LG Twins vs KT Wiz Prediction, 10/8/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: LG Twins vs KT Wiz

Date: Tuesday, October 8, 2024

Location: Suwon KT Wiz Park in Suwon, South Korea

TV: TVING

Suwon KT Wiz Park is the site where Jae-gyun Hwang and the KT Wiz (72-70, 5th in KBO) will take on the LG Twins (76-66, 3rd in KBO) on Tuesday, October 8, 2024.

LG has a slugging rate of .414 and have been rung up 969 times, while taking a walk on 616 occasions. They have recorded 765 RBI's and 1,394 hits for the year, while their team batting average is sitting at .283. The Twins have recorded 238 doubles as a squad and have knocked 115 balls out of the park. They are sitting with 808 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .366. As a squad, the LG Twins are knocking in 5.6 runs per contest, which puts them at 2nd in KBO.

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Chang-ki Hong is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for LG. Hong has hit .314 for his career, in addition to 504 runs scored and an OPS of .836. He has been struck out 491 times and has been walked on 470 at-bats, contributing to a .432 OBP. In his career, Hong has hit 19 balls over the fence while driving in 301 runs. He has earned a slugging percentage of .404 and he has racked up 1,044 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he faced a pitcher 3,174 times and has delivered with a base knock 811 times.

The Twins have stolen 126 bases and have been caught 40 times, which means their caught stealing percentage comes in at 24.1%. The LG Twins are sitting with 3,831 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 1,348 assists and 102 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .981 which puts them in 3rd in the league and have 135 double plays.

Their K/BB ratio is 2.05 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.49. Twins pitchers have conceded 126 long balls and 728 total runs (9th in the league). LG has conceded 1,375 base knocks (9.7 per 9 innings) as well as 657 earned runs. The Twins have compiled a team ERA of 4.63 so far this year (2nd in the league), and the staff has rung up 1,082 hitters.

The Wiz hold a slugging percentage of .417 and they earn 5.33 runs per contest (7th in the league). They have hit 234 doubles, while walking 580 times as well as recording 767 runs. KT is sitting with 145 HRs this season in addition to 722 RBIs. They have struck out on 1,123 occasions (4th in baseball) and have tallied 1,413 hits. The KT Wiz have compiled an OBP of .355 and a batting average of .279 this year.

Jae-gyun Hwang is a batter who should be able to impact this game for KT. Hwang has drawn a walk 711 times while fanning on 1,437 attempts. He has accumulated 1,127 runs and racked up 1,093 RBIs. His on-base percentage sits at .350 and he has earned a has a OPS in his career of .442. He has hit it out of the park 225 times, as well as 3,378 bases in total and a .442 slugging percentage. Over the course of the 7,649 at-bats in his professional career, Hwang has accumulated a batting average of .287 with 2,199 base knocks.

Of their 180 tries at stealing a base, they have made it 142 times and been caught 38 times (21.1% caught stealing rate). The KT Wiz have turned 110 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .978 (7th in Korean baseball). The Wiz have recorded 1,279 assists, 116 errors and have 3,853 putouts for the year.

The Wiz are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.473 and are the owners of a FIP of 5.63 as a unit on the year. Their K/BB ratio is 2.52 (1,118 strikeouts vs 443 bases on balls). They are sitting at 1st in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 1,448. They have surrendered 155 home runs and they surrender 5.63 runs per 9 innings (8th in KBO). The KT pitching staff have conceded 804 runs so far this year and come in with a team ERA of 5.11 (729 earned runs yielded).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take KT

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