KT Wiz vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 6/17/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: KT Wiz vs Kia Tigers

Date: Tuesday, June 17, 2025

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: MS-T

Odds/Point Spread: KT (-130) Kia (+110)

Hyoung Woo Choi and the Kia Tigers (34-33, 7th in KBO) host the KT Wiz (36-31, 4th in KBO) at Gwangju Kia Champions Field on Tuesday, June 17, 2025. The Wiz open this game at -130 while the Tigers are coming in at +110. The over/under has been set at 8.

As a team, the KT Wiz are putting up 4.5 runs per game, which puts them at 6th in KBO. They have accumulated 313 runs while holding a team OBP of .339. The Wiz have accrued 111 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 48 balls out of the stadium. They have 293 runs batted in as well as 616 base knocks on the season, while their average at the plate is sitting at .259. KT has a slugging rate of .375 and have been rung up 489 times, while getting the free base on 272 occasions.

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Min Hyuck Kim is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for KT. In his career, Kim has hit 10 baseballs over the fence while driving in 209 runs. His slugging percentage is .351 and he has a total of 836 bases. In his time spent in pro baseball, he faced a pitcher 2,691 times and got on base with a hit 697 times. He has struck out 340 times and has taken a walk on 213 occasions, contributing to a .355 OBP. Kim has an average at the plate of .292 in his time in baseball, in addition to 338 runs scored and an OPS of .706.

The Wiz have swiped 69 bags and have been gunned down 18 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 20.7%. The KT Wiz are sitting with 1,884 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 697 assists and 41 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .984 which has them ranked 4th in KBO and have a total of 49 double plays.

They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.49 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.32. Wiz pitchers have allowed 50 home runs and 276 runs (7th in the league). KT has given up 609 base knocks (8.7 per 9 innings) as well as 242 earned runs. The Wiz are sitting with a team ERA of 3.47 for the season (2nd in the league), and their staff has rung up 552 hitters.

Kia has compiled 60 home runs over the course of the season in addition to 286 RBIs. They have recorded 128 doubles, while taking a walk 271 times and scoring 312 runs. The Kia Tigers have an OBP of .335 and a team batting average of .252 so far this season. The Tigers have a slugging percentage of .390 and they average 4.59 runs per outing (5th in the league). They have been rung up on 534 occasions (5th in the league) and have earned a total of 580 hits.

Hyoung Woo Choi is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Kia. For the 8,105 official at-bats in his pro career, Choi has an average at the plate of .310 in addition to having 2,515 base knocks. He has homered 406 times, with 4,306 total bases and also a .531 slugging percentage. Choi has recorded a free base 1,168 times while striking out on 1,448 occasions. He has a total of 1,326 runs in addition to having 1,691 RBIs. His OBP is .400 and he has a career OPS of .931.

The Kia Tigers have turned 54 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .979 (5th in the league). The Tigers have accrued 664 assists, 52 errors and have a tally of 1,799 putouts during this campaign. Out of their 78 tries at swiping a bag, they have been successful 59 times and been caught 19 times (24.4% caught stealing percentage).

The Tigers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.425 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.76 as a pitching staff on the season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 2.11 (520 strikeouts against 247 bases on balls). They have a ranking of 5th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 607. They have surrendered 44 homers and they concede 4.76 runs per 9 innings (6th in baseball). The Kia pitching staff have surrendered 317 runs on the year while having a team ERA of 4.27 (284 earned runs allowed).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kia (+110)

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