KT Wiz vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 4/18/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: KT Wiz vs Kiwoom Heroes

Date: Friday, April 18, 2025

Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea

TV: TVING

Odds/Point Spread: KT (-144) Kiwoom (+120)

Ju Hyoung Lee and the Kiwoom Heroes (7-14, 10th in KBO) host the KT Wiz (10-8, 2nd in KBO) at Gocheok Sky Dome on Friday, April 18, 2025. The Heroes open this matchup at +120 while the Wiz are coming in at -144. The total has been set at 8.5.

KT owns a slugging percentage of .326 and have been called out on strikes 138 times, while being walked on 71 occasions. They have recorded 60 RBI's as well as 145 hits so far this season, while their average at the plate comes in at .232. The Wiz have accumulated 29 two-baggers as a squad and have smacked 8 balls out of the park. They have earned 62 runs while having a team OBP of .316. As a unit, the KT Wiz are putting up 3.3 runs per game, which ranks them 10th in the league.

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Kyeong-min Ho is a batter who should impact this game for KT. For his career, Ho has hit 61 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 641 runs. His slugging percentage is .388 and he has accumulated 1,993 bases. In his time spent in pro baseball, he came to the plate 5,813 times and came through with a base hit 1,504 times. He has struck out 450 times and has walked on 414 occasions, contributing to a .357 on-base %. Ho has accrued an average at the plate of .293 for his baseball career, in addition to 771 runs scored and an OPS of .745.

The Wiz have swiped 23 bases and have been thrown out 10 times, which means their caught stealing percentage is 30.3%. The KT Wiz have a total of 522 putouts so far this season, in addition to 208 assists and 14 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .981 which ranks 6th in the league and have a total of 14 double plays.

The Wiz are sitting with a team ERA of 2.59 on the campaign (2nd in the league), and their staff has rung up 160 hitters. KT has conceded 140 base hits (7.2 per 9 innings) in addition to 50 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 2.62 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.16. Wiz pitchers have allowed 14 home runs and also 57 runs (9th in the league).

Kiwoom has accumulated 18 home runs so far this year as well as 88 runs batted in. They have hit 34 two-baggers, while getting a free base 78 times and putting up 97 runs. The Kiwoom Heroes have accounted for an OBP of .335 and a batting average of .254 on the season. The Heroes have a SLG% of .382 and they earn 4.62 runs per game (4th in baseball). They have struck out on 176 occasions (1st in the league) and have earned 181 hits.

Ju Hyoung Lee is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Kiwoom. Lee has tallied a free base 56 times while fanning on 148 chances. He has scored 95 runs in addition to having earned 66 runs batted in. His on-base percentage comes in at .356 and he holds a career OPS of .768. He has hit the long ball 15 times, as well as 221 total bases and a .399 slugging percentage. For the 554 at-bats in his pro career, Lee has compiled an average at the plate of .267 in addition to 148 base hits.

The Kiwoom Heroes have turned 14 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .973 (9th in the league). The Heroes have recorded 184 assists, 20 errors and have earned a total of 540 putouts on the campaign. Of their 23 tries at getting a steal, they have been successful 16 times and been caught 7 times (30.4% caught stealing rate).

The Heroes have a team WHIP of 1.800 and have a FIP of 7.10 as a staff on the year. They come in at 1st in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 235. The Kiwoom pitching staff have surrendered 142 runs for the year while having a team ERA of 6.05 (121 earned runs yielded). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.70 (151 strikeouts vs 89 walks). They have surrendered 26 dingers and they allow 7.10 runs per 9 innings (10th in baseball).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kiwoom (+120)

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