Kia Tigers vs KT Wiz Prediction, 9/16/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kia Tigers vs KT Wiz

Date: Monday, September 16, 2024

Location: Suwon KT Wiz Park in Suwon, South Korea

TV: SPO-2T

Baek Ho Kang and the KT Wiz (67-65, 4th in KBO) host the Kia Tigers (81-50, 1st in KBO) at Suwon KT Wiz Park on Monday, September 16, 2024.

The Tigers have accrued 255 doubles as a squad and have hit 153 balls out of the stadium. Kia has a slugging % of .462 and have struck out 841 times, while being walked on 490 occasions. As a squad, the Kia Tigers are earning 6.0 runs per game, which puts them at 1st in the league. They have recorded 761 runs batted in as well as 1,426 hits on the year, and their batting average is sitting at .301. They have earned a total of 799 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .369.

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Do Yeong Kim is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Kia. Kim has accumulated a batting average of .309 for his career in baseball, in addition to 239 scored runs and an OPS of .905. He has fanned 229 times and earned a walk on 121 occasions, which contributes in part to a .381 on-base percentage. For his professional baseball career, Kim has drilled 45 baseballs over the fence while driving in 167 runs. He has amassed a slugging percentage of .524 in addition to having tallied 558 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he came to bat 1,213 times and got on base with a base knock 329 times.

The Tigers have swiped 102 bases and have been thrown out 30 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage sits at 22.7%. The Kia Tigers have earned 3,576 putouts on the campaign, as well as 1,291 assists and 134 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .973 which has them ranked 10th in the league and have 119 double plays.

The Tigers are sitting with a team ERA of 4.38 on the season (1st in baseball), and the staff has struck out 1,047 batters. Kia has given up 1,256 hits (9.5 per 9 innings) in addition to 580 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.08 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.48. Tigers pitchers have allowed 135 home runs in addition to 701 total runs (8th in the league).

The Wiz have a slugging percentage of .414 and they score 5.32 runs per contest (6th in the league). They have hit 209 doubles, while taking a walk 542 times as well as putting up 713 runs. KT has compiled 138 home runs on the year as well as 671 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 1,058 occasions (3rd in the league) and have earned a total of 1,303 hits. The KT Wiz have compiled an OBP of .353 and a team batting average of .276 this year.

Baek Ho Kang is a hitter who can be a difference maker for KT. Kang has tallied a walk 393 times while going down on strikes on 609 attempts. His on-base percentage sits at .388 and he holds a lifetime OPS of .882. In the 2,975 at-bats in his pro career, Kang has compiled an average at the plate of .308 with 915 hits. He has compiled 493 runs and notched 500 RBIs. He has hit a home run 120 times, in addition to having 1,470 total bases and also a .494 slugging %.

The KT Wiz have turned 99 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .978 (7th in KBO). The Wiz have recorded 1,185 assists, 106 errors and have accumulated 3,577 putouts this season. Out of their 169 chances at getting a steal, they got to the bag before the ball 131 times and been caught 38 times (22.5% caught stealing rate).

The KT pitching staff have surrendered 751 runs on the season while having a team ERA of 5.15 (682 earned runs surrendered). They have given up 142 dingers and they give up 5.67 runs per 9 innings (9th in KBO). The Wiz are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.481 and have a FIP of 5.67 as a pitching staff for the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.59 (1,053 strikeouts vs 407 bases on balls). They are sitting at 1st in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 1,359.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kia

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