KT Wiz vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 4/19/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: KT Wiz vs Kiwoom Heroes

Date: Saturday, April 19, 2025

Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea

TV: MS-T

Odds/Point Spread: KT (-275) Kiwoom (+220)

Sung Mun Song and the Kiwoom Heroes (7-14, 10th in KBO) host the KT Wiz (10-8, 2nd in KBO) at Gocheok Sky Dome on Saturday, April 19, 2025. The line on this contest has the Wiz coming in at -275 and the Heroes are at +220. The O/U has been set at 9.

As a team, the KT Wiz are notching 3.3 runs per outing, which is 10th in KBO. They have a total of 62 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .316. The Wiz have recorded 29 doubles as a unit and have knocked 8 balls out of the stadium. They have 60 RBI's and 145 hits this season, and their team batting average comes in at .232. KT has a slugging percentage of .326 and have been called out on strikes 138 times, while taking a walk on 71 occasions.

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Mel Rojas is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for KT. For his pro baseball career, Rojas has hit 262 balls out of the park while driving in 1,055 runs. His slugging percentage is .461 and he has totaled 3,245 bases. During his time in professional baseball, he stepped up to bat 7,999 times and has reached base with a base hit 1,964 times. He has fanned 1,677 times and earned a walk on 809 attempts at the plate, which has contributed to a .356 on-base percentage. Rojas has accumulated a batting average of .279 for his baseball career, with 1,044 scored runs and an OPS of .817.

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

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 baseball). KT has allowed 140 base knocks (7.2 per 9 innings) and also 50 earned runs. The Wiz have a team earned run average of 2.59 this season (2nd in KBO), and the staff has rung up 160 batters.

Kiwoom has compiled 18 long balls on the year as well as 88 RBIs. They have 34 doubles, while taking a walk 78 times and racking up 97 runs. The Kiwoom Heroes have compiled an on-base percentage of .335 and a batting average of .254 for the year. The Heroes have a team SLG% of .382 and they tally 4.62 runs per contest (4th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 176 occasions (1st in the league) and have earned 181 hits.

Sung Mun Song is a batter who should impact this game for Kiwoom. Song has tallied a walk 237 times while fanning on 358 tries. His on-base percentage is .337 and he has earned a career OPS of .745. Over the course of the 2,395 at-bats in his professional career, Song has accumulated a batting average of .274 and has racked up 656 base hits. He has tallied 323 runs in addition to having earned 374 RBIs. He has hit a home run 58 times, with 978 total bases and a .408 slugging %.

The Kiwoom Heroes have turned 14 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .973 (9th in Korean baseball). The Heroes have accrued 184 assists, 20 errors and have amassed 540 putouts during this campaign. Of their 23 attempts at getting a steal, they have had success 16 times and been caught 7 times (30.4% caught stealing percentage).

The Heroes have a WHIP of 1.800 with a FIP of 7.10 as a team on the campaign. Their K/BB ratio sits at 1.70 (151 strikeouts against 89 walks). They rank 1st in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 235. They have conceded 26 home runs and they allow 7.10 runs per 9 innings (10th in baseball). The Kiwoom pitching staff have surrendered 142 runs for the season while having an ERA of 6.05 (121 earned runs surrendered).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kiwoom (+220)

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