KT Wiz vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 4/18/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: KT Wiz vs Kiwoom Heroes

Date: Thursday, April 18, 2024

Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SPO-T

Hye Seong Kim and the Kiwoom Heroes (12-6, 2nd in KBO) play the KT Wiz (5-16, 9th in KBO) at Gocheok Sky Dome on Thursday, April 18, 2024.

As a unit, the KT Wiz are earning 5.2 runs per game, which ranks them 6th in baseball. They have 109 runs scored and have an OBP of .348. The Wiz have accumulated 27 doubles as a unit and have hit 22 balls out of the park. They have 103 runs batted in in addition to 207 hits on the year, and their team batting average is sitting at .273. KT is slugging .402 and have struck out 177 times, while taking a walk on 82 occasions.

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Seong Ho Cheon is a hitter who can be a difference maker for KT. In his career, Cheon has drilled 0 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 12 runs. For his time in baseball, he came to the plate 221 times and has delivered a hit 58 times. Cheon has hit .287 for his time in baseball, with 40 runs scored and an OPS of .680. He has earned a slugging percentage of .332 in addition to racking up 67 bases. He has fanned 44 times and has been walked on 15 at-bats, contributing to a .348 on-base percentage.

The KT Wiz are sitting with 556 putouts on the campaign, as well as 182 assists and 14 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .981 which is 6th in KBO and they have turned 14 double plays. The Wiz have swiped 35 bags and have been thrown out 4 times, which means their caught stealing rate is 10.3%.

They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.85 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.85. Wiz pitchers have surrendered 21 home runs and 156 runs in total (1st in KBO). KT has given up 258 hits (12.5 per 9 innings) and also 152 earned runs. The Wiz have compiled a team ERA of 7.39 so far this year (10th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 155 batters.

Kiwoom has accumulated 24 home runs for the season to go along with 107 RBIs. They have recorded 29 two-baggers, while taking a walk 58 times and racking up 112 runs. The Kiwoom Heroes have recorded a team on-base percentage of .354 and a team batting average of .287 so far this year. The Heroes hold a slugging % of .457 and they earn 6.22 runs per game (1st in KBO). They have been rung up on 135 occasions (9th in the league) and have 180 base hits.

Hye Seong Kim is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Kiwoom. For the 2,998 official at-bats in his baseball career, Kim has an average at the plate of .301 with 903 base knocks. He has hit a home run 31 times, as well as 1,195 total bases and also a .399 slugging %. Kim has drawn a free base 285 times while striking out on 569 plate appearances. He has tallied 519 runs in addition to having earned 327 RBIs. His on-base percentage sits at .362 and he has a career OPS of .761.

The Kiwoom Heroes have turned 18 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .985 (3rd in Korean baseball). The Heroes have 173 assists, 10 errors and have amassed 477 putouts so far this season. In their 18 attempts at stealing a base, they have made it 13 times and been caught 5 times (27.8% caught stealing percentage).

The Heroes hold a team WHIP of 1.390 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.75 as a unit so far this year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.68 (119 strikeouts against 71 bases on balls). They sit at 10th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 150. They have given up 18 home runs and they concede 4.75 runs per 9 innings (3rd in baseball). The Kiwoom pitching staff have surrendered 84 runs for the year while having a team ERA of 4.36 (77 earned runs allowed).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take KT

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