KT Wiz vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 8/15/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: KT Wiz vs Kiwoom Heroes

Date: Friday, August 15, 2025

Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SPO-T

Odds/Point Spread: KT (-160) Kiwoom (+132)

Sung Mun Song and the Kiwoom Heroes (33-74, 10th in KBO) host the KT Wiz (54-53, 6th in KBO) at Gocheok Sky Dome on Friday, August 15, 2025. The Heroes open this matchup at +132 while the Wiz are coming in at -160. The total has been set at 8.5.

KT has a slugging percentage of .366 and have struck out 791 times, while getting the free base on 417 occasions. They have 454 RBI's and 943 base knocks on the campaign, and their team batting average is at .253. The Wiz have hit 163 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 75 balls out of the park. They have notched a total of 479 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .336. As a team, the KT Wiz are compiling 4.3 runs per contest, which ranks them 8th in the league.

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Mel Rojas is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for KT. In his career, Rojas has drilled 275 balls out of the park while driving in 1,094 runs. For his time in the league, he stepped up to bat 8,298 times and has notched a base knock 2,029 times. Rojas has compiled an average at the plate of .278 for his baseball career, with 1,082 scored runs and an OPS of .816. He has accumulated a slugging percentage of .461 in addition to having tallied 3,366 bases. He has struck out 1,730 times and has walked on 843 occasions, which contributes in part to a .355 on-base percentage.

The Wiz have swiped 107 bags and have been caught 26 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage is 19.5%. The KT Wiz have notched a total of 2,948 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 1,115 assists and 74 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .982 which is 4th in KBO and have earned 82 double plays.

The Wiz are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.93 for the year (4th in KBO), and the staff has struck out 808 hitters. KT has given up 1,025 base hits (9.4 per 9 innings) and also 429 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.34 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.40. Wiz pitchers have allowed 82 home runs in addition to 488 runs in total (6th in the league).

The Heroes hold a team SLG% of .350 and they are scoring 3.84 runs per contest (10th in baseball). They have put up 155 two-baggers, while taking a walk 338 times and scoring 426 runs. Kiwoom has hit 82 home runs on the season as well as 399 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 951 occasions (1st in the league) and have totaled 909 base knocks. The Kiwoom Heroes have an on-base percentage of .310 as well as a batting average of .240 on the season.

Sung Mun Song is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Kiwoom. Song has recorded a free base 282 times while striking out on 420 plate appearances. His on-base percentage is .345 and he has earned a lifetime OPS of .767. Over the course of the 2,750 official at-bats in his pro career, Song has accrued an average at the plate of .280 and has racked up 769 hits. He has compiled 379 runs and notched 427 runs batted in. He has homered 73 times, as well as 1,161 bases in total and a .422 slugging %.

Of their 137 tries at swiping a bag, they have been successful 94 times and been caught 43 times (31.4% caught stealing percentage). The Kiwoom Heroes have turned 90 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .977 (8th in KBO). The Heroes have accrued 1,005 assists, 95 errors and have amassed 2,947 putouts for the year.

The Heroes hold a team WHIP of 1.615 in addition to having a FIP of 6.27 as a unit for the year. They rank 1st in KBO as a staff in total hits surrendered with 1,140. The Kiwoom pitching staff have given up 684 runs on the campaign while holding a team ERA of 5.56 (607 earned runs given up). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 1.64 (733 strikeouts against 446 bases on balls). They have allowed 117 homers and they relinquish 6.27 runs per 9 innings (10th in baseball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take KT (-160)

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