KT Wiz vs Hanwha Eagles Prediction, 3/31/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: KT Wiz vs Hanwha Eagles

Date: Sunday, March 31, 2024

Location: Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon, South Korea

TV: SPO-T

Hanwha Life Eagles Park is the site where Hyun Bin Moon and the Hanwha Eagles (5-1, 2nd in KBO) will play the KT Wiz (1-5, 9th in KBO) on Sunday, March 31, 2024.

As a squad, the KT Wiz are notching 5.5 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 3rd in KBO. They have accounted for 33 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .370. The Wiz have accrued 6 doubles as a unit and have knocked 5 balls out of the stadium. They have compiled 33 runs batted in as well as 68 hits over the course of the season, while their average at the plate comes in at .300. KT has a slugging percentage of .392 and have struck out 54 times, while drawing a walk on 23 occasions.

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Sang-soo Kim is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for KT. Kim is sitting with a batting avereage of .271 for his career in baseball, with 814 runs scored and an OPS of .702. He has fanned 831 times and earned a walk on 540 occasions, which has contributed to a .343 OBP. In his career, Kim has slapped 58 balls out of the park while driving in 608 runs. He has earned a slugging percentage of .359 and he has racked up 1,990 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he came to the plate 6,358 times and has delivered with a base knock 1,503 times.

The KT Wiz have 164 putouts on the campaign, as well as 59 assists and 5 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .978 which ranks 5th in Korean baseball and have 5 double plays. The Wiz have stolen 5 bases and have been gunned down 1 time, which means their caught stealing rate is 16.7%.

They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.04 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.77. Wiz pitchers have conceded 6 home runs and 46 total runs (1st in KBO). KT has conceded 71 hits (11.8 per 9 innings) in addition to 46 earned runs. The Wiz are sitting with a team earned run average of 7.64 so far this year (10th in KBO), and their staff has rung up 51 hitters.

Hanwha has knocked in 5 home runs for the year in addition to 31 runs batted in. They have put up 10 two-baggers, while taking a walk 27 times and recording 32 runs. The Hanwha Eagles have compiled a team OBP of .342 as well as a batting average of .245 over the course of the season. The Eagles have a team SLG% of .385 and they tally 5.33 runs per outing (4th in the league). They have struck out on 42 occasions (7th in the league) and have earned a total of 47 base knocks.

Hyun Bin Moon is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Hanwha. For the 441 at-bats in his career, Moon has hit .265 in addition to having 117 hits. He has homered 5 times, as well as 158 bases in total and also a .358 slugging percentage. Moon has drawn a free base 40 times while going down on strikes on 88 plate appearances. He has accrued 50 runs and has 51 RBIs. His on-base percentage comes in at .331 and he is the owner of a career OPS of .689.

Out of their 11 chances at swiping a bag, they have made it 8 times and been caught 3 times (27.3% caught stealing percentage). The Hanwha Eagles have turned 5 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .990 (4th in KBO). The Eagles have recorded 49 assists, 2 errors and have accumulated 159 putouts on the campaign.

The Hanwha pitching staff have conceded 21 runs this year and come in with a team ERA of 2.89 (17 earned runs relinquished). They have given up 1 long ball and they allow 3.57 runs per 9 innings (3rd in KBO). The Eagles hold a team WHIP of 1.283 in addition to having a FIP of 3.57 as a unit over the course of the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.88 (46 strikeouts vs 16 walks). They are sitting at 4th in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 52.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take KT

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