SSG Landers vs KT Wiz Prediction, 7/25/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: SSG Landers vs KT Wiz

Date: Thursday, July 25, 2024

Location: Suwon KT Wiz Park in Suwon, South Korea

TV: KN-T

Jae-gyun Hwang and the KT Wiz (45-47, 7th in KBO) host the SSG Landers (46-46, 6th in KBO) at Suwon KT Wiz Park on Thursday, July 25, 2024.

As a team, the SSG Landers are knocking in 5.3 runs per game, which is 7th in baseball. They have earned a total of 488 runs and hold an OBP of .349. The Landers have recorded 147 doubles as a squad and have hit 88 balls out of the stadium. They have 466 runs batted in and 894 hits this year, and their team batting average is .276. SSG has a slugging rate of .411 and have been called out on strikes 694 times, while taking a walk on 328 occasions.

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Ji Hoon Choi is a hitter who can be a difference maker for SSG. For his pro baseball career, Choi has hit 26 balls out of the park while knocking in 202 runs. His career slugging percentage is .379 and he has accumulated 883 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he came to bat 2,617 times and has delivered with a base hit 641 times. He has struck out 336 times and has gotten a free base on 208 occasions, which contributes in part to a .339 OBP. Choi has hit .275 for his career in baseball, with 368 runs scored and an OPS of .718.

The Landers have stolen 78 bases and have been caught 30 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 27.8%. The SSG Landers are sitting with 2,457 putouts so far this season, as well as 862 assists and 85 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .975 which has them sitting 9th in the league and have a total of 77 double plays.

The Landers have compiled a team ERA of 5.32 so far this year (9th in the league), and the staff has struck out 775 batters. Landers pitchers have conceded 107 home runs and also 539 runs in total (2nd in KBO). SSG has conceded 847 hits (9.3 per 9 innings) and also 484 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.90 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.53.

KT has accumulated 98 home runs so far this year and 466 runs batted in. They have recorded 145 two-baggers, while taking a walk 393 times and scoring 501 runs. The KT Wiz have compiled a team on-base percentage of .352 in addition to a batting average of .272 this year. The Wiz have a team slugging % of .411 and they are scoring 5.33 runs per contest (5th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 752 occasions (2nd in the league) and have notched a total of 897 base hits.

Jae-gyun Hwang is a batter who can be a difference maker for KT. Hwang has drawn a free base 703 times while fanning on 1,410 chances. His OBP sits at .351 and he has earned a career OPS of .441. In the 7,476 at-bats in his professional career, Hwang has accrued an average at the plate of .287 with 2,148 base hits. He has amassed 1,106 runs and also has 1,067 runs batted in. He has hit a home run 217 times, with 3,296 bases in total and also a .441 slugging %.

Out of their 123 attempts at getting a steal, they have been successful 95 times and been caught 28 times (22.8% caught stealing rate). The KT Wiz have turned 74 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .978 (8th in the league). The Wiz have racked up 849 assists, 77 errors and have accounted for 2,506 putouts for the year.

The KT pitching staff have allowed 548 runs this season while holding a team ERA of 5.42 (503 earned runs yielded). They have relinquished 98 dingers and they allow 5.90 runs per 9 innings (9th in the league). The Wiz have a team WHIP of 1.509 and have a FIP of 5.90 as a squad on the campaign. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 2.31 (729 strikeouts vs 316 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 1st in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 944.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take SSG

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