KT Wiz vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 8/16/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: KT Wiz vs Kiwoom Heroes

Date: Saturday, August 16, 2025

Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SPO-2T

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

Min Hyuck Kim and the KT Wiz (54-53, 6th in KBO) are headed to Gocheok Sky Dome on Saturday, August 16, 2025, where they'll take on the Kiwoom Heroes (33-74, 10th in KBO). The Wiz open this contest at -130 while the Heroes are coming in at +110. The total has been set at 9.

The Wiz have compiled 163 doubles as a team and have knocked 75 balls out of the stadium. KT has a slugging % of .366 and have struck out 791 times, while drawing a walk on 417 occasions. As a unit, the KT Wiz are putting up 4.3 runs/g, which puts them at 8th in the league. They have recorded 454 RBI's and 943 hits over the course of the season, while their average at the plate comes in at .253. They have a total of 479 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .336.

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Min Hyuck Kim is a hitter who should impact this game for KT. Kim has accumulated a batting average of .292 for his career, in addition to 352 scored runs and an OPS of .703. He has struck out 353 times and earned a walk on 218 at-bats, which contributes in part to a .354 on-base percentage. In his career, Kim has slapped 10 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 220 runs. His slugging percentage is .349 and he has a total of 868 bases. For his time in baseball, he came to the plate 2,802 times and has delivered with a hit 726 times.

The KT Wiz have a total of 2,948 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 1,115 assists and 74 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .982 which is 4th in KBO and they have turned 82 double plays. The Wiz have swiped 107 bases and have been gunned down 26 times, which shows us their caught stealing rate is 19.5%.

They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.34 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.40. Wiz pitchers have given up 82 home runs and also 488 runs (6th in the league). KT has surrendered 1,025 base hits (9.4 per 9 innings) and also 429 earned runs. The Wiz are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.93 this season (4th in the league), and their staff has rung up 808 hitters.

The Heroes hold a team slugging % of .350 and they have an average of 3.84 runs per game (10th in KBO). They have recorded 155 doubles, while walking 338 times as well as scoring 426 runs. Kiwoom has accounted for 82 HRs so far this year in addition to 399 RBIs. They have struck out on 951 occasions (1st in baseball) and have tallied 909 base knocks. The Kiwoom Heroes are sitting with a team on-base percentage of .310 and a batting average of .240 on the season.

Ju Hyoung Lee is a batter who should impact this game for Kiwoom. Lee has drawn a free base 82 times while being called out on strikes on 214 attempts. He has amassed 124 runs in addition to having 93 RBIs. His on-base percentage is .351 and he holds a lifetime OPS of .756. He has gone deep 22 times, in addition to having 314 total bases and a .382 slugging percentage. For the 821 official at-bats in his pro career, Lee has an average at the plate of .256 in addition to 210 base knocks.

Of their 137 tries at stealing a base, they have had success 94 times and been caught 43 times (31.4% caught stealing percentage). The Kiwoom Heroes have turned 90 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .977 (8th in Korean baseball). The Heroes have recorded 1,005 assists, 95 errors and have accounted for 2,947 putouts so far this season.

The Heroes have a WHIP of 1.615 and are the owners of a FIP of 6.27 as a unit on the year. They rank 1st in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 1,140. The Kiwoom pitching staff have surrendered 684 runs on the campaign while having an ERA of 5.56 (607 earned runs yielded). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.64 (733 strikeouts against 446 walks). They have allowed 117 homers and they concede 6.27 runs per 9 innings (10th in the league).

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

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

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