KT Wiz vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 10/8/2022 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: KT Wiz vs Kia Tigers

Date: Saturday, October 8, 2022

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: SBS Sports

Sun Bin Kim and the Kia Tigers (69-72, 5th in KBO) host the KT Wiz (78-60, 3rd in KBO) at Gwangju Kia Champions Field on Saturday, October 8, 2022.

As a unit, the KT Wiz are scoring 4.4 runs per contest, which is 7th in KBO. They have notched a total of 613 runs and have an on-base percentage of .331. The Wiz have earned 186 doubles as a unit and have hit 114 balls out of the park. They have 571 runs batted in as well as 1,209 hits for the year, while their team batting average comes in at .255. KT has a slugging rate of .375 and have been called out on strikes 1,149 times, while taking a walk on 508 occasions.

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Jeong-dae Bae is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for KT. Bae has recorded a batting average of .263 for his career in baseball, in addition to 270 scored runs and an OPS of .714. He has struck out 458 times and has gotten a free base on 196 at-bats, which has contributed to a .344 OBP. In his pro baseball career, Bae has drilled 32 baseballs out of the park while driving in 200 runs. His slugging percentage is .370 and he has a total of 639 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he came to the plate 1,974 times and came through with a base hit 454 times.

The KT Wiz have accumulated 3,758 putouts this year, in addition to 1,393 assists and 95 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .982 which has them ranked 2nd in the league and have 129 double plays. The Wiz have swiped 68 bags and have been caught 23 times, which means their caught stealing percentage comes in at 25.3%.

Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.93 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.24. Wiz pitchers have given up 89 long balls in addition to 541 runs (9th in KBO). KT has surrendered 1,199 base hits (8.6 per 9 innings) and also 484 earned runs. The Wiz have an earned run average of 3.48 on the season (2nd in the league), and the staff has rung up 1,039 batters.

The Kia Tigers hold an on-base percentage of .348 as well as a team batting average of .271 on the campaign. They have been called out on strikes on 968 occasions (8th in the league) and have totaled 1,338 base knocks. Kia has compiled 110 home runs over the course of the season in addition to 665 runs batted in. The Tigers have a slugging percentage of .396 and they are scoring 4.98 runs per game (2nd in the league). They hit 247 doubles, while getting a free base 536 times and putting up 707 runs.

Sun Bin Kim is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Kia. For the 4,545 official at-bats in his baseball career, Kim has recorded a batting average of .302 with 1,371 base knocks. He has hit a home run 32 times, in addition to having 1,713 total bases and also a .377 slugging %. Kim has earned a free base 516 times while going down on strikes on 462 occasions. He has amassed 649 runs and has 515 runs batted in. His on-base percentage sits at .374 and he is the owner of a lifetime OPS of .751.

The Kia Tigers have turned 111 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .980 (3rd in KBO). The Tigers have accrued 1,373 assists, 105 errors and have earned a total of 3,785 putouts for the year. Out of their 104 attempts at swiping a bag, they have made it 63 times and been caught 41 times (39.4% caught stealing rate).

The Tigers have a WHIP of 1.423 in addition to having a FIP of 4.79 as a team so far this season. They rank 5th in KBO as a staff in total hits relinquished with 1,273. The Kia pitching staff have relinquished 671 runs so far this year while holding an ERA of 4.22 (591 earned runs relinquished). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 1.96 (1,023 strikeouts vs 522 free passes). They have given up 118 long balls and they surrender 4.79 runs per 9 innings (6th in KBO).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kia

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