SSG Landers vs KT Wiz Prediction, 9/8/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: SSG Landers vs KT Wiz

Date: Friday, September 8, 2023

Location: Suwon KT Wiz Park in Suwon, South Korea

TV: MBC Sports+

Joo Hwan Choi and the SSG Landers (61-51, 3rd in KBO) head to Suwon KT Wiz Park on Friday, September 8, 2023, where they'll meet the KT Wiz (63-51, 2nd in KBO).

The Landers have hit 174 doubles as a team and have hit 104 balls out of the park. SSG has a slugging percentage of .391 and have struck out 746 times, while taking a walk on 395 occasions. As a unit, the SSG Landers are scoring 4.6 runs per game, which ranks them 5th in the league. They have recorded 476 runs batted in and 1,001 hits on the campaign, and their batting average is sitting at .259. They have earned 515 runs and have an OBP of .334.

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Joo Hwan Choi is a hitter who can be a difference maker for SSG. Choi has an average at the plate of .280 in his time in baseball, in addition to 502 runs scored and an OPS of .789. He has struck out 581 times and has been walked on 354 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .348 on-base percentage. For his professional baseball career, Choi has hit 113 baseballs over the fence while knocking in 583 runs. He has earned a slugging percentage of .441 and he has a total of 1,625 bases. For his career, he came to the plate 4,162 times and has delivered with a base hit 1,031 times.

The Landers have swiped 98 bases and have been caught 44 times, which shows us their caught stealing rate is 31.0%. The SSG Landers have earned a total of 3,034 putouts for the season, as well as 1,176 assists and 84 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .980 which has them sitting 4th in the league and they have turned 120 double plays.

They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.57 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.53. Landers pitchers have allowed 86 home runs and 542 total runs (3rd in baseball). SSG has relinquished 1,059 hits (9.4 per 9 innings) as well as 493 earned runs. The Landers have a team earned run average of 4.39 so far this year (9th in KBO), and their staff has rung up 770 hitters.

The Wiz have a slugging percentage of .368 and they earn 4.62 runs per outing (4th in the league). They have recorded 189 two-baggers, while getting a free base 401 times as well as scoring 536 runs. KT has a total of 68 home runs for the year as well as 490 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 892 instances (3rd in the league) and are sitting with 1,060 hits. The KT Wiz have accumulated an OBP of .334 in addition to a batting average of .264 so far this year.

Sung-Woo Jang is a batter who should be able to impact this game for KT. Jang has tallied a free base 338 times while fanning on 620 tries. He has accrued 298 runs and racked up 426 RBIs. His on-base percentage sits at .330 and he has earned a lifetime OPS of .697. He has gone yard 85 times, with 1,105 total bases and also a .376 slugging percentage. Over the course of the 2,937 at-bats in his baseball career, Jang has recorded a batting average of .253 with 743 base hits.

In their 95 chances at swiping a bag, they have had success 83 times and been caught 12 times (12.6% caught stealing percentage). The KT Wiz have turned 95 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .980 (5th in Korean baseball). The Wiz have 1,085 assists, 85 errors and have amassed 3,111 putouts so far this year.

The KT pitching staff have conceded 511 runs this year while having a team ERA of 4.07 (469 earned runs conceded). They have given up 73 homers and they surrender 4.43 runs per 9 innings (3rd in KBO). The Wiz are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.362 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.43 as a pitching staff on the campaign. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.40 (779 strikeouts against 324 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 3rd in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 1,088.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take KT and under the total runs

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