KT Wiz vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 5/25/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: KT Wiz vs Kiwoom Heroes

Date: Sunday, May 25, 2025

Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea

TV: TVING

Odds/Point Spread: KT (-128) Kiwoom (+106)

Ruben Cardenas and the Kiwoom Heroes (14-38, 10th in KBO) host the KT Wiz (23-24, 8th in KBO) at Gocheok Sky Dome on Sunday, May 25, 2025. The Heroes open this matchup at +106 while the Wiz are priced at -128. The over/under has been set at 8.5.

KT has a slugging percentage of .349 and have struck out 354 times, while being walked on 198 occasions. They have accounted for 177 runs batted in and 408 hits for the season, while their average at the plate is .244. The Wiz have hit 69 doubles as a team and have smacked 30 balls out of the stadium. They have tallied 192 runs and hold an OBP of .328. As a team, the KT Wiz are scoring 3.8 runs per game, which puts them at 9th in KBO.

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Min Hyuck Kim is a hitter who can be a difference maker for KT. Kim has a batting average of .295 for his baseball career, with 335 scored runs and an OPS of .710. He has struck out 338 times and has been walked on 209 occasions, which has contributed to a .357 on-base %. For his professional baseball career, Kim has drilled 10 balls out of the park while driving in 204 runs. He has earned a slugging percentage of .353 and he has racked up 830 bases. For his career, he faced a pitcher 2,650 times and has delivered with a base hit 692 times.

The KT Wiz have accumulated 1,347 putouts thus far, as well as 505 assists and 29 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .985 which is 4th in KBO and have 36 double plays. The Wiz have stolen 50 bases and have been gunned down 15 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage is 23.1%.

They have a K/BB ratio of 2.40 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.30. Wiz pitchers have yielded 36 home runs and also 197 runs in total (7th in baseball). KT has allowed 423 hits (8.5 per 9 innings) and 174 earned runs. The Wiz have an earned run average of 3.49 this year (2nd in the league), and their staff has struck out 387 batters.

Kiwoom has a total of 35 home runs so far this year as well as 173 RBIs. They have hit 69 doubles, while walking 161 times as well as notching 184 runs. The Kiwoom Heroes have a team OBP of .299 as well as a team batting average of .226 on the season. The Heroes have a SLG% of .330 and they earn 3.54 runs per game (10th in KBO). They have struck out on 462 occasions (1st in baseball) and have recorded 394 base hits.

Ruben Cardenas is a batter who should impact this game for Kiwoom. For the 2,718 at-bats in his pro career, Cardenas has hit .272 in addition to 739 base hits. He has gone deep 119 times, with 1,301 total bases and a .479 slugging percentage. Cardenas has drawn a free base 273 times while going down on strikes on 654 plate appearances. He has recorded 429 runs in addition to having earned 485 runs batted in. His on-base percentage is .345 and he holds a has a OPS in his career of .824.

The Kiwoom Heroes have turned 39 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .976 (9th in Korean baseball). The Heroes have 458 assists, 44 errors and have earned 1,359 putouts this year. Out of their 61 tries at getting a steal, they got to the bag before the ball 41 times and been caught 20 times (32.8% caught stealing rate).

The Heroes are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.700 and have a FIP of 6.77 as a squad for the year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.64 (359 strikeouts vs 219 bases on balls). They rank 1st in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 551. They have given up 53 homers and they concede 6.77 runs per 9 innings (10th in baseball). The Kiwoom pitching staff have conceded 341 runs on the year while holding a team ERA of 5.92 (298 earned runs given up).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kiwoom (+106)

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