Kia Tigers vs KT Wiz – Prediction, 16.09.2024 – KBO Tip, Tips and Odds

Game: Kia Tigers vs KT Wiz

Date: Monday, 16 September 2024

Location: Suwon KT Wiz Park in Suwon, South Korea

TV: SPO-2T

Baek Ho Kang and the KT Wiz (67-65, 4th in the KBO) will host the Kia Tigers (81-50, 1st in the KBO) on Monday, September 16, 2024, at Suwon KT Wiz Park.

As a team, the Tigers have hit 255 doubles and hit 153 balls out of the ballpark. Kia has a slugging percentage of .462 and has 841 strikeouts while allowing 490 walks. As a team, the Kia Tigers score 6.0 runs per game, which ranks first in the league. They have 761 runs batted in this year, 1,426 hits and a batting average of .301. They have scored 799 total runs and hold a team OBP of .369.

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Do Yeong Kim is a hitter who can make a difference for Kia. Kim has a .309 batting average in his baseball career, in addition to 239 runs scored and a .905 OPS. He has struck out a fan 229 times and earned a walk 121 times, partially contributing to an on-base percentage of .381. In his professional baseball career, Kim has hit 45 balls over the fence while scoring 167 runs. He has a .524 slugging percentage and hit 558 bases. Over the course of his professional career, he has at batted 1,213 times and got on base 329 times with a base knock.

The Tigers have captured 102 bases and have been thrown out 30 times, meaning their catch-stealing percentage is 22.7%. The Kia Tigers have 3,576 putouts on the season, along with 1,291 assists and 134 errors. Their fielding percentage is .973, which ranks 10th in the league, and they have 119 double plays.

The Tigers have a team ERA of 4.38 this season (1st in baseball) and the team has struck out 1,047 batters. Kia has allowed 1,256 hits (9.5 per 9 innings) and 580 earned runs. Their strikeout-to-walk ratio is 2.08 and the pitching staff has a combined WHIP of 1.48. The Tigers' pitchers have allowed 135 home runs and scored a total of 701 runs (8th in the league).

The Wiz have a .414 slugging percentage and are scoring 5.32 runs per game (6th in the league). They have hit 209 doubles, issued 542 walks and scored 713 runs. KT has hit 138 home runs and 671 RBIs this year. They have been called for strikes 1,058 times (3rd in the league) and have totaled 1,303 hits. The KT Wiz have a .353 OBP and a .276 team batting average this year.

Baek Ho Kang is a hitter who can make a difference for KT. Kang has walked 393 times while being struck out in 609 attempts. His on-base percentage is .388 and he has a lifetime OPS of .882. In 2,975 at-bats in his professional career, Kang has a batting average of .308 with 915 hits. He has scored 493 runs and had 500 RBIs. He has hit a home run 120 times, and he also has 1,470 total bases and a slugging percentage of .494.

The KT Wiz have made 99 double plays and posted a .978 fielding rate (7th in the KBO). The Wiz have recorded 1,185 assists and 106 errors and have collected 3,577 putouts this season. Of their 169 opportunities to get a steal, they have gotten on base before the ball 131 times and have been caught 38 times (22.5% caught stealing rate).

KT pitchers have allowed 751 runs this season while posting a team ERA of 5.15 (682 earned runs allowed). They have allowed 142 home runs and 5.67 runs per 9 innings (9th in the KBO). The Wiz have a team WHIP of 1.481 and a FIP of 5.67 as pitchers for the season. Their strikeout-to-walk ratio is 2.59 (1,053 strikeouts vs. 407 bases on balls). They rank 1st in the KBO as pitchers with 1,359 total hits allowed.

Who will win the KBO game against the spread tonight?

Guy Bruhns tip: Take Kia

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