Kia Tigers vs LG Twins Prediction, 8/17/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kia Tigers vs LG Twins

Date: Saturday, August 17, 2024

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: TVING

Hyoung Woo Choi and the Kia Tigers (64-45, 1st in KBO) travel to Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Saturday, August 17, 2024, where they'll take on the LG Twins (59-48, 2nd in KBO).

As a unit, the Kia Tigers are putting up 5.9 runs per contest, which is 1st in KBO. They have 653 runs while holding a team OBP of .367. The Tigers have accounted for 207 doubles as a unit and have knocked 127 balls out of the park. They have recorded 619 runs batted in in addition to 1,173 hits this season, and their team batting average comes in at .295. Kia is slugging .454 and have been called out on strikes 712 times, while getting the free base on 430 occasions.

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Hyoung Woo Choi is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Kia. In his professional baseball career, Choi has hit 392 baseballs over the fence while knocking in 1,635 runs. His slugging percentage is .531 and he has racked up 4,151 bases. During his time in professional baseball, he came to the plate 9,154 times and got on base with a base hit 2,426 times. He has struck out 1,391 times and earned a walk on 1,122 occasions, contributing to a .400 OBP. Choi has an average at the plate of .310 for his career in baseball, with 1,283 scored runs and an OPS of .931.

The Tigers have swiped 90 bags and have been gunned down 24 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 21.1%. The Kia Tigers have a tally of 2,996 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 1,115 assists and 114 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .973 which has them sitting 10th in KBO and have a total of 103 double plays.

The Tigers hold a team earned run average of 4.46 on the year (1st in baseball), and they have struck out 856 hitters. Tigers pitchers have given up 109 home runs and 603 runs in total (4th in the league). Kia has conceded 1,077 base hits (9.7 per 9 innings) as well as 495 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.01 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.51.

The Twins have a SLG% of .406 and they are earning 5.51 runs per outing (4th in KBO). The have tallied 171 two-baggers, while getting a free base 489 times and racking up 601 runs. LG has recorded 83 home runs for the year to go along with 572 RBIs. They have struck out on 740 occasions (9th in baseball) and have accounted for 1,044 hits. The LG Twins have accumulated an on-base percentage of .368 as well as a team batting average of .282 on the season.

Chang-ki Hong is a hitter who can be a difference maker for LG. Hong has drawn a walk 452 times while fanning on 471 attempts. He is sitting with 480 runs in addition to having 281 RBIs. His on-base percentage is .430 and he is the owner of a lifetime OPS of .828. He has gone yard 18 times, as well as 979 total bases and also a .398 slugging %. For the 2,457 at-bats in his pro career, Hong has accumulated a batting average of .309 with 759 base knocks.

The LG Twins have turned 98 double plays and have a fielding rate of .979 (6th in Korean baseball). The Twins have racked up 1,009 assists, 84 errors and have notched a total of 2,898 putouts this season. In their 127 tries at swiping a bag, they have been successful 97 times and been caught 30 times (23.6% caught stealing percentage).

The Twins hold a team WHIP of 1.509 in addition to having a FIP of 5.16 as a team so far this year. They rank 9th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 1,035. The LG pitching staff have allowed 554 runs so far this year while holding an ERA of 4.62 (496 earned runs relinquished). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.92 (814 strikeouts against 423 free passes). They have yielded 94 dingers and they surrender 5.16 runs per 9 innings (2nd in KBO).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kia

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