Kiwoom Heroes vs KT Wiz Prediction, 5/3/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs KT Wiz

Date: Saturday, May 3, 2025

Location: Suwon KT Wiz Park in Suwon, South Korea

TV: KN-T

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

Kyeong-min Ho and the KT Wiz (16-14, 5th in KBO) host the Kiwoom Heroes (11-22, 10th in KBO) at Suwon KT Wiz Park on Saturday, May 3, 2025. The Heroes open this matchup at +110 while the Wiz are coming in at -132. The O/U has been set at 8.

Kiwoom has a slugging rate of .352 and have struck out 294 times, while being walked on 109 occasions. They have tallied 126 RBI's as well as 264 base knocks so far this year, while their average at the plate is .236. The Heroes have compiled 48 doubles as a squad and have smacked 25 balls out of the park. They are sitting with 137 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .314. As a unit, the Kiwoom Heroes are scoring 4.2 runs/g, which has them sitting at 8th in the league.

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Joo Hwan Choi is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Kiwoom. Choi has recorded a batting average of .277 in his time in baseball, with 575 scored runs and an OPS of .779. He has struck out 706 times and has gotten a free base on 423 at-bats, which contributes in part to a .345 on-base percentage. For his career, Choi has hit 130 balls out of the park while knocking in 695 runs. He has accumulated a slugging percentage of .434 and he has a total of 1,893 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he came to bat 4,928 times and came through with a base base hit 1,207 times.

The Kiwoom Heroes have a total of 861 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 290 assists and 31 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .974 which is 9th in Korean baseball and have a total of 27 double plays. The Heroes have stolen 23 bases and have been thrown out 13 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage is 36.1%.

The Heroes have an ERA of 5.61 on the season (9th in the league), and their staff has rung up 229 hitters. Kiwoom has allowed 362 base hits (11.4 per 9 innings) and also 179 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.73 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.72. Heroes pitchers have allowed 36 home runs and also 216 runs (1st in baseball).

The KT Wiz hold an OBP of .328 and a team batting average of .243 this season. They have struck out on 222 instances (9th in KBO) and have earned 249 base knocks. KT has accounted for 15 HRs on the season and 112 RBIs. The Wiz hold a team slugging percentage of .337 and they score 3.90 runs per game (10th in baseball). They have 44 doubles, while walking 123 times and scoring 121 runs.

Kyeong-min Ho is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for KT. Over the course of the 5,168 at-bats in his pro career, Ho has earned a batting average of .293 with 1,514 base hits. He has hit a home run 61 times, as well as 2,004 total bases and also a .388 slugging percentage. Ho has drawn a walk 419 times while being called out on strikes on 454 occasions. He has compiled 774 runs in addition to having 644 RBIs. His on-base rate is .358 and he has a career OPS of .746.

The KT Wiz have turned 19 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .985 (3rd in the league). The Wiz have recorded 308 assists, 17 errors and have a tally of 837 putouts this year. Out of their 49 chances at stealing a base, they have made it 36 times and been caught 13 times (26.5% caught stealing rate).

The KT pitching staff have allowed 99 runs so far this season while holding an ERA of 2.81 (87 earned runs surrendered). They have given up 21 homers and they surrender 3.19 runs per 9 innings (1st in the league). The Wiz have a team WHIP of 1.168 with a FIP of 3.19 as a squad this year. Their K/BB ratio is 2.84 (256 strikeouts vs 90 walks). They rank 8th in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 236.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take KT (-132)

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