Kia Tigers vs KT Wiz Prediction, 5/20/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kia Tigers vs KT Wiz

Date: Tuesday, May 20, 2025

Location: Suwon KT Wiz Park in Suwon, South Korea

TV: SPO-2T

Odds/Point Spread: Kia (+150) KT (-182)

Patrick Wisdom and the Kia Tigers (21-22, 4th in KBO) travel to Suwon KT Wiz Park on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, where they'll take on the KT Wiz (21-22, 5th in KBO). The Tigers open this game at +150 while the Wiz are coming in at -182. The over/under is set at 9.

As a squad, the Kia Tigers are putting up 4.6 runs per game, which is 6th in the league. They have accumulated 199 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .335. The Tigers have recorded 84 doubles as a squad and have smacked 34 balls out of the park. They have accrued 186 RBI's in addition to 350 hits so far this year, while their team batting average sits at .244. Kia is slugging .377 and have struck out 319 times, while being walked on 189 occasions.

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Patrick Wisdom is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Kia. In his career, Wisdom has hit 259 baseballs over the fence while knocking in 832 runs. Over the course of his time in the league, he stepped up to bat 5,745 times and has delivered with a base knock 1,221 times. Wisdom has a batting average of .241 for his baseball career, in addition to 760 runs scored and an OPS of .777. He has recorded a slugging percentage of .457 in addition to earning 2,321 bases. He has struck out 1,628 times and has walked on 561 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .320 on-base percentage.

The Kia Tigers have notched a total of 1,134 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 428 assists and 31 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .981 which has them ranked 5th in KBO and have a total of 32 double plays. The Tigers have swiped 39 bags and have been thrown out 12 times, which means their caught stealing rate is 23.5%.

The Tigers hold a team earned run average of 4.52 so far this season (8th in the league), and they have rung up 326 batters. Tigers pitchers have allowed 27 home runs and 213 runs (4th in the league). Kia has surrendered 391 base knocks (9.3 per 9 innings) as well as 190 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.00 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.47.

KT has 29 HRs over the course of the season to go along with 169 RBIs. They have 63 two-baggers, while walking 183 times and recording 180 runs. The KT Wiz have compiled an on-base percentage of .329 and a batting average of .245 for the season. The Wiz have a team slugging percentage of .354 and they are earning 3.91 runs per contest (8th in baseball). They have struck out on 332 instances (6th in the league) and have totaled 379 base hits.

Sung-Woo Jang is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for KT. Jang has recorded a walk 444 times while striking out on 771 attempts. His on-base percentage comes in at .335 and he has earned a career OPS of .735. During the 3,622 at-bats in his professional career, Jang has earned a batting average of .255 with 925 base hits. He has recorded 374 runs in addition to having earned 550 RBIs. He has homered 110 times, with 1,392 total bases and also a .384 slugging percentage.

In their 65 attempts at swiping a bag, they have been successful 50 times and been caught 15 times (23.1% caught stealing percentage). The KT Wiz have turned 31 double plays and have a fielding rate of .984 (4th in Korean baseball). The Wiz have racked up 464 assists, 27 errors and have earned a total of 1,242 putouts this season.

The Wiz hold a team WHIP of 1.300 with a FIP of 3.91 as a pitching staff for the season. They sit at 5th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 384. The KT pitching staff have surrendered 180 runs this season while having an ERA of 3.43 (158 earned runs allowed). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 2.35 (362 strikeouts against 154 free passes). They have surrendered 32 long balls and they surrender 3.91 runs per 9 innings (3rd in baseball).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take KT (-182)

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