KT Wiz vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 9/5/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: KT Wiz vs Kia Tigers

Date: Friday, September 5, 2025

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: SPO-2T

Odds/Point Spread: KT (-275) Kia (+220)

Gwangju Kia Champions Field is the site where Hyoung Woo Choi and the Kia Tigers (57-62, 8th in KBO) will take on the KT Wiz (62-61, 6th in KBO) on Friday, September 5, 2025. The Tigers open this game at +220 while the Wiz are priced at -275. The over/under opens at 9.

The Wiz have tallied 187 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 85 balls out of the stadium. KT is slugging .364 and have been called out on strikes 904 times, while getting the free base on 482 occasions. As a squad, the KT Wiz are notching 4.4 runs per contest, which puts them at 8th in baseball. They have compiled 524 RBI's and 1,081 hits on the campaign, while their batting average comes in at .253. They have earned a total of 553 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .336.

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Min Hyuck Kim is a batter who should impact this game for KT. For his career, Kim has drilled 10 balls out of the park while knocking in 224 runs. In his time in the Majors, he stepped into the batters box 2,846 times and has reached base with a base knock 737 times. Kim is sitting with a batting avereage of .292 for his time in baseball, in addition to 360 scored runs and an OPS of .704. He has amassed a slugging percentage of .350 and he has a total of 883 bases. He has struck out 358 times and has gotten a free base on 222 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .354 OBP.

The Wiz have stolen 120 bases and have been gunned down 29 times, which means their caught stealing percentage comes in at 19.5%. The KT Wiz have earned 3,379 putouts for the season, in addition to 1,284 assists and 89 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .981 which puts them in 5th in Korean baseball and they have turned 91 double plays.

The Wiz hold a team earned run average of 3.99 for the year (4th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 940 hitters. KT has yielded 1,180 hits (9.4 per 9 innings) in addition to 499 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.41 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.39. Wiz pitchers have yielded 95 home runs and also 566 total runs (6th in the league).

Kia has compiled 128 HRs over the course of the season as well as 557 runs batted in. They have hit 211 two-baggers, while getting a free base 468 times as well as notching 597 runs. The Kia Tigers have a team OBP of .340 as well as a team batting average of .262 for the year. The Tigers have a SLG% of .408 and they earn 4.85 runs per game (4th in baseball). They have struck out on 1,001 occasions (3rd in KBO) and have earned 1,113 hits.

Hyoung Woo Choi is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Kia. Choi has drawn a free base 1,194 times while being called out on strikes on 1,493 occasions. He has a total of 1,356 runs in addition to having earned 1,726 runs batted in. His on-base percentage is .400 and he also has a lifetime OPS of .930. He has gone deep 415 times, with 4,394 bases in total and also a .530 slugging percentage. For the 8,292 official at-bats in his baseball career, Choi has accrued an average at the plate of .310 in addition to 2,568 hits.

Out of their 131 chances at getting a steal, they have been successful 96 times and been caught 35 times (26.7% caught stealing rate). The Kia Tigers have turned 108 double plays and have a fielding rate of .977 (9th in the league). The Tigers have racked up 1,232 assists, 105 errors and have a tally of 3,269 putouts for the year.

The Tigers have a team WHIP of 1.439 with a FIP of 5.16 as a pitching staff on the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 2.03 (895 strikeouts vs 440 bases on balls). They are sitting at 4th in KBO as a staff in total hits conceded with 1,127. They have surrendered 92 homers and they surrender 5.16 runs per 9 innings (8th in the league). The Kia pitching staff have yielded 625 runs on the season while having a team ERA of 4.67 (565 earned runs yielded).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take KT (-275)

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