KT Wiz vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 5/31/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: KT Wiz vs Kia Tigers

Date: Friday, May 31, 2024

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: SPO-2T

Gwangju Kia Champions Field is the venue where Hyoung Woo Choi and the Kia Tigers (32-20, 1st in KBO) will take on the KT Wiz (24-28, 7th in KBO) on Friday, May 31, 2024.

As a unit, the KT Wiz are scoring 5.6 runs per game, which has them at 3rd in baseball. They have accumulated 297 runs and have an OBP of .358. The Wiz have hit 84 doubles as a team and have hit 52 balls out of the park. They have compiled 274 RBI's as well as 531 hits on the season, while their team batting average is .281. KT owns a slugging percentage of .414 and have been rung up 412 times, while getting the free base on 215 occasions.

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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 slapped 1 baseballs over the fence while driving in 22 runs. His slugging percentage sits at .352 and he has totaled 108 bases. For his career, he came to the plate 337 times and has come through with a hit 87 times. He has gone down on strikes 57 times and has been walked on 24 occasions, contributing to a .342 on-base %. Cheon has hit .283 for his time in baseball, in addition to 60 runs scored and an OPS of .694.

The KT Wiz have 1,411 putouts so far this season, as well as 469 assists and 36 errors. Their fielding rate is at .981 which is 3rd in the league and have earned 41 double plays. The Wiz have stolen 61 bags and have been thrown out 13 times, which means their caught stealing rate is 17.6%.

The Wiz have an earned run average of 5.59 on the year (10th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 416 hitters. KT has yielded 540 base hits (10.3 per 9 innings) in addition to 292 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.30 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.53. Wiz pitchers have given up 55 home runs and also 310 runs in total (2nd in the league).

Kia has a total of 59 long balls so far this year in addition to 287 RBIs. They have put up 93 doubles, while walking 200 times and scoring 302 runs. The Kia Tigers have recorded a team on-base percentage of .364 in addition to a batting average of .291 over the course of the season. The Tigers have a team slugging percentage of .443 and they tally 5.70 runs per contest (1st in baseball). They have been called out on strikes on 345 occasions (10th in the league) and have 547 base hits.

Hyoung Woo Choi is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Kia. Over the course of the 7,643 at-bats in his career, Choi has a batting average of .311 with 2,377 hits. He has homered 382 times, with 4,062 total bases and also a .531 slugging %. Choi has earned a walk 1,098 times while striking out on 1,351 tries. He has accrued 1,254 runs and notched 1,588 RBIs. His on-base percentage sits at .401 and he also has a lifetime OPS of .932.

The Kia Tigers have turned 50 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .972 (10th in KBO). The Tigers have racked up 538 assists, 56 errors and have a tally of 1,427 putouts this year. Of their 59 tries at swiping a bag, they have made it 47 times and been caught 12 times (20.3% caught stealing percentage).

The Tigers hold a team WHIP of 1.469 and have a FIP of 4.88 as a squad for the year. They sit at 9th in baseball as a staff in total hits allowed with 486. The Kia pitching staff have relinquished 258 runs so far this year while holding an ERA of 3.98 (210 earned runs conceded). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 1.87 (396 strikeouts against 212 walks). They have given up 49 homers and they surrender 4.88 runs per 9 innings (2nd in baseball).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

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

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