Kia Tigers vs KT Wiz Prediction, 8/30/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kia Tigers vs KT Wiz

Date: Saturday, August 30, 2025

Location: Suwon KT Wiz Park in Suwon, South Korea

TV: SPO-T

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

Mel Rojas and the KT Wiz (59-58, 6th in KBO) play the Kia Tigers (54-59, 8th in KBO) at Suwon KT Wiz Park on Saturday, August 30, 2025. The Tigers open this matchup at +150 while the Wiz are coming in at -182. The over/under has been set at 8.

As a team, the Kia Tigers are compiling 4.8 runs per game, which has them sitting at 4th in baseball. They have notched a total of 562 runs while having a team OBP of .339. The Tigers have recorded 204 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 119 balls out of the park. They have recorded 525 runs batted in as well as 1,060 hits this season, while their team batting average is .262. Kia has a slugging % of .407 and have been rung up 942 times, while drawing a walk on 439 occasions.

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Chan-Ho Park is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Kia. Park is sitting with a batting avereage of .265 for his time in baseball, with 501 scored runs and an OPS of .656. He has struck out 520 times and has walked on 325 occasions, contributing to a .326 on-base percentage. In his career, Park has hit 21 balls out of the park while knocking in 341 runs. His career slugging percentage is .330 and he has racked up 1,147 bases. During his time in professional baseball, he came to bat 3,907 times and has delivered a hit 921 times.

The Kia Tigers have 3,108 putouts this year, in addition to 1,169 assists and 102 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .977 which has them ranked 9th in the league and they have turned 103 double plays. The Tigers have swiped 93 bases and have been thrown out 33 times, which means their caught stealing rate is 26.2%.

The Tigers are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.52 for the year (8th in the league), and their staff has struck out 849 batters. Kia has relinquished 1,067 base hits (9.3 per 9 innings) in addition to 520 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 2.08 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.42. Tigers pitchers have surrendered 86 home runs and also 580 runs in total (4th in KBO).

KT has 81 home runs so far this year in addition to 497 runs batted in. They have put up 180 two-baggers, while taking a walk 452 times and putting up 524 runs. The KT Wiz have accounted for an on-base percentage of .335 and a team batting average of .254 so far this year. The Wiz have a SLG% of .365 and they are recording 4.33 runs per game (8th in KBO). They have struck out on 862 occasions (8th in baseball) and have recorded 1,031 base hits.

Mel Rojas is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for KT. For the 7,305 official at-bats in his baseball career, Rojas has accumulated a batting average of .278 in addition to having 2,029 base hits. He has gone yard 275 times, with 3,366 total bases and a .461 slugging %. Rojas has earned a free base 843 times while striking out on 1,730 tries. He has recorded 1,082 runs in addition to having 1,094 RBIs. His on-base rate is .355 and he has earned a lifetime OPS of .816.

Of their 144 tries at stealing a base, they have made it 116 times and been caught 28 times (19.4% caught stealing percentage). The KT Wiz have turned 89 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .981 (5th in KBO). The Wiz have accrued 1,227 assists, 85 errors and have accounted for 3,212 putouts for the season.

The Wiz hold a team WHIP of 1.392 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.49 as a unit this year. They are sitting at 2nd in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 1,121. The KT pitching staff have conceded 534 runs this season while having a team ERA of 3.94 (469 earned runs yielded). Their K/BB ratio sits at 2.40 (885 strikeouts against 369 free passes). They have conceded 87 homers and they relinquish 4.49 runs per 9 innings (4th in the league).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take KT (-182)

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