KT Wiz vs Lotte Giants Prediction, 4/20/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: KT Wiz vs Lotte Giants

Date: Saturday, April 20, 2024

Location: Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan, South Korea

TV: MS-T

Sajik Baseball Stadium is the site where Jun-woo Jeon and the Lotte Giants (5-16, 10th in KBO) will take on the KT Wiz (7-16, 9th in KBO) on Saturday, April 20, 2024.

KT has a slugging percentage of .401 and have struck out 189 times, while drawing a walk on 88 occasions. They have accumulated 111 runs batted in and 230 base knocks on the year, and their average at the plate is at .276. The Wiz have tallied 32 doubles as a team and have hit 22 balls out of the park. They have accounted for 118 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .349. As a unit, the KT Wiz are notching 5.1 runs per game, which has them sitting at 8th in the league.

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Baek Ho Kang is a batter who should be able to impact this game for KT. Kang has compiled an average at the plate of .311 for his career, in addition to 421 runs scored and an OPS of .888. He has fanned 512 times and has walked on 340 occasions, contributing to a .391 on-base percentage. In his career, Kang has hit 101 baseballs out of the park while driving in 427 runs. He has recorded a slugging percentage of .497 and he has a total of 1,271 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he stepped up to bat 2,932 times and also came through with a hit 794 times.

The Wiz have stolen 35 bags and have been gunned down 5 times, which means their caught stealing percentage comes in at 12.5%. The KT Wiz have earned a total of 610 putouts for the season, in addition to 201 assists and 15 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .982 which ranks 5th in the league and have a total of 14 double plays.

The Wiz have compiled a team ERA of 6.91 so far this season (10th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 168 batters. Wiz pitchers have conceded 22 home runs and 160 runs in total (1st in the league). KT has conceded 269 base hits (11.9 per 9 innings) and also 156 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 1.85 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.77.

Lotte has accounted for 11 HRs this year and 75 RBIs. They have hit 28 doubles, while getting a free base 66 times as well as putting up 80 runs. The Lotte Giants have recorded a team OBP of .322 as well as a team batting average of .252 on the campaign. The Giants have a slugging percentage of .345 and they score 3.81 runs per contest (10th in baseball). They have been called out on strikes on 178 occasions (5th in baseball) and have earned 187 base hits.

Jun-woo Jeon is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Lotte. In the 6,123 at-bats in his baseball career, Jeon has hit .300 in addition to 1,835 base knocks. He has gone yard 199 times, with 2,842 total bases and also a .464 slugging percentage. Jeon has earned a free base 560 times while being called out on strikes on 1,014 chances. He has a total of 1,004 runs and also has 897 RBIs. His OBP comes in at .364 and he also has a lifetime OPS of .828.

In their 30 chances at stealing a base, they have been successful 18 times and been caught 12 times (40.0% caught stealing rate). The Lotte Giants have turned 22 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .978 (7th in Korean baseball). The Giants have accrued 210 assists, 17 errors and have a tally of 550 putouts on the campaign.

The Giants have a team WHIP of 1.622 and have a FIP of 5.74 as a unit this year. They are sitting at 4th in KBO as a staff in total hits conceded with 215. The Lotte pitching staff have conceded 117 runs on the campaign while having a team ERA of 5.21 (106 earned runs conceded). Their K/BB ratio sits at 1.91 (157 strikeouts against 82 walks). They have surrendered 20 long balls and they surrender 5.74 runs per 9 innings (8th in KBO).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take KT

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