LG Twins vs KT Wiz Prediction, 6/8/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: LG Twins vs KT Wiz

Date: Saturday, June 8, 2024

Location: Suwon KT Wiz Park in Suwon, South Korea

TV: KN-T

Suwon KT Wiz Park is the site where Seong Ho Cheon and the KT Wiz (26-33, 8th in KBO) will play the LG Twins (35-25, 2nd in KBO) on Saturday, June 8, 2024.

LG is slugging .407 and have been called out on strikes 415 times, while getting the free base on 302 occasions. They have 332 runs batted in in addition to 597 base knocks on the season, while their average at the plate is sitting at .283. The Twins have accounted for 95 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 47 balls out of the park. They have notched a total of 355 runs scored and hold an OBP of .375. As a team, the LG Twins are compiling 5.7 runs per contest, which has them at 1st in baseball.

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Chang-ki Hong is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for LG. Hong has hit .286 in his time in baseball, in addition to 916 runs scored and an OPS of .733. He has fanned 878 times and earned a walk on 521 attempts at the plate, which contributes in part to a .352 OBP. For his career, Hong has drilled 52 baseballs out of the park while driving in 550 runs. He has recorded a slugging percentage of .381 and he has totaled 2,007 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he faced a pitcher 6,012 times and has notched a base knock 1,506 times.

The Twins have swiped 67 bases and have been gunned down 15 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage is 18.3%. The LG Twins are sitting with 1,656 putouts on the year, in addition to 580 assists and 47 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .979 which is 5th in KBO and have a total of 56 double plays.

The Twins are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.52 for the season (3rd in baseball), and the staff has rung up 485 batters. LG has given up 599 hits (9.8 per 9 innings) as well as 277 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 1.99 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.53. Twins pitchers have given up 48 long balls and 305 total runs (6th in KBO).

The Wiz have a team SLG% of .411 and they average 5.48 runs per outing (3rd in the league). They have recorded 97 doubles, while walking 248 times and scoring 329 runs. KT has 60 home runs over the course of the season in addition to 305 runs batted in. They have struck out on 467 occasions (3rd in the league) and are sitting with 585 base hits. The KT Wiz have earned an OBP of .354 in addition to a batting average of .275 on the season.

Seong Ho Cheon is a batter who should be able to impact this game for KT. Cheon has earned a free base 353 times while going down on strikes on 539 plate appearances. He has amassed 452 runs in addition to having earned 463 runs batted in. His OBP comes in at .392 and he also has a career OPS of .898. He has hit a home run 112 times, as well as 1,368 total bases and a .506 slugging percentage. For the 2,706 at-bats in his pro career, Cheon has an average at the plate of .313 in addition to 847 base knocks.

Of their 87 attempts at swiping a bag, they have had success 69 times and been caught 18 times (20.7% caught stealing percentage). The KT Wiz have turned 46 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .979 (6th in Korean baseball). The Wiz have accrued 539 assists, 45 errors and have accounted for 1,591 putouts so far this season.

The Wiz have a WHIP of 1.541 in addition to having a FIP of 6.11 as a team this year. They rank 1st in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 612. The KT pitching staff have conceded 360 runs this season while holding a team ERA of 5.70 (336 earned runs surrendered). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 2.24 (460 strikeouts against 205 walks). They have allowed 63 homers and they allow 6.11 runs per 9 innings (10th in baseball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take KT

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