Hanwha Eagles vs KT Wiz Prediction, 5/17/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Hanwha Eagles vs KT Wiz

Date: Sunday, May 17, 2026

Location: Suwon KT Wiz Park in Suwon, South Korea

TV: MS-T

Odds/Point Spread: Hanwha (+162) KT (-196)

Yonathan Perlaza and the Hanwha Eagles (18-21, 7th in KBO) go to Suwon KT Wiz Park on Sunday, May 17, 2026, where they'll meet the KT Wiz (24-14, 1st in KBO). The Eagles open this matchup at +162 while the Wiz are coming in at -196. The total is set at 9.

As a unit, the Hanwha Eagles are knocking in 6.3 runs per game, which is 1st in the league. They have notched a total of 247 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .364. The Eagles have accrued 59 doubles as a unit and have hit 45 balls out of the stadium. They have tallied 231 RBI's as well as 395 hits over the course of the season, and their batting average sits at .281. Hanwha has a slugging % of .429 and have been called out on strikes 294 times, while taking a walk on 167 occasions.

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Yonathan Perlaza is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Hanwha. In his pro baseball career, Perlaza has hit 119 balls over the fence while knocking in 537 runs. His slugging percentage is .465 in addition to having tallied 1,570 bases. For his time in baseball, he faced a pitcher 3,875 times and got on base with a hit 939 times. He has been struck out 839 times and has walked on 442 occasions, contributing to a .362 on-base percentage. Perlaza has an average at the plate of .278 for his career, with 591 runs scored and an OPS of .827.

The Hanwha Eagles have a tally of 1,047 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 360 assists and 34 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .976 which ranks 9th in KBO and have a total of 42 double plays. The Eagles have swiped 16 bases and have been thrown out 7 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage sits at 30.4%.

The Eagles are sitting with a team ERA of 5.11 so far this year (9th in KBO), and the staff has struck out 300 batters. Hanwha has allowed 367 hits (9.5 per 9 innings) as well as 198 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 1.53 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.61. Eagles pitchers have relinquished 30 long balls and also 230 runs in total (1st in baseball).

The KT Wiz are sitting with a team on-base percentage of .372 and a team batting average of .285 for the season. They have been rung up on 297 instances (3rd in the league) and have accounted for 392 hits. KT has compiled 32 home runs over the course of the season in addition to 218 runs batted in. The Wiz hold a slugging percentage of .410 and they have an average of 5.85 runs per contest (2nd in the league). The have tallied 64 doubles, while getting a free base 184 times as well as scoring 228 runs.

Hyun Soo Kim is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for KT. Kim has earned a free base 1,163 times while fanning on 1,101 attempts. His on-base percentage sits at .390 and he also has a has a OPS in his career of .856. During the 8,846 official at-bats in his career, Kim is sitting with a batting avereage of .310 with 2,738 hits. He has accumulated 1,341 runs and also has 1,596 RBIs. He has homered 272 times, with 4,125 bases in total and also a .466 slugging percentage.

The KT Wiz have turned 38 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .983 (5th in KBO). In their 39 chances at getting a steal, they got to the bag before the ball 32 times and been caught 7 times (17.9% caught stealing percentage). The Wiz have recorded 399 assists, 25 errors and have accumulated 1,060 putouts on the campaign.

The Wiz are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.371 and have a FIP of 4.61 as a squad over the course of the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.71 (322 strikeouts vs 119 bases on balls). They are sitting at 4th in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 365. They have surrendered 30 homers and they give up 4.61 runs per 9 innings (3rd in KBO). The KT pitching staff have surrendered 181 runs on the campaign while having a team ERA of 4.18 (164 earned runs surrendered).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Hanwha (+162)

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