KT Wiz vs LG Twins Prediction, 8/27/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: KT Wiz vs LG Twins

Date: Tuesday, August 27, 2024

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SPO-2T

Hyun Soo Kim and the LG Twins (63-55, 3rd in KBO) host the KT Wiz (59-61, 5th in KBO) at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Tuesday, August 27, 2024.

As a team, the KT Wiz are earning 5.2 runs per contest, which has them at 8th in the league. They have racked up 632 runs and have an OBP of .353. The Wiz have accrued 189 doubles as a squad and have knocked 123 balls out of the park. They have accumulated 594 runs batted in and 1,184 hits on the year, while their batting average is at .275. KT has a slugging % of .410 and have struck out 971 times, while being walked on 498 occasions.

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Baek Ho Kang is a batter who should be able to impact this game for KT. For his career, Kang has drilled 120 baseballs over the fence while driving in 494 runs. For his time in the league, he stepped up to bat 3,357 times and came through with a base base hit 903 times. Kang has earned a batting average of .308 for his career, with 484 runs scored and an OPS of .884. He has amassed a slugging percentage of .496 in addition to racking up 1,455 bases. He has fanned 600 times and earned a walk on 384 occasions, contributing to a .388 OBP.

The KT Wiz have accumulated 3,256 putouts on the year, as well as 1,086 assists and 102 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .977 which has them ranked 8th in the league and have 88 double plays. The Wiz have swiped 122 bases and have been gunned down 34 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 21.8%.

They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.56 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.47. Wiz pitchers have relinquished 128 long balls and 684 runs in total (2nd in baseball). KT has surrendered 1,223 base hits (10.1 per 9 innings) as well as 619 earned runs. The Wiz have an earned run average of 5.13 so far this season (9th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 964 hitters.

The LG Twins hold an on-base percentage of .367 and a team batting average of .280 this season. They have been rung up on 812 occasions (9th in KBO) and have earned a total of 1,142 base hits. LG has tallied 91 home runs over the course of the season as well as 629 RBIs. The Twins hold a team slugging percentage of .405 and they tally 5.51 runs per game (3rd in baseball). They hit 190 doubles, while getting a free base 538 times and scoring 661 runs.

Hyun Soo Kim is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for LG. Kim has recorded a free base 1,067 times while fanning on 989 plate appearances. He has compiled 1,239 runs in addition to having 1,459 RBIs. His on-base rate is .391 and he holds a lifetime OPS of .862. He has hit a home run 256 times, in addition to having 3,800 total bases and a .471 slugging percentage. Over the course of the 8,068 at-bats in his pro career, Kim has recorded a batting average of .311 with 2,507 base knocks.

The LG Twins have turned 109 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .980 (4th in KBO). The Twins have racked up 1,115 assists, 89 errors and have 3,186 putouts on the campaign. Out of their 140 attempts at swiping a bag, they have had success 107 times and been caught 33 times (23.6% caught stealing percentage).

The Twins hold a team WHIP of 1.511 in addition to having a FIP of 5.19 as a squad on the season. They are sitting at 7th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 1,147. The LG pitching staff have surrendered 613 runs over the course of the season while holding an ERA of 4.68 (552 earned runs given up). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 1.96 (898 strikeouts against 458 bases on balls). They have relinquished 103 homers and they give up 5.19 runs per 9 innings (2nd in KBO).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take KT

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