Hanwha Eagles vs KT Wiz Prediction, 3/23/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds
Game: Hanwha Eagles vs KT Wiz
Date: Sunday, March 23, 2025
Location: Suwon KT Wiz Park in Suwon, South Korea
TV: MS-T
Odds/Point Spread: Hanwha (+150) KT (-182)
Si Hwan Roh and the Hanwha Eagles (66-76, 8th in KBO) go to Suwon KT Wiz Park on Sunday, March 23, 2025, where they'll take on the KT Wiz (72-70, 5th in KBO). The Wiz open this matchup at -182 while the Eagles are coming in at +150. The over/under opens at 8.5.
Hanwha was slugging .398 and struck out 1,077 times, while drawing a walk on 530 occasions. They had 698 runs batted in and 1,351 hits for the prior year, and their batting average was .270. The Eagles accumulated 224 doubles as a squad and hit 127 baseballs out of the stadium. They accumulated 745 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .347. As a team, the Hanwha Eagles scored 5.2 runs/g, which put them at 9th in baseball.
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Si Hwan Roh is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Hanwha. Noh has hit .265 in his time in baseball, in addition to 349 runs scored and an OPS of .790. He has struck out 637 times and earned a walk on 299 occasions, which has contributed to a .352 on-base percentage. In his career, Noh has hit 92 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 389 runs. His slugging percentage sits at .438 in addition to having tallied 1,040 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he faced a pitcher 2,723 times and has delivered with a hit 630 times.
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The Eagles swiped 110 bases and were caught 43 times, which means their caught stealing percentage finished at 28.1%. The Hanwha Eagles had a tally of 3,824 putouts in the previous season, as well as 1,324 assists and 105 errors. Their fielding percentage held steady at .980 which had them sitting 5th in KBO and had 132 double plays.
The Eagles held a team earned run average of 4.99 over the course of last season (5th in the league), and their staff struck out 1,130 hitters. They walked 511 opposing hitters and their FIP was 5.51 as a squad last season. Hanwha yielded 1,437 base hits (10.1 per 9 innings) and 706 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio was 2.21 and the pitching staff held a collective WHIP of 1.53.
The Wiz had a slugging percentage of .417 and they were scoring 5.33 runs per game (7th in KBO). They hit 234 two-baggers, while getting a free base 580 times and putting up 767 runs. KT hit 145 HRs over the course of last season and 722 RBIs. They struck out on 1,123 occasions (4th in baseball) and totaled 1,413 base knocks. The KT Wiz had an on-base percentage of .355 in addition to a team batting average of .279 last year.
Jae-gyun Hwang is a batter who can be a difference maker for KT. Hwang has drawn a walk 711 times while striking out on 1,437 attempts. His on-base percentage is .350 and he has a career OPS of .782. For the 7,649 at-bats in his pro career, Hwang has hit .287 and has racked up 2,199 base hits. He has compiled 1,127 runs and also has 1,093 runs batted in. He has hit a home run 225 times, as well as 3,378 bases in total and a .442 slugging percentage.
Of their 180 attempts at swiping a bag, they had success 142 times and were caught 38 times (21.1% caught stealing rate). The KT Wiz turned 110 double plays and accounted for a fielding rate of .978 (7th in Korean baseball). The Wiz had 1,279 assists, 116 errors and earned a total of 3,853 putouts last year.
The Wiz had a team WHIP of 1.473 in addition to having a FIP of 5.63 as a unit for the prior year. They earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.52 (1,118 strikeouts vs 443 free passes). They ranked 1st in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 1,448. They allowed 155 homers and they surrender 5.63 runs per 9 innings (8th in baseball). The KT pitching staff allowed 804 runs last season and come in with a team ERA of 5.11 (729 earned runs relinquished).
Who will win tonight's KBO game against the spread?
Tony Sink's Pick: Take Hanwha (+150)
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