Kiwoom Heroes vs KT Wiz Prediction, 5/4/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds
Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs KT Wiz
Date: Sunday, May 4, 2025
Location: Suwon KT Wiz Park in Suwon, South Korea
TV: SPO-2T
Odds/Point Spread: Kiwoom (+150) KT (-182)
Suwon KT Wiz Park is the site where Kyeong-min Ho and the KT Wiz (16-14, 5th in KBO) will play the Kiwoom Heroes (11-23, 10th in KBO) on Sunday, May 4, 2025. The Wiz open this game at -182 while the Heroes are priced at +150. The over/under opens at 8.5.
The Heroes have accounted for 48 doubles as a unit and have knocked 25 balls out of the stadium. Kiwoom has a slugging % of .346 and have struck out 301 times, while taking a walk on 110 occasions. As a team, the Kiwoom Heroes are knocking in 4.0 runs per outing, which puts them at 8th in KBO. They have accumulated 126 RBI's and 268 base knocks on the year, and their team batting average comes in at .233. They are sitting with 137 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .310.
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Joo Hwan Choi is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Kiwoom. For his professional baseball career, Choi has drilled 130 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 695 runs. For his time in the league, he approached the plate 4,932 times and has delivered with a base knock 1,208 times. Choi has hit .277 for his career, in addition to 575 runs scored and an OPS of .779. He is sitting with a career slugging percentage of .434 and he has accumulated 1,894 bases. He has struck out 708 times and has been walked on 423 occasions, contributing to a .345 on-base percentage.
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The Kiwoom Heroes have earned 888 putouts on the campaign, as well as 296 assists and 33 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .973 which is 10th in the league and have accumulated 28 double plays. The Heroes have swiped 26 bases and have been thrown out 13 times, which means their caught stealing percentage is 33.3%.
The Heroes hold a team ERA of 5.59 over the course of the season (9th in the league), and they have struck out 235 batters. Heroes pitchers have conceded 36 long balls and also 221 runs (1st in the league). Kiwoom has conceded 370 base hits (11.3 per 9 innings) and also 184 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 1.73 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.71.
The Wiz hold a slugging percentage of .335 and they average 3.88 runs per game (10th in KBO). The have tallied 44 two-baggers, while walking 128 times and notching 124 runs. KT has compiled 17 long balls on the year in addition to 115 RBIs. They have struck out on 235 occasions (7th in the league) and have recorded 253 base hits. The KT Wiz have compiled a team on-base percentage of .324 in addition to a team batting average of .238 on the campaign.
Kyeong-min Ho is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for KT. Ho has drawn a walk 419 times while striking out on 454 tries. He has recorded 774 runs and racked up 644 RBIs. His OBP is .358 and he holds a lifetime OPS of .746. He has gone yard 61 times, with 2,004 total bases and a .388 slugging %. Over the course of the 5,168 at-bats in his professional career, Ho is sitting with a batting avereage of .293 in addition to having 1,514 base knocks.
The KT Wiz have turned 20 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .986 (2nd in Korean baseball). The Wiz have recorded 323 assists, 17 errors and have 870 putouts during this campaign. In their 52 chances at stealing a base, they have had success 39 times and been caught 13 times (25.0% caught stealing rate).
The KT pitching staff have surrendered 102 runs on the year while having a team ERA of 2.79 (90 earned runs given up). They have conceded 21 dingers and they surrender 3.17 runs per 9 innings (1st in KBO). The Wiz are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.172 with a FIP of 3.17 as a squad this year. Their K/BB ratio is 2.80 (269 strikeouts against 96 bases on balls). They come in at 8th in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 244.
Who will win tonight's KBO game against the spread?
Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kiwoom (+150)
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