KT Wiz vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 8/8/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: KT Wiz vs Kia Tigers

Date: Thursday, August 8, 2024

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: SPO-2T

Baek Ho Kang and the KT Wiz (50-52, 6th in KBO) head to Gwangju Kia Champions Field on Thursday, August 8, 2024, where they'll meet the Kia Tigers (61-42, 1st in KBO).

KT has a slugging % of .415 and have been called out on strikes 829 times, while getting the free base on 432 occasions. They have 518 RBI's in addition to 1,010 base knocks on the year, while their batting average sits at .276. The Wiz have hit 164 doubles as a team and have knocked 109 balls out of the park. They have accumulated 553 runs and have an OBP of .355. As a unit, the KT Wiz are recording 5.3 runs/g, which has them at 7th in the league.

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Baek Ho Kang is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for KT. In his career, Kang has drilled 119 balls out of the park while knocking in 481 runs. He has earned a slugging percentage of .501 in addition to having tallied 1,439 bases. In his time spent in pro baseball, he faced a pitcher 3,290 times and has delivered with a hit 891 times. He has gone down on strikes 580 times and has been walked on 382 occasions, which contributes in part to a .391 OBP. Kang has compiled an average at the plate of .310 for his career in baseball, with 480 scored runs and an OPS of .892.

The KT Wiz are sitting with 2,773 putouts for the season, as well as 923 assists and 88 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .977 which puts them in 8th in KBO and have a total of 78 double plays. The Wiz have swiped 102 bases and have been caught 29 times, which tells us their caught stealing rate is 22.1%.

The Wiz have a team ERA of 5.47 for the year (10th in the league), and the staff has struck out 814 hitters. Wiz pitchers have surrendered 111 long balls in addition to 620 total runs (1st in the league). KT has surrendered 1,053 hits (10.3 per 9 innings) and 562 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.42 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.50.

The Tigers have a SLG% of .460 and they have an average of 6.04 runs per contest (1st in the league). They have 201 two-baggers, while getting a free base 411 times as well as putting up 634 runs. Kia has compiled 124 home runs this season to go along with 600 RBIs. They have been rung up on 680 occasions (10th in KBO) and have earned a total of 1,117 hits. The Kia Tigers are sitting with an on-base percentage of .370 and a team batting average of .297 this year.

Do Yeong Kim is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Kia. Kim has recorded a walk 104 times while going down on strikes on 205 plate appearances. His OBP is .376 and he has a career OPS of .890. For the 968 at-bats in his pro career, Kim has recorded a batting average of .308 in addition to having 298 base hits. He has recorded 212 runs in addition to having earned 148 runs batted in. He has hit a home run 39 times, as well as 498 bases in total and also a .514 slugging percentage.

Out of their 107 chances at getting a steal, they have had success 83 times and been caught 24 times (22.4% caught stealing percentage). The Kia Tigers have turned 102 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .974 (10th in KBO). The Tigers have accrued 1,057 assists, 105 errors and have 2,819 putouts on the season.

The Tigers have a team WHIP of 1.515 and are the owners of a FIP of 5.52 as a unit for the season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.95 (804 strikeouts vs 412 free passes). They have a ranking of 3rd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 1,011. They have allowed 105 homers and they surrender 5.52 runs per 9 innings (6th in the league). The Kia pitching staff have given up 576 runs this season and come in with a team ERA of 4.56 (476 earned runs conceded).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

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

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