SSG Landers vs KT Wiz Prediction, 8/3/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: SSG Landers vs KT Wiz

Date: Thursday, August 3, 2023

Location: Suwon KT Wiz Park in Suwon, South Korea

TV: SPOTV2

Guillermo Heredia and the SSG Landers (50-35, 2nd in KBO) head to Suwon KT Wiz Park on Thursday, August 3, 2023, where they'll meet the KT Wiz (44-43, 4th in KBO).

As a team, the SSG Landers are earning 4.7 runs per game, which has them sitting at 2nd in the league. They have accumulated 406 runs and hold an OBP of .338. The Landers have tallied 137 doubles as a team and have knocked 83 balls out of the stadium. They have accumulated 382 runs batted in in addition to 760 base knocks over the course of the season, while their team batting average is sitting at .260. SSG has a slugging % of .397 and have struck out 582 times, while drawing a walk on 311 occasions.

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Guillermo Heredia is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for SSG. Heredia is sitting with a batting avereage of .268 for his time in baseball, with 548 runs scored and an OPS of .743. He has struck out 600 times and has been walked on 364 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .352 on-base %. For his career, Heredia has hit 69 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 361 runs. He is sitting with a career slugging percentage of .391 and he has a total of 1,336 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he came to the plate 3,954 times and has delivered a base hit 915 times.

The Landers have stolen 70 bags and have been thrown out 29 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage sits at 29.3%. The SSG Landers have earned a total of 2,302 putouts thus far, as well as 879 assists and 68 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .979 which puts them in 7th in KBO and have accumulated 85 double plays.

They have a K/BB ratio of 1.60 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.51. Landers pitchers have given up 61 home runs and also 385 total runs (6th in KBO). SSG has yielded 785 hits (9.2 per 9 innings) as well as 347 earned runs. The Landers hold a team earned run average of 4.07 this year (6th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 593 hitters.

KT has 50 long balls on the year as well as 387 RBIs. They have hit 147 two-baggers, while getting a free base 324 times as well as putting up 418 runs. The KT Wiz have accounted for an OBP of .339 as well as a batting average of .268 on the campaign. The Wiz have a team slugging percentage of .368 and they average 4.70 runs per contest (3rd in KBO). They have been called out on strikes on 693 occasions (3rd in KBO) and have earned 838 hits.

Sung-Woo Jang is a batter who can be a difference maker for KT. Jang has earned a walk 336 times while fanning on 608 chances. He has amassed 293 runs and notched 416 RBIs. His OBP is .332 and he holds a career OPS of .733. He has gone yard 83 times, in addition to having 1,081 total bases and a .378 slugging percentage. Over the course of the 2,863 at-bats in his career, Jang has hit .254 with 727 hits.

The KT Wiz have turned 68 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .980 (6th in KBO). The Wiz have recorded 853 assists, 66 errors and have amassed 2,394 putouts for the season. In their 73 tries at swiping a bag, they have made it 65 times and been caught 8 times (11.0% caught stealing rate).

The Wiz have a team WHIP of 1.381 with a FIP of 4.65 as a staff on the year. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.39 (613 strikeouts vs 257 free passes). They rank 3rd in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 845. They have yielded 59 home runs and they concede 4.65 runs per 9 innings (8th in the league). The KT pitching staff have relinquished 412 runs on the season while having an ERA of 4.27 (379 earned runs relinquished).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take KT and under the total runs

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