Kia Tigers vs KT Wiz Prediction, 5/31/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kia Tigers vs KT Wiz

Date: Saturday, May 31, 2025

Location: Suwon KT Wiz Park in Suwon, South Korea

TV: TVING

Odds/Point Spread: Kia (+110) KT (-132)

Mel Rojas and the KT Wiz (26-24, 4th in KBO) host the Kia Tigers (24-26, 8th in KBO) at Suwon KT Wiz Park on Saturday, May 31, 2025. The Tigers open this matchup at +110 while the Wiz are priced at -132. The total is set at 9.

The Tigers have tallied 100 doubles as a squad and have knocked 42 balls out of the park. Kia is slugging .385 and have struck out 375 times, while drawing a walk on 208 occasions. As a team, the Kia Tigers are putting up 4.6 runs per game, which has them sitting at 5th in the league. They have amassed 216 runs batted in in addition to 421 base knocks this year, while their average at the plate sits at .249. They have earned a total of 229 runs while having a team OBP of .335.

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Chan-Ho Park is a batter who should impact this game for Kia. In his career, Park has drilled 19 baseballs out of the park while driving in 324 runs. During his time in professional baseball, he came to bat 3,618 times and has delivered with a base hit 846 times. Park has an average at the plate of .262 for his baseball career, in addition to 461 scored runs and an OPS of .651. He has amassed a slugging percentage of .327 and he has totaled 1,056 bases. He has struck out 485 times and has been walked on 299 occasions, which contributes in part to a .324 OBP.

The Kia Tigers have earned a total of 1,314 putouts for the season, as well as 492 assists and 39 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .979 which has them sitting 7th in KBO and have accumulated 41 double plays. The Tigers have stolen 43 bags and have been caught 14 times, which means their caught stealing rate is 24.6%.

The Tigers are sitting with a team ERA of 4.46 on the year (7th in the league), and they have rung up 375 batters. Tigers pitchers have allowed 32 home runs and 245 total runs (3rd in KBO). Kia has allowed 450 base hits (9.2 per 9 innings) as well as 217 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 1.95 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.47.

The Wiz have a SLG% of .356 and they are scoring 3.98 runs per contest (9th in baseball). They have recorded 77 doubles, while taking a walk 211 times as well as scoring 211 runs. KT has accumulated 32 HRs this year and 195 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 362 occasions (9th in the league) and have accounted for 440 base hits. The KT Wiz have tallied an on-base percentage of .331 as well as a team batting average of .247 for the season.

Mel Rojas is a batter who can be a difference maker for KT. For the 7,172 at-bats in his professional career, Rojas has accrued an average at the plate of .279 with 1,998 hits. He has hit a home run 268 times, with 3,306 total bases and a .461 slugging percentage. Rojas has tallied a walk 831 times while going down on strikes on 1,704 occasions. He has accounted for 1,064 runs and notched 1,072 RBIs. His on-base percentage comes in at .356 and he has earned a lifetime OPS of .817.

Of their 67 attempts at swiping a bag, they have had success 51 times and been caught 16 times (23.9% caught stealing rate). The KT Wiz have turned 39 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .985 (4th in the league). The Wiz have 538 assists, 30 errors and have a tally of 1,428 putouts so far this year.

The Wiz have a WHIP of 1.309 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.89 as a staff so far this season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 2.43 (406 strikeouts against 167 bases on balls). They are sitting at 4th in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 456. They have allowed 38 dingers and they surrender 3.89 runs per 9 innings (3rd in KBO). The KT pitching staff have allowed 206 runs for the year while having a team ERA of 3.46 (183 earned runs conceded).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

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

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