SSG Landers vs KT Wiz Prediction, 4/14/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: SSG Landers vs KT Wiz

Date: Sunday, April 14, 2024

Location: Suwon KT Wiz Park in Suwon, South Korea

TV: SPO-T

Ji Hoon Choi and the SSG Landers (10-7, 3rd in KBO) head to Suwon KT Wiz Park on Sunday, April 14, 2024, where they'll meet the KT Wiz (4-13, 10th in KBO).

The Landers have hit 20 doubles as a team and have hit 22 balls out of the park. SSG is slugging .407 and have been rung up 127 times, while being walked on 49 occasions. As a unit, the SSG Landers are putting up 4.8 runs per contest, which is 9th in baseball. They have 78 RBI's in addition to 149 base knocks so far this year, while their average at the plate comes in at .258. They have 81 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .330.

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Ji Hoon Choi is a batter who should be able to impact this game for SSG. In his career, Choi has drilled 20 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 169 runs. His slugging percentage sits at .375 and he has a total of 759 bases. For his time in the league, he stepped up to the plate 2,273 times and has delivered with a hit 561 times. He has struck out 287 times and has been walked on 172 attempts at the plate, which contributes in part to a .338 OBP. Choi has accrued an average at the plate of .277 for his time in baseball, with 312 runs scored and an OPS of .713.

The SSG Landers are sitting with 459 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 159 assists and 16 errors. Their fielding rate is at .975 which has them ranked 8th in KBO and have earned 15 double plays. The Landers have stolen 12 bases and have been thrown out 8 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 40.0%.

The Landers hold a team ERA of 4.94 this year (8th in KBO), and the staff has struck out 152 batters. SSG has relinquished 150 hits (8.8 per 9 innings) and 84 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.14 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.44. Landers pitchers have surrendered 20 home runs and 97 runs in total (2nd in the league).

The KT Wiz have accumulated a team OBP of .342 and a batting average of .268 this season. They have struck out on 146 occasions (2nd in the league) and have accounted for 165 base knocks. KT has tallied 18 home runs on the year and 84 runs batted in. The Wiz hold a team SLG% of .398 and they average 5.24 runs per game (6th in baseball). They have hit 24 two-baggers, while getting a free base 65 times as well as scoring 89 runs.

Jung Dae Bae is a batter who should be able to impact this game for KT. Over the course of the 2,118 at-bats in his baseball career, Bae has compiled an average at the plate of .264 in addition to 560 base hits. He has gone yard 35 times, as well as 774 bases in total and also a .365 slugging percentage. Bae has earned a walk 241 times while fanning on 562 chances. He has accumulated 325 runs in addition to having 247 runs batted in. His OBP sits at .344 and he has a career OPS of .709.

Of their 32 attempts at getting a steal, they got to the bag before the ball 29 times and been caught 3 times (9.4% caught stealing percentage). The KT Wiz have turned 12 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .984 (6th in KBO). The Wiz have accrued 153 assists, 10 errors and have accounted for 451 putouts so far this year.

The Wiz hold a team WHIP of 1.845 and have a FIP of 7.66 as a team over the course of the season. They rank 1st in KBO as a staff in total hits conceded with 209. The KT pitching staff have relinquished 128 runs so far this year while holding an ERA of 7.61 (127 earned runs conceded). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 1.88 (128 strikeouts against 68 walks). They have allowed 17 long balls and they surrender 7.66 runs per 9 innings (10th in baseball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take SSG

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