KT Wiz vs Lotte Giants Prediction, 8/18/2022 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: KT Wiz vs Lotte Giants

Date: Thursday, August 18, 2022

Location: Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan, South Korea

TV: SBS Sports

Sajik Baseball Stadium is the site where Dong Hui Han and the Lotte Giants (45-56, 6th in KBO) will play the KT Wiz (56-45, 4th in KBO) on Thursday, August 18, 2022.

As a unit, the KT Wiz are putting up 4.5 runs per game, which has them at 5th in KBO. They have earned 463 runs scored while having a team OBP of .334. The Wiz have accumulated 136 doubles as a unit and have hit 87 balls out of the stadium. They have accumulated 432 runs batted in and 895 hits over the course of the season, while their team batting average is sitting at .257. KT has a slugging rate of .379 and have been rung up 832 times, while taking a walk on 381 occasions.

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ByungHo Park is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for KT. Park has accrued an average at the plate of .271 for his time in baseball, with 944 runs scored and an OPS of .883. He has fanned 1,567 times and has been walked on 742 at-bats, contributing to a .373 on-base %. For his career, Park has slapped 382 balls out of the park while knocking in 1,115 runs. He is sitting with a career slugging percentage of .541 and he has racked up 2,816 bases. For his time in the league, he approached the plate 6,150 times and has come through with a base hit 1,411 times.

The KT Wiz have earned 2,767 putouts for the season, in addition to 1,031 assists and 67 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .983 which has them ranked 1st in KBO and they have turned 96 double plays. The Wiz have stolen 53 bases and have been thrown out 17 times, which means their caught stealing rate is 24.3%.

The Wiz have an earned run average of 3.56 for the season (2nd in KBO), and their staff has struck out 780 hitters. Wiz pitchers have yielded 62 home runs in addition to 406 total runs (10th in the league). KT has yielded 896 base hits (8.7 per 9 innings) and also 365 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.95 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.26.

The Giants hold a team slugging % of .372 and they have an average of 4.04 runs per outing (10th in baseball). The have tallied 167 doubles, while taking a walk 291 times and putting up 424 runs. Lotte is sitting with 75 long balls this year in addition to 402 RBIs. They have struck out on 729 instances (6th in the league) and have totaled 917 hits. The Lotte Giants are sitting with a team on-base percentage of .315 and a team batting average of .256 so far this year.

Dong Hui Han is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Lotte. Han has drawn a free base 172 times while striking out on 346 plate appearances. He is sitting with 186 runs and notched 220 RBIs. His OBP sits at .344 and he also has a lifetime OPS of .768. He has hit it out of the park 52 times, with 681 bases in total and a .424 slugging percentage. For the 1,608 at-bats in his baseball career, Han is sitting with a batting avereage of .269 with 433 base hits.

The Lotte Giants have turned 94 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .979 (6th in Korean baseball). The Giants have racked up 1,052 assists, 82 errors and have 2,817 putouts this season. Out of their 98 chances at stealing a base, they have been successful 71 times and been caught 27 times (27.6% caught stealing percentage).

The Lotte pitching staff have allowed 523 runs on the season while having a team ERA of 4.56 (476 earned runs given up). They have allowed 58 home runs and they give up 5.01 runs per 9 innings (8th in the league). The Giants hold a team WHIP of 1.457 and have a FIP of 5.01 as a unit this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 2.38 (868 strikeouts against 365 free passes). They are sitting at 1st in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 1,003.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take KT

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