Prop Bets: Lotte Giants VS SSG Landers 2025-09-29

KBO Showdown: Lotte Giants vs. SSG Landers – A Postseason Farewell Tour

The Lotte Giants, fresh off their official elimination from the KBO postseason, will host the SSG Landers on September 29 in a game that’s less about playoff pressure and more about preserving dignity. With the Giants’ last playoff appearance dating to 2017 (ancient history in baseball terms), this is a chance for them to avoid becoming the first team since the Bronze Age to go entirely without postseason dust since the Gwanggaeto the Great.

The Odds Say…
The SSG Landers are heavy favorites, per the bookmakers:
- Moneyline: SSG Landers at +1.44 (68.4% implied) vs. Lotte Giants at +2.75 (26.5% implied).
- Spread: SSG -1.5 runs (odds: -150 to +140 across platforms).
- Total: 8.5 runs (Over: 1.80, Under: 1.95).

Translation: SSG needs to win by 2 runs to cover, which feels like a formality given the Giants’ second-half collapse (19-31-3 record after July).

Why the Giants Might Survive?
Miracles happen! If the Giants’ offense (which scored 3.8 runs per game in September) suddenly wakes up and the SSG starter throws like a rookie (unlikely, given their 4.2 ERA in September), maybe we get a “victory” for the ages. But let’s be real: This is the team that lost 12 straight in July and followed it up with 5- and 4-game skids in September. They’re 66-70-6 on the season—worse than your Uncle Kim’s golf game.

The SSG Landers: Playoff Chess, Not Checkers
The Landers (73-67-2) are still in the thick of the playoff race, 1.5 games behind the Samsung Lions. A win here would cut their “magic number” to 1, keeping their hopes alive. Their pitching staff, which allowed just 4.1 runs per game in September, should feast on a Giants lineup that hit .233 as a team this month.

Player Props?
None explicitly listed in the provided data, but if you had to guess: Bet against any Giants hitter going 3-for-5 with an RBI. It’s a statistical impossibility this month.

Final Verdict
SSG Landers -1.5 (-150) is the play. The Giants are mathematically dead, motivation-wise dead, and probably spiritually dead. They’ll likely lose by 3 runs, and the SSG will celebrate like it’s the Korean Series already. Unless… unless the game gets rained out and the Giants somehow get a “technical victory” via mercy rule. But that’s more of a fantasy than a forecast.

In Conclusion
This is the KBO equivalent of your friend who quit the league in July coming back for a final exhibition game. Root for the underdog if you must, but your wallet belongs to SSG.

“Baseball’s a funny game. One day you’re the king of the hill; the next, you’re the king of the ‘why did we sign this guy?’” — Your Humble Handicapper, 2025.

Created: Sept. 29, 2025, 3:05 a.m. GMT