KT Wiz vs Hanwha Eagles Prediction, 6/29/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: KT Wiz vs Hanwha Eagles

Date: Thursday, June 29, 2023

Location: Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon, South Korea

TV: SBS Sports

Hanwha Life Eagles Park is the venue where Eun-won Jung and the Hanwha Eagles (28-37, 9th in KBO) will take on the KT Wiz (30-36, 7th in KBO) on Thursday, June 29, 2023.

The Wiz have recorded 107 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 37 balls out of the park. KT owns a slugging percentage of .361 and have been rung up 534 times, while getting the free base on 253 occasions. As a squad, the KT Wiz are knocking in 4.6 runs per game, which ranks them 4th in baseball. They have accrued 287 RBI's and 630 hits for the year, and their average at the plate is .264. They have earned 310 runs and have an on-base percentage of .337.

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Sang-soo Kim is a hitter who can be a difference maker for KT. Kim has accumulated a batting average of .272 in his time in baseball, with 783 runs scored and an OPS of .705. He has struck out 793 times and earned a walk on 511 attempts at the plate, which contributes in part to a .344 on-base percentage. For his pro baseball career, Kim has hit 55 baseballs over the fence while driving in 574 runs. He has accumulated a slugging percentage of .361 and he has accumulated 1,912 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he came to bat 6,076 times and has come through with a base hit 1,444 times.

The KT Wiz have accounted for 1,827 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 636 assists and 48 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .981 which is 4th in KBO and have earned 54 double plays. The Wiz have stolen 50 bases and have been gunned down 7 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage sits at 12.3%.

Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.22 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.43. Wiz pitchers have given up 48 home runs in addition to 330 runs in total (2nd in the league). KT has yielded 659 base knocks (9.7 per 9 innings) and 301 earned runs. The Wiz are sitting with a team ERA of 4.45 on the year (9th in KBO), and they have rung up 467 hitters.

Hanwha is sitting with 39 home runs for the season to go along with 263 RBIs. They have put up 101 doubles, while getting a free base 279 times and putting up 278 runs. The Hanwha Eagles have accumulated a team on-base percentage of .326 in addition to a team batting average of .237 for the season. The Eagles have a team slugging % of .332 and they average 4.03 runs per game (10th in the league). They have struck out on 573 occasions (1st in the league) and have accounted for 556 base knocks.

Eun-won Jung is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Hanwha. Jung has recorded a free base 340 times while striking out on 443 occasions. His on-base percentage is .360 and he is the owner of a lifetime OPS of .716. Over the course of the 2,260 official at-bats in his baseball career, Jung has compiled an average at the plate of .262 in addition to 593 base hits. He has scored 328 runs and racked up 207 runs batted in. He has hit a home run 29 times, with 805 total bases and also a .356 slugging percentage.

Out of their 72 chances at getting a steal, they have made it 41 times and been caught 31 times (43.1% caught stealing percentage). The Hanwha Eagles have turned 64 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .981 (5th in KBO). The Eagles have 698 assists, 51 errors and have earned a total of 1,880 putouts this season.

The Eagles hold a team WHIP of 1.370 in addition to having a FIP of 4.39 as a team for the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.90 (511 strikeouts against 269 free passes). They are sitting at 8th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 589. They have allowed 42 homers and they allow 4.39 runs per 9 innings (5th in KBO). The Hanwha pitching staff have conceded 306 runs for the season while holding a team ERA of 4.00 (278 earned runs given up).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take KT

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