KT Wiz vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 8/17/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: KT Wiz vs Kiwoom Heroes

Date: Sunday, August 17, 2025

Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea

TV: TVING

Odds/Point Spread: KT (-152) Kiwoom (+126)

Sung-Woo Jang and the KT Wiz (54-53, 6th in KBO) travel to Gocheok Sky Dome on Sunday, August 17, 2025, where they'll take on the Kiwoom Heroes (33-74, 10th in KBO). The Wiz open this contest at -152 while the Heroes are coming in at +126. The O/U opens at 9.

The Wiz have accrued 163 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 75 balls out of the park. KT is slugging .366 and have struck out 791 times, while getting the free base on 417 occasions. As a squad, the KT Wiz are putting up 4.3 runs per contest, which puts them at 8th in KBO. They have 454 runs batted in and 943 hits over the course of the season, while their batting average is at .253. They have 479 runs and have an OBP of .336.

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Sung-Woo Jang is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for KT. Jang has accumulated a batting average of .257 for his career, in addition to 389 scored runs and an OPS of .386. He has gone down on strikes 793 times and has been walked on 450 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .335 OBP. For his career, Jang has hit 114 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 563 runs. His slugging percentage sits at .386 and he has totaled 1,453 bases. For his time in baseball, he stepped up to bat 4,326 times and has delivered with a base hit 967 times.

The KT Wiz have notched a total of 2,948 putouts this season, as well as 1,115 assists and 74 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .982 which puts them in 4th in the league and have accumulated 82 double plays. The Wiz have stolen 107 bases and have been gunned down 26 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage is 19.5%.

They have a K/BB ratio of 2.34 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.40. Wiz pitchers have conceded 82 home runs and 488 runs in total (6th in the league). KT has given up 1,025 base hits (9.4 per 9 innings) and also 429 earned runs. The Wiz have an earned run average of 3.93 this year (4th in the league), and their staff has rung up 808 batters.

The Heroes have a team slugging percentage of .350 and they average 3.84 runs per contest (10th in baseball). They have notched 155 two-baggers, while getting a free base 338 times as well as recording 426 runs. Kiwoom is sitting with 82 home runs on the campaign to go along with 399 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 951 instances (1st in baseball) and are sitting with 909 base knocks. The Kiwoom Heroes have an OBP of .310 as well as a team batting average of .240 on the season.

Joo Hwan Choi is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Kiwoom. Choi has tallied a walk 447 times while going down on strikes on 751 chances. He has accumulated 602 runs and has 738 RBIs. His on-base percentage comes in at .344 and he holds a lifetime OPS of .776. He has gone deep 138 times, with 2,007 total bases and a .432 slugging percentage. For the 4,641 at-bats in his pro career, Choi has hit .276 with 1,280 base knocks.

Of their 137 attempts at stealing a base, they have made it 94 times and been caught 43 times (31.4% caught stealing percentage). The Kiwoom Heroes have turned 90 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .977 (8th in KBO). The Heroes have recorded 1,005 assists, 95 errors and have earned 2,947 putouts this year.

The Kiwoom pitching staff have given up 684 runs this season while holding an ERA of 5.56 (607 earned runs conceded). They have yielded 117 HR's and they allow 6.27 runs per 9 innings (10th in the league). The Heroes hold a team WHIP of 1.615 in addition to having a FIP of 6.27 as a pitching staff this season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.64 (733 strikeouts against 446 walks). They are sitting at 1st in KBO as a staff in total hits conceded with 1,140.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take KT (-152)

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