Kia Tigers vs KT Wiz Prediction, 6/16/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kia Tigers vs KT Wiz

Date: Sunday, June 16, 2024

Location: Suwon KT Wiz Park in Suwon, South Korea

TV: TVING

Do Yeong Kim and the Kia Tigers (38-28, 1st in KBO) are headed to Suwon KT Wiz Park on Sunday, June 16, 2024, where they'll meet the KT Wiz (28-38, 9th in KBO).

The Tigers have hit 112 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 73 balls out of the stadium. Kia is slugging .440 and have struck out 439 times, while being walked on 257 occasions. As a team, the Kia Tigers are compiling 5.7 runs per game, which ranks them 2nd in the league. They have accrued 361 RBI's in addition to 693 base knocks for the year, while their team batting average is sitting at .290. They have 380 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .363.

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Do Yeong Kim is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Kia. For his career, Kim has hit 26 baseballs out of the park while driving in 111 runs. He has compiled a slugging percentage of .474 and he has totaled 392 bases. During his time in professional baseball, he stepped up to bat 932 times and has delivered with a hit 246 times. He has been struck out 178 times and earned a walk on 82 occasions, contributing to a .362 on-base %. Kim has accrued an average at the plate of .297 for his time in baseball, with 168 scored runs and an OPS of .836.

The Kia Tigers have accumulated 1,803 putouts for the season, as well as 673 assists and 70 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .973 which has them sitting 10th in Korean baseball and they have turned 69 double plays. The Tigers have swiped 59 bases and have been gunned down 17 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 22.4%.

They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.96 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.49. Tigers pitchers have surrendered 71 long balls and also 341 total runs (7th in the league). Kia has allowed 639 base hits (9.6 per 9 innings) in addition to 288 earned runs. The Tigers hold a team earned run average of 4.31 on the season (1st in baseball), and their staff has struck out 505 batters.

The KT Wiz have a team OBP of .357 as well as a team batting average of .276 over the course of the season. They have struck out on 514 occasions (3rd in baseball) and have notched a total of 654 hits. KT has accounted for 71 long balls over the course of the season and 343 runs batted in. The Wiz have a SLG% of .416 and they average 5.51 runs per game (3rd in KBO). They hit 107 doubles, while walking 284 times as well as putting up 369 runs.

Baek Ho Kang is a hitter who should impact this game for KT. For the 2,733 at-bats in his professional career, Kang has recorded a batting average of .312 in addition to 853 base hits. He has hit a home run 113 times, in addition to having 1,379 total bases and also a .505 slugging percentage. Kang has drawn a walk 359 times while going down on strikes on 543 tries. He is sitting with 459 runs and has 467 runs batted in. His on-base percentage sits at .391 and he holds a lifetime OPS of .896.

Of their 93 chances at stealing a base, they have made it 72 times and been caught 21 times (22.6% caught stealing percentage). The KT Wiz have turned 53 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .979 (6th in Korean baseball). The Wiz have recorded 593 assists, 50 errors and have a tally of 1,774 putouts on the campaign.

The Wiz hold a team WHIP of 1.533 in addition to having a FIP of 6.16 as a unit on the season. They are sitting at 1st in baseball as a staff in total hits conceded with 681. The KT pitching staff have allowed 405 runs this season and come in with a team ERA of 5.74 (377 earned runs conceded). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.30 (518 strikeouts against 225 free passes). They have surrendered 72 homers and they allow 6.16 runs per 9 innings (10th in baseball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Kia

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