Hanwha Eagles vs KT Wiz Prediction, 9/3/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Hanwha Eagles vs KT Wiz

Date: Thursday, September 3, 2026

Location: Suwon KT Wiz Park in Suwon, South Korea

TV: TVING

Odds/Point Spread: Hanwha (+150) KT (-182)

Yonathan Perlaza and the Hanwha Eagles (49-63, 8th in KBO) head to Suwon KT Wiz Park on Thursday, September 3, 2026, where they'll take on the KT Wiz (67-43, 2nd in KBO). The moneyline on this matchup has the Eagles coming in at +150 and the Wiz are at -182. The over/under is set at 8.

As a unit, the Hanwha Eagles are scoring 5.7 runs per outing, which is 2nd in KBO. They have tallied 652 runs while holding a team OBP of .351. The Eagles have accrued 180 doubles as a unit and have knocked 141 balls out of the park. They have amassed 613 RBI's as well as 1,100 base knocks so far this year, and their team batting average is .272. Hanwha is slugging .428 and have struck out 915 times, while being walked on 444 occasions.

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Yonathan Perlaza is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Hanwha. In his career, Perlaza has drilled 133 balls over the fence while driving in 578 runs. During his time in professional baseball, he stepped into the batters box 4,169 times and has delivered with a base hit 1,001 times. Perlaza has a batting average of .277 for his career, with 634 scored runs and an OPS of .832. His slugging percentage is .468 and he has racked up 1,690 bases. He has been struck out 902 times and has gotten a free base on 491 occasions, contributing to a .364 on-base percentage.

The Eagles have stolen 48 bases and have been caught 26 times, which shows us their caught stealing rate is 35.1%. The Hanwha Eagles are sitting with 3,059 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 1,114 assists and 91 errors. Their fielding rate is at .979 which is 10th in Korean baseball and have earned 115 double plays.

The Eagles hold a team earned run average of 5.13 so far this season (8th in the league), and their staff has struck out 840 batters. Eagles pitchers have surrendered 110 long balls in addition to 656 total runs (3rd in the league). Hanwha has allowed 1,129 base hits (10.0 per 9 innings) in addition to 581 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 1.85 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.55.

KT has a total of 86 HRs for the season to go along with 579 runs batted in. They hit 179 two-baggers, while walking 462 times as well as scoring 617 runs. The KT Wiz have compiled an on-base percentage of .361 and a team batting average of .278 over the course of the season. The Wiz have a slugging percentage of .397 and they score 5.46 runs per outing (4th in the league). They have been rung up on 865 occasions (5th in KBO) and have recorded 1,089 hits.

Hyun Soo Kim is a batter who should be able to impact this game for KT. Kim has recorded a walk 1,191 times while being called out on strikes on 1,140 chances. His on-base percentage comes in at .389 and he holds a has a OPS in his career of .853. In the 9,132 at-bats in his professional career, Kim has an average at the plate of .308 in addition to having 2,814 base hits. He is sitting with 1,372 runs and also has 1,643 RBIs. He has gone yard 278 times, in addition to having 4,234 total bases and also a .464 slugging %.

The KT Wiz have turned 107 double plays and have a fielding rate of .983 (1st in KBO). The Wiz have recorded 1,139 assists, 70 errors and have notched a total of 3,028 putouts over the course of the season. Of their 100 chances at getting a steal, they have made it 77 times and been caught 23 times (23.0% caught stealing percentage).

The Wiz are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.409 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.65 as a staff on the season. They are currently ranked 6th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 1,066. The KT pitching staff have yielded 522 runs over the course of the season while having a team ERA of 4.33 (485 earned runs relinquished). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 2.46 (877 strikeouts against 356 free passes). They have conceded 95 long balls and they relinquish 4.65 runs per 9 innings (3rd in baseball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Hanwha (+150)

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