52.1 innings.
With the loss on Thursday, the SSG Landers are now 78-40-4 on the season and are still in 1st place in the league standings by 5.0 games. The SSG Landers will counter with Oh Won-Seok, who is 6-6 on the season and has an ERA of 4.22. In 24 appearances this season (21 starts), he has allowed 57 earned runs over 121.2 innings.
The SSG Landers failed to win on Thursday with one of their best starting options and now have a much worse option on Friday. Pannone is much more consistent for the Tigers, which should give them the edge, therefore backing the Tigers will be the play.
LG Twins ML (-146) over Kiwoom Heroes
The Kiwoom Heroes beat the LG Twins on Thursday morning by a score of 3-2. They are now 70-53-2 on the season and are back in 3rd place in the league standings. The Heroes will start Han Hyun-Hee on Friday morning, who is 5-3 on the season and has an ERA of 5.16. In 17 appearances (10 starts), he has allowed 34 earned runs over 59.1 innings.
With the loss on Thursday, the Twins are now 72-44-2 on the season and are still in 2nd place in the league standings. The Twins will counter with Kim Yun-Sik, who is 4-5 on the season and has an ERA of 4.08. In 18 starts the season, he has allowed 39 earned runs over 86.0 innings.
Both of the starters in this game are average at best, but Yun-Sik has been much better against the Heroes compared to Hyun-Hee against the Twins. For that reason, backing the Twins will be the play on Friday morning.
NC Dinos ML (-142) over KT Wiz
The NC Dinos beat the KT Wiz on Thursday morning by a score of 8-3. They are now 52-63-3 on the season and are still in 7th place in the league standings. The Dinos will start Koo Chang-Mo on Friday morning, who is 7-4 on the season and has an ERA of 2.03. In 14 starts this season, he has allowed 18 earned runs over 79.2 innings.
With the loss on Thursday, the KT Wiz are now 68-52-2 on the season and dropped into 4th place in the league standings. They will counter with Odrisamer Despaigne, who is 8-9 on the season and has an ERA of 4.16. In 25 starts this season, he has allowed 66 earned runs over 142.2 innings.
Despaigne has not been the worst pitcher this season, but he has certainly been inconsistent, while Chang-Mo has been nothing but consistent. For that reason, backing the Dinos looks to be worth a play.
Looking for a bigger payout? Play these picks as a 3-team parlay with odds of +434.
Extra KBO picks for Friday, September 9
Doosan Bears ML (-190) over Hanwha Eagles
The Doosan Bears will start Choi Won-Joon on Friday morning, who has an ERA of 3.53. He also has an ERA of 3.09 against the Hanwha Eagles, therefore backing the Bears looks to be worth a play.
Lotte Giants ML (-116) over Samsung Lions
The Lotte Giants will start Lee In-Bok, who has an ERA of 4.21. This is not great, but is better than Baek Jung-Hyun for the Samsung Lions, who has an ERA of 5.64. Because In-Bok has been better this season as a whole, backing the Giants will be the play.
Make sure you check out all of our picks for KBO action every single day!
Pickswise is the home of free expert Korean Baseball picks and predictions throughout the entire KBO schedule. Check out today’s best KBO Picks and KBO Predictions and KBO Parlay now.
