KT Wiz vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 4/20/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: KT Wiz vs Kiwoom Heroes

Date: Sunday, April 20, 2025

Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SPO-T

Odds/Point Spread: KT (-145) Kiwoom (+125)

Gocheok Sky Dome is the venue where Yasiel Puig and the Kiwoom Heroes (7-15, 10th in KBO) will play the KT Wiz (10-9, 2nd in KBO) on Sunday, April 20, 2025. The moneyline on this game has the Wiz priced at -145 and the Heroes are at +125. The over/under has been set at 8.

The Wiz have earned 30 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 9 balls out of the park. KT is slugging .334 and have been called out on strikes 144 times, while being walked on 74 occasions. As a squad, the KT Wiz are notching 3.3 runs per game, which has them sitting at 10th in the league. They have accounted for 64 RBI's in addition to 158 base knocks over the course of the season, and their team batting average sits at .239. They have racked up 66 runs scored and hold an OBP of .321.

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Baek Ho Kang is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for KT. In his pro baseball career, Kang has hit 124 baseballs over the fence while knocking in 514 runs. In his time spent in pro baseball, he stepped into the batters box 3,530 times and came through with a base hit 946 times. Kang has compiled an average at the plate of .306 for his career, in addition to 506 scored runs and an OPS of .879. He has earned a slugging percentage of .493 and he has racked up 1,522 bases. He has struck out 633 times and has been walked on 402 at-bats, contributing to a .386 OBP.

The Wiz have stolen 23 bags and have been thrown out 10 times, which means their caught stealing percentage is 30.3%. The KT Wiz have accounted for 547 putouts so far this season, as well as 219 assists and 13 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .983 which ranks 5th in Korean baseball and have a total of 16 double plays.

The Wiz have a team earned run average of 2.72 this year (2nd in the league), and they have rung up 163 batters. Wiz pitchers have allowed 15 home runs and 62 runs in total (9th in KBO). KT has conceded 154 hits (7.6 per 9 innings) and 55 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.55 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.20.

Kiwoom has accumulated 18 HRs this season in addition to 89 RBIs. They have 37 doubles, while taking a walk 80 times and scoring 98 runs. The Kiwoom Heroes have compiled a team OBP of .333 and a batting average of .253 this season. The Heroes hold a slugging percentage of .380 and they average 4.45 runs per game (5th in baseball). They have been called out on strikes on 192 occasions (1st in KBO) and have 190 hits.

Yasiel Puig is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Kiwoom. For the 5,199 at-bats in his baseball career, Puig has a batting average of .285 in addition to 1,482 hits. He has gone yard 242 times, with 2,561 total bases and also a .493 slugging %. Puig has earned a free base 576 times while striking out on 1,113 plate appearances. He has tallied 842 runs and has 782 RBIs. His on-base percentage is .365 and he has a career OPS of .858.

In their 24 chances at getting a steal, they got to the bag before the ball 17 times and been caught 7 times (29.2% caught stealing rate). The Kiwoom Heroes have turned 14 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .972 (9th in the league). The Heroes have recorded 190 assists, 22 errors and are sitting with 564 putouts this season.

The Heroes have a team WHIP of 1.803 and have a FIP of 7.13 as a staff on the season. They have a ranking of 1st in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 246. The Kiwoom pitching staff have given up 149 runs so far this year and come in with a team ERA of 5.98 (125 earned runs yielded). Their K/BB ratio is 1.67 (155 strikeouts against 93 free passes). They have given up 26 homers and they concede 7.13 runs per 9 innings (10th in baseball).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kiwoom (+125)

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