KT Wiz vs LG Twins Prediction, 8/28/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: KT Wiz vs LG Twins

Date: Wednesday, August 28, 2024

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SPO-2T

Jamsil Baseball Stadium is the venue where Chang-ki Hong and the LG Twins (63-55, 3rd in KBO) will play the KT Wiz (59-61, 5th in KBO) on Wednesday, August 28, 2024.

KT has a slugging rate of .410 and have been rung up 971 times, while drawing a walk on 498 occasions. They have earned 594 runs batted in as well as 1,184 hits this year, while their team batting average is at .275. The Wiz have tallied 189 doubles as a unit and have smacked 123 balls out of the stadium. They have 632 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .353. As a unit, the KT Wiz are notching 5.2 runs per contest, which ranks them 8th in the league.

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Jae-gyun Hwang is a batter who should be able to impact this game for KT. In his career, Hwang has hit 222 baseballs out of the park while driving in 1,086 runs. His slugging percentage sits at .442 in addition to racking up 3,351 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he faced a pitcher 8,479 times and has reached base with a base hit 2,181 times. He has fanned 1,424 times and has walked on 706 occasions, which has contributed to a .350 on-base percentage. Hwang has compiled an average at the plate of .288 for his time in baseball, with 1,119 scored runs and an OPS of .442.

The KT Wiz have 3,256 putouts so far this season, as well as 1,086 assists and 102 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .977 which ranks 8th in KBO and they have turned 88 double plays. The Wiz have swiped 122 bags and have been caught 34 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage is 21.8%.

The Wiz hold a team ERA of 5.13 this year (9th in the league), and they have struck out 964 batters. Wiz pitchers have allowed 128 long balls and 684 runs (2nd in KBO). KT has allowed 1,223 hits (10.1 per 9 innings) in addition to 619 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.56 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.47.

LG has accumulated 91 HRs on the campaign as well as 629 RBIs. They have notched 190 doubles, while getting a free base 538 times and putting up 661 runs. The LG Twins have a team on-base percentage of .367 and a team batting average of .280 on the season. The Twins hold a team slugging percentage of .405 and they have an average of 5.51 runs per contest (3rd in KBO). They have been rung up on 812 occasions (9th in the league) and have recorded 1,142 hits.

Chang-ki Hong is a hitter who should impact this game for LG. Over the course of the 2,495 official at-bats in his baseball career, Hong has a batting average of .309 and has racked up 770 base hits. He has gone yard 18 times, as well as 992 total bases and a .398 slugging percentage. Hong has earned a free base 458 times while fanning on 478 occasions. He has accounted for 484 runs and also has 286 RBIs. His on-base percentage is .430 and he holds a lifetime OPS of .828.

In their 140 chances at stealing a base, they have made it 107 times and been caught 33 times (23.6% caught stealing percentage). The LG Twins have turned 109 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .980 (4th in KBO). The Twins have accrued 1,115 assists, 89 errors and have accounted for 3,186 putouts over the course of the season.

The Twins hold a team WHIP of 1.511 and are the owners of a FIP of 5.19 as a staff on the campaign. They rank 7th in KBO as a staff in total hits relinquished with 1,147. The LG pitching staff have allowed 613 runs for the season while having a team ERA of 4.68 (552 earned runs surrendered). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 1.96 (898 strikeouts against 458 bases on balls). They have allowed 103 HR's and they allow 5.19 runs per 9 innings (2nd in baseball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take KT

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