KT Wiz vs SSG Landers Prediction, 4/26/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: KT Wiz vs SSG Landers

Date: Friday, April 26, 2024

Location: Incheon SSG Landers Field in Incheon, South Korea

TV: KN-T

Seong Ho Cheon and the KT Wiz (8-18, 9th in KBO) head to Incheon SSG Landers Field on Friday, April 26, 2024, where they'll take on the SSG Landers (14-11, 4th in KBO).

As a team, the KT Wiz are scoring 5.3 runs per game, which is 5th in baseball. They have tallied 144 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .350. The Wiz have accrued 37 doubles as a squad and have hit 28 balls out of the stadium. They have accrued 136 runs batted in in addition to 268 hits on the campaign, while their team batting average comes in at .277. KT owns a slugging percentage of .411 and have been called out on strikes 220 times, while being walked on 103 occasions.

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Seong Ho Cheon is a hitter who can be a difference maker for KT. Cheon has compiled an average at the plate of .304 in his time in baseball, with 47 runs scored and an OPS of .738. He has gone down on strikes 47 times and earned a walk on 18 attempts at the plate, which contributes in part to a .364 OBP. In his career, Cheon has drilled 0 baseballs over the fence while knocking in 16 runs. His slugging percentage sits at .374 and he has totaled 85 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he came to the plate 250 times and came through with a base hit 69 times.

The KT Wiz have amassed 712 putouts this season, as well as 241 assists and 18 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .981 which ranks 4th in KBO and have a total of 17 double plays. The Wiz have swiped 37 bags and have been thrown out 6 times, which means their caught stealing percentage is 14.0%.

The Wiz are sitting with a team ERA of 6.87 this season (10th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 197 hitters. KT has allowed 312 base hits (11.8 per 9 innings) as well as 181 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.89 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.75. Wiz pitchers have surrendered 29 home runs and 186 runs in total (1st in baseball).

SSG has recorded 34 home runs this season as well as 127 runs batted in. They have recorded 29 doubles, while walking 76 times and earning 133 runs. The SSG Landers have accounted for a team on-base percentage of .337 and a team batting average of .271 so far this year. The Landers hold a team slugging percentage of .415 and they earn 5.12 runs per outing (6th in baseball). They have been called out on strikes on 194 occasions (6th in the league) and have accounted for 246 base hits.

Ji Hoon Choi is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for SSG. Choi has drawn a free base 175 times while going down on strikes on 292 occasions. He has compiled 320 runs and also has 171 RBIs. His OBP is .337 and he is the owner of a lifetime OPS of .711. He has gone deep 21 times, in addition to having 772 total bases and also a .374 slugging %. For the 2,065 at-bats in his baseball career, Choi has accrued an average at the plate of .276 in addition to 570 hits.

The SSG Landers have turned 24 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .974 (9th in Korean baseball). The Landers have 245 assists, 25 errors and are sitting with 699 putouts this year. Out of their 35 chances at swiping a bag, they have made it 22 times and been caught 13 times (37.1% caught stealing percentage).

The Landers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.506 and have a FIP of 5.91 as a squad this year. They are sitting at 5th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 242. The SSG pitching staff have relinquished 153 runs for the year while having an ERA of 5.29 (137 earned runs relinquished). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 2.02 (220 strikeouts vs 109 walks). They have given up 34 dingers and they concede 5.91 runs per 9 innings (9th in the league).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take SSG

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