KT Wiz vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 4/30/2022 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: KT Wiz vs Kiwoom Heroes

Date: Saturday, April 30, 2022

Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SPOTV

Odds/Point Spread: KT (-135) Kiwoom (-102)

Gocheok Sky Dome is the site where Jung Hoo Lee and the Kiwoom Heroes (13-10, 5th in KBO) will play the KT Wiz (10-12, 7th in KBO) on Saturday, April 30, 2022. The Heroes open this contest at -102 while the Wiz are coming in at -135. The O/U has been set at 7.5.

The Wiz have accrued 21 doubles as a unit and have smacked 15 balls out of the park. KT has a slugging rate of .341 and have struck out 188 times, while drawing a walk on 69 occasions. As a team, the KT Wiz are recording 3.8 runs per game, which has them sitting at 6th in baseball. They have amassed 77 RBI's and 181 hits so far this year, and their team batting average is sitting at .246. They have tallied 84 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .320.

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ByungHo Park is a batter who can be a difference maker for KT. In his career, Park has slapped 354 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 1,040 runs. His career slugging percentage is .538 and he has a total of 2,642 bases. For his career, he stepped up to bat 5,817 times and came through with a base base knock 1,333 times. He has gone down on strikes 1,479 times and earned a walk on 713 occasions, which contributes in part to a .374 on-base %. Park has recorded a batting average of .271 for his baseball career, with 889 scored runs and an OPS of .876.

The KT Wiz have a tally of 588 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 207 assists and 15 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .981 which ranks 4th in KBO and have accumulated 17 double plays. The Wiz have swiped 12 bases and have been caught 5 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 29.4%.

Their strikeout to walk ratio is 4.12 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.19. Wiz pitchers have surrendered 12 home runs and 84 runs (7th in the league). KT has surrendered 192 base knocks (8.8 per 9 innings) in addition to 74 earned runs. The Wiz have a team ERA of 3.40 this year (7th in the league), and the staff has struck out 169 batters.

The Kiwoom Heroes have tallied a team OBP of .298 and a batting average of .221 this season. They have struck out on 165 instances (5th in KBO) and are sitting with 172 hits. Kiwoom has tallied 17 home runs this season in addition to 76 RBIs. The Heroes have a team SLG% of .341 and they tally 3.48 runs per game (8th in the league). They have notched 37 two-baggers, while walking 71 times and putting up 80 runs.

Jung Hoo Lee is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Kiwoom. Lee has recorded a free base 276 times while striking out on 251 plate appearances. His on-base percentage comes in at .403 and he also has a lifetime OPS of .881. In the 2,668 at-bats in his baseball career, Lee has compiled an average at the plate of .339 and has racked up 905 base knocks. He has a total of 454 runs in addition to having 373 runs batted in. He has hit the long ball 39 times, as well as 1,274 total bases and also a .478 slugging percentage.

The Kiwoom Heroes have turned 21 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .982 (3rd in Korean baseball). The Heroes have recorded 279 assists, 17 errors and are sitting with 627 putouts for the year. Out of their 12 tries at stealing a base, they have made it 6 times and been caught 6 times (50.0% caught stealing percentage).

The Kiwoom pitching staff have given up 84 runs on the campaign while holding a team ERA of 3.14 (73 earned runs yielded). They have conceded 9 long balls and they concede 3.62 runs per 9 innings (3rd in baseball). The Heroes hold a team WHIP of 1.187 in addition to having a FIP of 3.62 as a squad on the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.34 (159 strikeouts against 68 walks). They have a ranking of 7th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 180.

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kiwoom (-102)

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