KT Wiz vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 7/7/2022 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: KT Wiz vs Kia Tigers

Date: Thursday, July 7, 2022

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: SBS SPORTS

Sung Bum Na and the Kia Tigers (38-38, 5th in KBO) host the KT Wiz (39-37, 4th in KBO) at Gwangju Kia Champions Field on Thursday, July 7, 2022.

The Wiz have earned 102 doubles as a squad and have hit 64 balls out of the stadium. KT has a slugging rate of .372 and have struck out 643 times, while taking a walk on 282 occasions. As a squad, the KT Wiz are scoring 4.4 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 6th in the league. They have earned 314 RBI's and 669 base knocks for the season, and their batting average is at .253. They have notched a total of 339 runs and have an on-base percentage of .330.

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ByungHo Park is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for KT. Park has hit .271 for his career, with 930 scored runs and an OPS of .878. He has struck out 1,542 times and has gotten a free base on 731 occasions, contributing to a .373 on-base percentage. For his pro baseball career, Park has slapped 377 balls out of the park while driving in 1,095 runs. His slugging percentage is .542 and he has totaled 2,776 bases. During his time in professional baseball, he stepped into the batters box 6,050 times and has notched a base knock 1,388 times.

The KT Wiz have amassed 2,099 putouts so far this season, in addition to 776 assists and 52 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .982 which ranks 2nd in KBO and have a total of 69 double plays. The Wiz have stolen 44 bases and have been thrown out 13 times, which means their caught stealing percentage is 22.8%.

The Wiz have compiled a team ERA of 3.60 on the campaign (3rd in KBO), and their staff has struck out 595 hitters. Wiz pitchers have surrendered 45 home runs and also 316 runs in total (7th in baseball). KT has relinquished 680 base hits (8.8 per 9 innings) and also 280 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 3.10 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.25.

The Tigers have a SLG% of .401 and they score 4.95 runs per contest (1st in the league). They have hit 143 doubles, while taking a walk 298 times as well as earning 381 runs. Kia has tallied 65 home runs on the year as well as 358 RBIs. They have been rung up on 524 occasions (8th in baseball) and have notched a total of 698 base hits. The Kia Tigers have tallied a team OBP of .346 as well as a team batting average of .264 so far this year.

Sung Bum Na is a batter who can be a difference maker for Kia. Na has earned a walk 405 times while striking out on 1,135 chances. He has amassed 861 runs and has 878 RBIs. His OBP sits at .379 and he has earned a lifetime OPS of .915. He has homered 223 times, with 2,438 total bases and also a .536 slugging percentage. For the 4,548 at-bats in his career, Na has accumulated a batting average of .312 in addition to 1,418 hits.

The Kia Tigers have twisted 52 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .980 (4th in KBO). The Tigers have recorded 730 assists, 57 errors and have a total of 2,036 putouts over the course of the season. In their 60 tries at swiping a bag, they have been successful 35 times and been caught 25 times (41.7% caught stealing rate).

The Tigers have a team WHIP of 1.376 with a FIP of 4.77 as a unit so far this year. They have a ranking of 5th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 671. The Kia pitching staff have allowed 360 runs on the year and come in with a team ERA of 4.18 (315 earned runs yielded). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.15 (564 strikeouts vs 262 free passes). They have given up 63 home runs and they surrender 4.77 runs per 9 innings (7th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take KT

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