SSG Landers vs KT Wiz Prediction, 4/23/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: SSG Landers vs KT Wiz

Date: Wednesday, April 23, 2025

Location: Suwon KT Wiz Park in Suwon, South Korea

TV: TVING

Odds/Point Spread: SSG (+126) KT (-152)

Mel Rojas and the KT Wiz (12-10, 3rd in KBO) host the SSG Landers (10-11, 7th in KBO) at Suwon KT Wiz Park on Wednesday, April 23, 2025. The Wiz open this matchup at -152 while the Landers are coming in at +126. The over/under opens at 8.5.

SSG owns a slugging percentage of .307 and have struck out 184 times, while being walked on 83 occasions. They have 77 RBI's as well as 161 base knocks over the course of the season, and their batting average is sitting at .231. The Landers have hit 22 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 9 balls out of the park. They have 79 runs and have an on-base percentage of .316. As a team, the SSG Landers are notching 3.8 runs per outing, which ranks them 9th in KBO.

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Guillermo Heredia is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for SSG. Heredia has accrued an average at the plate of .282 in his time in baseball, with 662 scored runs and an OPS of .769. He has fanned 704 times and has gotten a free base on 410 attempts at the plate, which contributes in part to a .359 on-base percentage. In his career, Heredia has hit 92 balls out of the park while knocking in 503 runs. He has recorded a slugging percentage of .410 and he has accumulated 1,707 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he approached the plate 4,775 times and also came through with a base knock 1,173 times.

The Landers have stolen 13 bags and have been thrown out 4 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage is 23.5%. The SSG Landers have earned 575 putouts this year, in addition to 194 assists and 20 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .975 which is 7th in KBO and they have turned 20 double plays.

Their K/BB ratio is 2.43 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.36. Landers pitchers have given up 16 home runs and 89 total runs (8th in KBO). SSG has allowed 181 base hits (8.5 per 9 innings) as well as 82 earned runs. The Landers have a team earned run average of 3.86 this year (4th in the league), and their staff has struck out 192 hitters.

The Wiz hold a slugging percentage of .339 and they score 3.70 runs per game (10th in KBO). The have tallied 34 doubles, while taking a walk 91 times as well as putting up 85 runs. KT has accounted for 11 home runs on the season as well as 79 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 165 occasions (10th in baseball) and have earned 187 base hits. The KT Wiz have an OBP of .328 in addition to a team batting average of .244 on the year.

Mel Rojas is a batter who should impact this game for KT. Rojas has earned a walk 811 times while striking out on 1,684 chances. He has a total of 1,048 runs in addition to having 1,058 runs batted in. His on-base percentage is .356 and he has a career OPS of .817. He has homered 264 times, in addition to having 3,258 total bases and also a .461 slugging %. During the 7,062 official at-bats in his pro career, Rojas is sitting with a batting avereage of .279 and has racked up 1,970 base hits.

The KT Wiz have turned 17 double plays and have a fielding rate of .984 (3rd in the league). The Wiz have 241 assists, 14 errors and have a total of 627 putouts over the course of the season. In their 36 tries at swiping a bag, they have been successful 26 times and been caught 10 times (27.8% caught stealing percentage).

The Wiz are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.139 in addition to having a FIP of 2.89 as a squad for the season. They are currently ranked 8th in baseball as a staff in total hits given up with 172. The KT pitching staff have surrendered 67 runs so far this year while holding an ERA of 2.45 (57 earned runs yielded). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.97 (196 strikeouts against 66 walks). They have relinquished 15 homers and they relinquish 2.89 runs per 9 innings (1st in baseball).

Who will win tonight's KBO game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take SSG (+126)

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