KT Wiz vs LG Twins Prediction, 5/17/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: KT Wiz vs LG Twins

Date: Saturday, May 17, 2025

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: TVING

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

Mel Rojas and the KT Wiz (19-21, 6th in KBO) head to Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Saturday, May 17, 2025, where they'll meet the LG Twins (28-14, 1st in KBO). The Wiz open this contest at +106 while the Twins are coming in at -128. The over/under has been set at 8.

As a unit, the KT Wiz are knocking in 3.7 runs per contest, which ranks them 10th in the league. They have racked up 161 runs while having a team OBP of .325. The Wiz have earned 60 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 27 balls out of the park. They have compiled 151 runs batted in and 349 hits over the course of the season, and their batting average is sitting at .243. KT has a slugging rate of .350 and have struck out 315 times, while getting the free base on 165 occasions.

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Mel Rojas is a hitter who can be a difference maker for KT. In his professional baseball career, Rojas has hit 267 baseballs over the fence while driving in 1,069 runs. His career slugging percentage is .461 and he has racked up 3,287 bases. For his time in baseball, he stepped into the batters box 8,103 times and has come through with a hit 1,986 times. He has struck out 1,699 times and has taken a walk on 827 occasions, which has contributed to a .357 OBP. Rojas is sitting with a batting avereage of .279 in his time in baseball, in addition to 1,059 runs scored and an OPS of .818.

The Wiz have swiped 46 bases and have been thrown out 15 times, which means their caught stealing percentage comes in at 24.6%. The KT Wiz have a total of 1,164 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 445 assists and 25 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .985 which is 4th in the league and have a total of 29 double plays.

The Wiz have compiled a team earned run average of 3.18 this year (3rd in baseball), and they have rung up 337 hitters. KT has surrendered 350 base hits (8.1 per 9 innings) and 137 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.41 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.26. Wiz pitchers have yielded 29 home runs in addition to 157 runs in total (8th in the league).

The LG Twins have accumulated an on-base percentage of .361 and a team batting average of .265 this season. They have been rung up on 307 occasions (7th in the league) and have notched a total of 368 hits. LG has hit 40 home runs on the season to go along with 216 runs batted in. The Twins hold a slugging percentage of .403 and they have an average of 5.57 runs per game (1st in the league). They have hit 63 two-baggers, while taking a walk 194 times and scoring 234 runs.

Austin Dean is a batter who should impact this game for LG. Dean has drawn a free base 463 times while fanning on 882 tries. His on-base percentage is .353 and he holds a lifetime OPS of .819. During the 4,708 official at-bats in his baseball career, Dean has recorded a batting average of .287 and has racked up 1,353 hits. He has accrued 740 runs in addition to having 751 RBIs. He has gone deep 163 times, as well as 2,194 total bases and also a .466 slugging percentage.

In their 28 attempts at stealing a base, they have had success 22 times and been caught 6 times (21.4% caught stealing rate). The LG Twins have turned 39 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .990 (1st in the league). The Twins have recorded 407 assists, 15 errors and have accumulated 1,110 putouts for the year.

The Twins are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.176 in addition to having a FIP of 3.24 as a unit this year. They come in at 10th in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 292. The LG pitching staff have surrendered 133 runs on the year while having a team ERA of 3.14 (129 earned runs allowed). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.40 (343 strikeouts vs 143 free passes). They have allowed 27 homers and they allow 3.24 runs per 9 innings (1st in KBO).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take LG (-128)

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