Kia Tigers vs KT Wiz Prediction, 8/31/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kia Tigers vs KT Wiz

Date: Sunday, August 31, 2025

Location: Suwon KT Wiz Park in Suwon, South Korea

TV: MS-T

Odds/Point Spread: Kia (+125) KT (-150)

Chan-Ho Park and the Kia Tigers (56-59, 8th in KBO) head to Suwon KT Wiz Park on Sunday, August 31, 2025, where they'll take on the KT Wiz (60-59, 5th in KBO). The Wiz open this game at -150 while the Tigers are priced at +125. The O/U has been set at 8.

As a squad, the Kia Tigers are scoring 4.8 runs per game, which is 4th in the league. They have earned a total of 576 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .340. The Tigers have tallied 204 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 122 balls out of the park. They have 537 runs batted in as well as 1,079 hits this season, and their average at the plate sits at .262. Kia has a slugging % of .406 and have struck out 969 times, while drawing a walk on 453 occasions.

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Chan-Ho Park is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Kia. Park has hit .265 for his time in baseball, with 501 runs scored and an OPS of .656. He has fanned 520 times and has been walked on 325 at-bats, contributing to a .326 OBP. For his pro baseball career, Park has drilled 21 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 341 runs. He is sitting with a career slugging percentage of .330 and he has totaled 1,147 bases. In his time spent in pro baseball, he stepped into the batters box 3,907 times and has notched a base hit 921 times.

The Tigers have stolen 95 bags and have been thrown out 33 times, which means their caught stealing rate is 25.8%. The Kia Tigers have a total of 3,168 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 1,193 assists and 102 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .977 which is 9th in Korean baseball and have a total of 106 double plays.

They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.07 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.42. Tigers pitchers have relinquished 88 home runs and 588 total runs (4th in baseball). Kia has allowed 1,082 base knocks (9.2 per 9 innings) as well as 528 earned runs. The Tigers have a team earned run average of 4.50 on the campaign (8th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 868 batters.

The KT Wiz have earned a team OBP of .336 as well as a team batting average of .254 on the season. They have struck out on 878 occasions (8th in baseball) and have a total of 1,050 hits. KT has compiled 82 home runs so far this year to go along with 505 RBIs. The Wiz hold a team slugging percentage of .365 and they average 4.33 runs per contest (8th in KBO). They have put up 184 two-baggers, while taking a walk 463 times and scoring 533 runs.

Mel Rojas is a hitter who can be a difference maker for KT. Rojas has earned a walk 843 times while striking out on 1,730 attempts. His on-base percentage is .355 and he also has a lifetime OPS of .816. For the 7,305 official at-bats in his pro career, Rojas has compiled an average at the plate of .278 with 2,029 base knocks. He has tallied 1,082 runs and notched 1,094 runs batted in. He has gone yard 275 times, in addition to having 3,366 total bases and a .461 slugging percentage.

The KT Wiz have turned 89 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .981 (5th in Korean baseball). The Wiz have accrued 1,251 assists, 86 errors and have notched a total of 3,271 putouts this season. In their 145 tries at getting a steal, they have had success 117 times and been caught 28 times (19.3% caught stealing rate).

The Wiz are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.393 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.45 as a team over the course of the season. They sit at 2nd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 1,142. The KT pitching staff have given up 539 runs over the course of the season and come in with a team ERA of 3.91 (473 earned runs yielded). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 2.40 (903 strikeouts against 376 walks). They have allowed 88 dingers and they allow 4.45 runs per 9 innings (4th in KBO).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kia (+125)

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