KT Wiz vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 5/1/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: KT Wiz vs Kia Tigers

Date: Wednesday, May 1, 2024

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: SPO-2T

Seong Ho Cheon and the KT Wiz (11-20, 9th in KBO) travel to Gwangju Kia Champions Field on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, where they'll meet the Kia Tigers (21-9, 1st in KBO).

KT has a slugging percentage of .417 and have struck out 255 times, while getting the free base on 115 occasions. They have 164 runs batted in and 321 hits over the course of the season, while their average at the plate is sitting at .281. The Wiz have earned 43 doubles as a unit and have knocked 35 balls out of the park. They have tallied 173 runs and have an OBP of .349. As a squad, the KT Wiz are earning 5.4 runs per contest, which ranks them 4th in baseball.

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Seong Ho Cheon is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for KT. In his career, Cheon has drilled 1 balls out of the park while driving in 18 runs. His career slugging percentage is .379 and he has totaled 94 bases. In his time spent in pro baseball, he stepped up to bat 272 times and got on base with a hit 75 times. He has been struck out 50 times and has taken a walk on 18 occasions, contributing to a .358 OBP. Cheon has recorded a batting average of .302 in his time in baseball, with 52 scored runs and an OPS of .737.

The Wiz have stolen 42 bags and have been caught 6 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage is 12.5%. The KT Wiz are sitting with 841 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 285 assists and 22 errors. Their fielding rate is at .981 which has them sitting 4th in the league and have accumulated 21 double plays.

The Wiz have an earned run average of 6.30 so far this season (10th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 246 hitters. KT has allowed 346 hits (11.1 per 9 innings) as well as 196 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 2.18 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.64. Wiz pitchers have allowed 33 home runs and also 205 runs (1st in KBO).

The Tigers hold a slugging percentage of .453 and they average 6.10 runs per game (1st in KBO). They have recorded 61 two-baggers, while taking a walk 123 times as well as notching 183 runs. Kia has hit 32 home runs so far this season in addition to 173 runs batted in. They have struck out on 183 instances (10th in baseball) and have recorded 317 base hits. The Kia Tigers have compiled a team on-base percentage of .376 in addition to a batting average of .298 this season.

Hyoung Woo Choi is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Kia. Choi has earned a free base 1,091 times while going down on strikes on 1,338 occasions. His on-base % is .401 and he is the owner of a lifetime OPS of .932. Over the course of the 7,564 at-bats in his pro career, Choi has an average at the plate of .311 in addition to having 2,351 base hits. He has compiled 1,242 runs in addition to having earned 1,567 runs batted in. He has homered 377 times, as well as 4,014 total bases and also a .531 slugging %.

In their 35 attempts at stealing a base, they have been successful 29 times and been caught 6 times (17.1% caught stealing percentage). The Kia Tigers have turned 28 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .971 (10th in the league). The Tigers have 290 assists, 33 errors and have accounted for 800 putouts for the season.

The Tigers hold a team WHIP of 1.450 and have a FIP of 4.73 as a unit this year. They are currently ranked 9th in KBO as a staff in total hits relinquished with 263. The Kia pitching staff have given up 140 runs this year while having an ERA of 3.75 (111 earned runs yielded). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.02 (248 strikeouts vs 123 free passes). They have allowed 24 long balls and they allow 4.73 runs per 9 innings (3rd in baseball).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take KT

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