Kiwoom Heroes vs SSG Landers Prediction, 4/20/2022 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs SSG Landers

Date: Wednesday, April 20, 2022

Location: Incheon SSG Landers Field in Incheon, South Korea

TV: KBS N Sports

Odds/Point Spread: Kiwoom (+144) SSG (-192)

Yasiel Puig and the Kiwoom Heroes (9-5, 3rd in KBO) head to Incheon SSG Landers Field on Wednesday, April 20, 2022, where they'll meet the SSG Landers (13-1, 1st in KBO). The line on this game has the Heroes priced at +144 and the Landers are at -192. The total has been set at 8.5.

The Heroes have hit 21 doubles as a team and have hit 9 balls out of the park. Kiwoom has a slugging % of .337 and have struck out 101 times, while drawing a walk on 47 occasions. As a unit, the Kiwoom Heroes are scoring 3.4 runs per game, which has them at 9th in the league. They have compiled 46 runs batted in as well as 110 base knocks this season, and their batting average is at .229. They have earned a total of 48 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .313.

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Yasiel Puig is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Kiwoom. In his pro baseball career, Puig has hit 188 balls over the fence while knocking in 619 runs. In his time spent in pro baseball, he came to bat 4,799 times and has notched a base knock 1,204 times. Puig has an average at the plate of .284 for his baseball career, with 683 scored runs and an OPS of .849. He is sitting with a career slugging percentage of .487 and he has a total of 2,063 bases. He has gone down on strikes 907 times and has been walked on 463 occasions, contributing to a .362 OBP.

The Kiwoom Heroes have earned 393 putouts thus far, in addition to 177 assists and 10 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .983 which ranks 3rd in the league and have a total of 12 double plays. The Heroes have stolen 4 bases and have been caught 3 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 42.9%.

The Heroes are sitting with a team earned run average of 2.34 so far this year (2nd in KBO), and their staff has rung up 91 hitters. Heroes pitchers have relinquished 6 home runs and also 43 runs (9th in KBO). Kiwoom has surrendered 106 hits (7.3 per 9 innings) and also 34 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.76 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.06.

The Landers have a team slugging % of .400 and they score 5.21 runs per contest (1st in baseball). They hit 27 doubles, while walking 39 times as well as earning 73 runs. SSG has 9 home runs so far this year and 70 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 92 occasions (8th in the league) and have a total of 125 base knocks. The SSG Landers have accumulated an OBP of .337 as well as a team batting average of .267 on the season.

Yoo Seom Han is a batter who can be a difference maker for SSG. Han has drawn a free base 279 times while striking out on 598 attempts. He has tallied 386 runs and has 461 RBIs. His on-base rate is .370 and he also has a career OPS of .889. He has gone yard 146 times, with 1,246 bases in total and also a .519 slugging percentage. For the 2,400 at-bats in his professional career, Han has accrued an average at the plate of .276 with 663 base hits.

In their 11 chances at stealing a base, they have had success 11 times and been caught 0 times (0.0% caught stealing percentage). The SSG Landers have turned 11 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .988 (1st in the league). The Landers have racked up 129 assists, 6 errors and have a tally of 378 putouts so far this year.

The Landers hold a team WHIP of 1.008 with a FIP of 2.21 as a unit on the campaign. They are currently ranked 10th in baseball as a staff in total hits conceded with 88. The SSG pitching staff have yielded 31 runs this year while holding an ERA of 2.14 (30 earned runs conceded). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 2.36 (92 strikeouts vs 39 bases on balls). They have surrendered 5 home runs and they allow 2.21 runs per 9 innings (1st in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kiwoom (+144)

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