KT Wiz vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 9/1/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: KT Wiz vs Kiwoom Heroes

Date: Friday, September 1, 2023

Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea

TV: MBC Sports+

Gocheok Sky Dome is the site where Hye Seong Kim and the Kiwoom Heroes (47-69, 10th in KBO) will play the KT Wiz (62-47, 2nd in KBO) on Friday, September 1, 2023.

KT is slugging .372 and have struck out 857 times, while drawing a walk on 379 occasions. They have earned 479 RBI's as well as 1,034 hits on the season, while their team batting average is at .268. The Wiz have accumulated 188 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 64 balls out of the stadium. They have earned a total of 524 runs scored and have an OBP of .335. As a team, the KT Wiz are notching 4.7 runs per game, which has them sitting at 4th in the league.

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Sung-Woo Jang is a hitter who should impact this game for KT. In his professional baseball career, Jang has drilled 85 baseballs over the fence while knocking in 418 runs. He has compiled a slugging percentage of .380 and he has totaled 1,074 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he came to bat 3,242 times and has reached base with a hit 717 times. He has struck out 587 times and has been walked on 327 occasions, contributing to a .331 on-base %. Jang has recorded a batting average of .254 for his career in baseball, with 293 scored runs and an OPS of .711.

The KT Wiz have earned 2,985 putouts for the season, in addition to 1,036 assists and 83 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .980 which has them sitting 5th in the league and they have turned 91 double plays. The Wiz have stolen 80 bags and have been caught 10 times, which means their caught stealing percentage comes in at 11.1%.

The Wiz have a team earned run average of 4.03 for the year (4th in KBO), and they have rung up 751 batters. Wiz pitchers have conceded 70 home runs in addition to 486 runs in total (7th in the league). KT has surrendered 1,033 base hits (9.3 per 9 innings) and also 446 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.40 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.35.

The Kiwoom Heroes hold an OBP of .329 and a team batting average of .257 for the year. They have been rung up on 906 occasions (1st in baseball) and have earned a total of 1,068 hits. Kiwoom has tallied 52 home runs so far this season as well as 474 RBIs. The Heroes have a team slugging percentage of .347 and they score 4.17 runs per game (10th in the league). They have 181 doubles, while getting a free base 407 times as well as putting up 496 runs.

Hye Seong Kim is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Kiwoom. Kim has drawn a walk 267 times while striking out on 549 occasions. His on-base rate is .357 and he is the owner of a lifetime OPS of .746. During the 2,843 official at-bats in his baseball career, Kim has accumulated a batting average of .297 with 845 base hits. He has scored 485 runs in addition to having 303 runs batted in. He has gone yard 25 times, with 1,107 total bases and a .389 slugging percentage.

The Kiwoom Heroes have turned 104 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .980 (6th in Korean baseball). The Heroes have recorded 1,179 assists, 91 errors and have notched a total of 3,193 putouts for the year. In their 143 tries at swiping a bag, they have made it 108 times and been caught 35 times (24.5% caught stealing rate).

The Heroes have a WHIP of 1.437 in addition to having a FIP of 4.93 as a unit over the course of the season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.94 (810 strikeouts vs 418 walks). They rank 1st in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 1,111. They have given up 70 HR's and they allow 4.93 runs per 9 innings (9th in KBO). The Kiwoom pitching staff have relinquished 583 runs on the campaign while having an ERA of 4.41 (521 earned runs relinquished).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kiwoom

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