Kia Tigers vs KT Wiz Prediction, 5/21/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kia Tigers vs KT Wiz

Date: Wednesday, May 21, 2025

Location: Suwon KT Wiz Park in Suwon, South Korea

TV: SPO-2T

Odds/Point Spread: Kia (-160) KT (+132)

Chan-Ho Park and the Kia Tigers (22-22, 4th in KBO) are headed to Suwon KT Wiz Park on Wednesday, May 21, 2025, where they'll take on the KT Wiz (21-23, 7th in KBO). The Wiz open this contest at +132 while the Tigers are priced at -160. The O/U has been set at 8.5.

The Tigers have accumulated 87 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 35 balls out of the stadium. Kia has a slugging percentage of .378 and have struck out 329 times, while drawing a walk on 196 occasions. As a unit, the Kia Tigers are recording 4.6 runs per game, which has them sitting at 6th in the league. They have amassed 190 runs batted in as well as 359 hits for the year, while their team batting average is at .244. They have a total of 204 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .336.

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Chan-Ho Park is a hitter who should impact this game for Kia. In his career, Park has hit 19 balls over the fence while knocking in 322 runs. During his time in professional baseball, he stepped up to the plate 3,579 times and has come through with a base hit 839 times. Park has an average at the plate of .263 for his baseball career, in addition to 459 scored runs and an OPS of .652. He has compiled a slugging percentage of .328 in addition to earning 1,047 bases. He has been struck out 483 times and has walked on 296 at-bats, which contributes in part to a .324 on-base percentage.

The Kia Tigers have earned a total of 1,164 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 440 assists and 32 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .980 which ranks 5th in KBO and have accumulated 33 double plays. The Tigers have stolen 40 bases and have been thrown out 13 times, which means their caught stealing rate is 24.5%.

The Tigers are sitting with a team ERA of 4.50 so far this year (8th in KBO), and their staff has rung up 333 hitters. Kia has surrendered 404 hits (9.4 per 9 innings) in addition to 194 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.98 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.47. Tigers pitchers have surrendered 28 long balls in addition to 217 total runs (4th in baseball).

The KT Wiz have accounted for an on-base percentage of .328 in addition to a batting average of .244 so far this season. They have been called out on strikes on 337 occasions (7th in baseball) and have 386 hits. KT has a total of 29 home runs over the course of the season and 170 runs batted in. The Wiz have a team SLG% of .351 and they tally 3.85 runs per contest (9th in KBO). They have put up 63 doubles, while walking 185 times and scoring 181 runs.

Mel Rojas is a hitter who should impact this game for KT. Rojas has tallied a walk 827 times while striking out on 1,702 attempts. He has amassed 1,060 runs and notched 1,071 RBIs. His OBP sits at .356 and he holds a has a OPS in his career of .817. He has hit the long ball 268 times, in addition to having 3,294 total bases and also a .461 slugging percentage. For the 7,144 at-bats in his pro career, Rojas has earned a batting average of .279 with 1,990 base hits.

The KT Wiz have turned 33 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .984 (4th in Korean baseball). The Wiz have racked up 470 assists, 28 errors and have earned a total of 1,266 putouts this year. In their 65 tries at stealing a base, they have made it 50 times and been caught 15 times (23.1% caught stealing percentage).

The KT pitching staff have allowed 185 runs this season while holding a team ERA of 3.48 (163 earned runs relinquished). They have relinquished 34 dingers and they relinquish 3.95 runs per 9 innings (3rd in baseball). The Wiz hold a team WHIP of 1.296 in addition to having a FIP of 3.95 as a squad on the season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.36 (371 strikeouts vs 157 free passes). They rank 5th in KBO as a staff in total hits given up with 390.

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take KT (+132)

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