KT Wiz vs Hanwha Eagles Prediction, 8/31/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: KT Wiz vs Hanwha Eagles

Date: Saturday, August 31, 2024

Location: Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon, South Korea

TV: SPO-T

Si Hwan Roh and the Hanwha Eagles (57-61, 6th in KBO) play the KT Wiz (60-62, 5th in KBO) at Hanwha Life Eagles Park on Saturday, August 31, 2024.

As a unit, the KT Wiz are notching 5.2 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 8th in the league. They have notched a total of 641 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .353. The Wiz have earned 190 doubles as a team and have knocked 125 balls out of the stadium. They have amassed 602 RBI's as well as 1,202 base knocks for the year, while their team batting average sits at .275. KT has a slugging rate of .410 and have been rung up 987 times, while getting the free base on 504 occasions.

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Jae-gyun Hwang is a batter who should be able to impact this game for KT. Hwang has accrued an average at the plate of .288 for his career, with 1,121 scored runs and an OPS of .443. He has struck out 1,426 times and has walked on 707 occasions, contributing to a .351 OBP. For his career, Hwang has hit 223 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 1,088 runs. He has recorded a slugging percentage of .443 and he has a total of 3,358 bases. During his time in professional baseball, he came to the plate 8,488 times and has delivered with a hit 2,185 times.

The KT Wiz have accounted for 3,310 putouts this season, as well as 1,109 assists and 104 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .977 which ranks 8th in the league and they have turned 89 double plays. The Wiz have swiped 124 bases and have been caught 37 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 23.0%.

They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.53 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.48. Wiz pitchers have relinquished 129 home runs in addition to 694 total runs (2nd in KBO). KT has conceded 1,246 base hits (10.2 per 9 innings) and 627 earned runs. The Wiz have compiled a team earned run average of 5.12 for the year (9th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 973 hitters.

The Hanwha Eagles are sitting with a team on-base percentage of .349 and a batting average of .272 on the campaign. They have been rung up on 886 instances (7th in the league) and have notched a total of 1,137 base hits. Hanwha is sitting with 112 home runs so far this year in addition to 599 RBIs. The Eagles hold a team slugging percentage of .406 and they are recording 5.31 runs per contest (6th in the league). They hit 191 doubles, while walking 442 times and putting up 637 runs.

Si Hwan Roh is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Hanwha. In the 2,299 at-bats in his pro career, Noh is sitting with a batting avereage of .266 in addition to 611 base hits. He has hit a home run 91 times, as well as 1,013 bases in total and a .441 slugging percentage. Noh has drawn a free base 288 times while being called out on strikes on 617 chances. He has tallied 345 runs in addition to having earned 378 runs batted in. His on-base percentage is .352 and he holds a career OPS of .793.

The Hanwha Eagles have turned 112 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .979 (6th in KBO). The Eagles have recorded 1,117 assists, 91 errors and have accounted for 3,196 putouts for the season. Of their 131 chances at swiping a bag, they have made it 95 times and been caught 36 times (27.5% caught stealing rate).

The Hanwha pitching staff have given up 634 runs over the course of the season and come in with a team ERA of 4.82 (571 earned runs relinquished). They have allowed 106 dingers and they relinquish 5.36 runs per 9 innings (4th in the league). The Eagles have a WHIP of 1.507 in addition to having a FIP of 5.36 as a pitching staff for the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.16 (945 strikeouts against 438 walks). They come in at 5th in KBO as a staff in total hits relinquished with 1,167.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

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

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