KT Wiz vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 4/17/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: KT Wiz vs Kia Tigers

Date: Thursday, April 17, 2025

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: TVING

Odds/Point Spread: KT (-210) Kia (+172)

Baek Ho Kang and the KT Wiz (9-8, 3rd in KBO) head to Gwangju Kia Champions Field on Thursday, April 17, 2025, where they'll take on the Kia Tigers (8-10, 7th in KBO). The Wiz open this contest at -210 while the Tigers are priced at +172. The total opens at 8.

The Wiz have accumulated 28 doubles as a team and have smacked 7 balls out of the stadium. KT has a slugging rate of .324 and have struck out 133 times, while being walked on 69 occasions. As a team, the KT Wiz are putting up 3.3 runs per game, which has them sitting at 10th in the league. They have accounted for 57 RBI's as well as 139 hits on the campaign, and their batting average sits at .234. They have notched a total of 59 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .319.

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Baek Ho Kang is a hitter who can be a difference maker for KT. In his career, Kang has drilled 123 baseballs out of the park while driving in 512 runs. He has earned a slugging percentage of .492 in addition to earning 1,516 bases. During his time in professional baseball, he approached the plate 3,521 times and has delivered a base knock 943 times. He has gone down on strikes 633 times and has gotten a free base on 401 at-bats, which contributes in part to a .386 on-base percentage. Kang has an average at the plate of .306 in his time in baseball, with 505 runs scored and an OPS of .878.

The KT Wiz have 495 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 197 assists and 13 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .982 which has them sitting 6th in Korean baseball and they have turned 13 double plays. The Wiz have swiped 23 bases and have been gunned down 9 times, which means their caught stealing percentage comes in at 28.1%.

The Wiz have compiled a team earned run average of 2.73 this season (2nd in the league), and their staff has rung up 153 hitters. KT has relinquished 139 hits (7.6 per 9 innings) in addition to 50 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.64 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.19. Wiz pitchers have conceded 14 home runs in addition to 57 total runs (8th in KBO).

Kia has tallied 20 long balls this season and 81 RBIs. They have hit 34 doubles, while taking a walk 79 times and scoring 82 runs. The Kia Tigers have accounted for a team OBP of .332 and a batting average of .243 over the course of the season. The Tigers have a slugging percentage of .399 and they are recording 4.56 runs per game (6th in baseball). They have been rung up on 137 occasions (7th in the league) and are sitting with 147 base hits.

Sung Bum Na is a batter who can be a difference maker for Kia. For the 5,480 at-bats in his professional career, Na has accrued an average at the plate of .313 in addition to having 1,716 base hits. He has gone yard 276 times, with 2,948 total bases and also a .538 slugging percentage. Na has recorded a walk 507 times while striking out on 1,348 plate appearances. He has accumulated 1,020 runs and notched 1,077 RBIs. His on-base % is .381 and he has earned a career OPS of .919.

In their 21 attempts at getting a steal, they have had success 15 times and been caught 6 times (28.6% caught stealing percentage). The Kia Tigers have turned 12 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .982 (5th in Korean baseball). The Tigers have recorded 186 assists, 12 errors and have accumulated 471 putouts for the season.

The Tigers have a team WHIP of 1.471 and have a FIP of 5.45 as a staff so far this season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.96 (131 strikeouts against 67 walks). They sit at 5th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 164. They have relinquished 5 long balls and they allow 5.45 runs per 9 innings (8th in the league). The Kia pitching staff have given up 95 runs this year while holding a team ERA of 4.53 (79 earned runs given up).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kia (+172)

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