Kia Tigers vs KT Wiz Prediction, 6/14/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kia Tigers vs KT Wiz

Date: Friday, June 14, 2024

Location: Suwon KT Wiz Park in Suwon, South Korea

TV: SPO-T

Suwon KT Wiz Park is the venue where Seong Ho Cheon and the KT Wiz (28-37, 9th in KBO) will take on the Kia Tigers (38-27, 1st in KBO) on Friday, June 14, 2024.

As a unit, the Kia Tigers are scoring 5.7 runs per contest, which has them at 1st in baseball. They have tallied 379 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .365. The Tigers have recorded 111 two-baggers as a team and have hit 73 balls out of the stadium. They have accumulated 360 runs batted in and 689 base knocks so far this season, while their team batting average is at .292. Kia has a slugging rate of .444 and have been called out on strikes 429 times, while taking a walk on 253 occasions.

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Hyoung Woo Choi is a hitter who should impact this game for Kia. Choi has earned a batting average of .311 for his career in baseball, in addition to 1,261 runs scored and an OPS of .932. He has struck out 1,360 times and has walked on 1,106 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .401 OBP. In his career, Choi has hit 384 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 1,598 runs. He has recorded a slugging percentage of .531 and he has a total of 4,083 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he came to the plate 9,004 times and has come through with a base hit 2,390 times.

The Kia Tigers have a tally of 1,779 putouts so far this season, as well as 664 assists and 69 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .973 which puts them in 10th in Korean baseball and have a total of 68 double plays. The Tigers have stolen 57 bags and have been caught 17 times, which means their caught stealing percentage sits at 23.0%.

The Tigers have an ERA of 4.26 over the course of the season (1st in the league), and the staff has rung up 496 batters. Tigers pitchers have conceded 69 home runs and 334 total runs (8th in the league). Kia has allowed 628 base hits (9.5 per 9 innings) in addition to 281 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 1.95 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.49.

The Wiz hold a team slugging percentage of .416 and they are recording 5.55 runs per contest (3rd in the league). The have tallied 105 two-baggers, while walking 283 times as well as putting up 366 runs. KT has hit 69 HRs on the year in addition to 340 RBIs. They have struck out on 507 occasions (3rd in the league) and have 649 base knocks. The KT Wiz are sitting with an on-base percentage of .359 and a team batting average of .278 this year.

Seong Ho Cheon is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for KT. Cheon has earned a walk 26 times while striking out on 61 tries. His on-base percentage is .336 and he is the owner of a lifetime OPS of .677. During the 320 at-bats in his career, Cheon has a batting average of .275 with 88 base hits. He has accounted for 60 runs and also has 22 runs batted in. He has gone yard 1 times, with 109 total bases and also a .341 slugging percentage.

In their 92 chances at swiping a bag, they have had success 71 times and been caught 21 times (22.8% caught stealing percentage). The KT Wiz have turned 53 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .979 (6th in Korean baseball). The Wiz have accrued 588 assists, 50 errors and have accounted for 1,750 putouts so far this year.

The Wiz hold a team WHIP of 1.537 with a FIP of 6.17 as a squad on the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 2.30 (511 strikeouts against 222 free passes). They come in at 1st in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 674. They have relinquished 72 HR's and they allow 6.17 runs per 9 innings (10th in the league). The KT pitching staff have given up 400 runs this season while holding an ERA of 5.74 (372 earned runs given up).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Kia

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