KT Wiz vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 9/17/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: KT Wiz vs Kiwoom Heroes

Date: Tuesday, September 17, 2024

Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea

TV: KN-T

Gocheok Sky Dome is the site where Hye Seong Kim and the Kiwoom Heroes (56-76, 10th in KBO) will take on the KT Wiz (67-65, 4th in KBO) on Tuesday, September 17, 2024.

As a unit, the KT Wiz are earning 5.3 runs per outing, which ranks them 6th in KBO. They have tallied 713 runs and hold an OBP of .353. The Wiz have accumulated 209 two-baggers as a squad and have smacked 138 balls out of the park. They have tallied 671 RBI's and 1,303 hits for the year, while their batting average sits at .276. KT is slugging .414 and have struck out 1,058 times, while taking a walk on 542 occasions.

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Jae-gyun Hwang is a hitter who should impact this game for KT. For his career, Hwang has hit 224 balls out of the park while driving in 1,091 runs. Over the course of his pro career, he came to bat 8,516 times and has reached base with a base hit 2,192 times. Hwang has compiled an average at the plate of .288 in his time in baseball, in addition to 1,125 runs scored and an OPS of .442. He has earned a slugging percentage of .442 and he has totaled 3,368 bases. He has been struck out 1,432 times and earned a walk on 708 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .350 OBP.

The KT Wiz are sitting with 3,577 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 1,185 assists and 106 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .978 which ranks 7th in the league and they have turned 99 double plays. The Wiz have swiped 131 bags and have been caught 38 times, which means their caught stealing percentage comes in at 22.5%.

The Wiz have compiled a team earned run average of 5.15 on the campaign (9th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 1,053 hitters. KT has allowed 1,359 hits (10.3 per 9 innings) and also 682 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.59 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.48. Wiz pitchers have given up 142 long balls and 751 runs in total (2nd in the league).

The Kiwoom Heroes hold an on-base percentage of .338 and a batting average of .265 so far this year. They have struck out on 1,030 occasions (4th in the league) and have totaled 1,211 hits. Kiwoom has hit 96 home runs on the year to go along with 585 runs batted in. The Heroes have a team SLG% of .381 and they tally 4.64 runs per outing (10th in KBO). They have recorded 204 doubles, while taking a walk 451 times as well as scoring 613 runs.

Hye Seong Kim is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Kiwoom. Kim has tallied a walk 319 times while striking out on 619 tries. He has accrued 581 runs in addition to having earned 380 runs batted in. His on-base percentage comes in at .363 and he is the owner of a has a OPS in his career of .766. He has gone yard 37 times, as well as 1,365 total bases and a .403 slugging %. During the 3,388 at-bats in his pro career, Kim has recorded a batting average of .303 and has racked up 1,028 hits.

The Kiwoom Heroes have turned 117 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .978 (6th in KBO). The Heroes have accrued 1,209 assists, 104 errors and have accounted for 3,505 putouts on the campaign. Of their 144 tries at getting a steal, they have had success 106 times and been caught 38 times (26.4% caught stealing rate).

The Heroes have a team WHIP of 1.496 and are the owners of a FIP of 5.55 as a staff so far this season. They sit at 4th in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 1,288. The Kiwoom pitching staff have surrendered 721 runs this year while having an ERA of 5.06 (657 earned runs yielded). Their K/BB ratio sits at 1.86 (854 strikeouts vs 460 free passes). They have surrendered 135 homers and they allow 5.55 runs per 9 innings (8th in the league).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take KT

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