Kia Tigers vs KT Wiz Prediction, 4/22/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kia Tigers vs KT Wiz

Date: Wednesday, April 22, 2026

Location: Suwon KT Wiz Park in Suwon, South Korea

TV: SPO-2T

Odds/Point Spread: Kia (+125) KT (-145)

Won Jun Choi and the KT Wiz (13-6, 2nd in KBO) play the Kia Tigers (10-9, 5th in KBO) at Suwon KT Wiz Park on Wednesday, April 22, 2026. The Wiz open this game at -145 while the Tigers are priced at +125. The O/U opens at 8.

The Tigers have accumulated 38 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 16 balls out of the park. Kia has a slugging percentage of .407 and have been called out on strikes 134 times, while getting the free base on 87 occasions. As a unit, the Kia Tigers are putting up 5.2 runs per game, which ranks them 5th in baseball. They have amassed 96 RBI's as well as 175 base knocks for the season, while their average at the plate sits at .273. They have a total of 98 runs while holding a team OBP of .363.

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Harold Castro is a batter who should impact this game for Kia. Castro has hit .291 for his time in baseball, with 742 scored runs and an OPS of .716. He has struck out 1,103 times and earned a walk on 277 at-bats, which contributes in part to a .323 on-base percentage. For his career, Castro has drilled 90 balls out of the park while knocking in 641 runs. His slugging percentage sits at .393 in addition to earning 2,345 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he came to the plate 6,433 times and has come through with a hit 1,737 times.

The Kia Tigers are sitting with 500 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 161 assists and 11 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .984 which has them ranked 3rd in Korean baseball and they have turned 11 double plays. The Tigers have swiped 17 bases and have been thrown out 3 times, which shows us their caught stealing rate is 15.0%.

The Tigers have an earned run average of 4.55 for the season (4th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 126 batters. Kia has given up 159 hits (8.6 per 9 innings) and 84 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.66 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.41. Tigers pitchers have given up 19 home runs and also 90 runs in total (5th in KBO).

The Wiz have a team slugging % of .428 and they score 6.16 runs per game (2nd in the league). They have put up 40 doubles, while getting a free base 87 times as well as putting up 117 runs. KT has hit 16 home runs so far this year in addition to 111 runs batted in. They have struck out on 142 occasions (4th in baseball) and have recorded 191 hits. The KT Wiz have recorded a team on-base percentage of .370 in addition to a team batting average of .285 on the campaign.

Won Jun Choi is a hitter who can be a difference maker for KT. Choi has earned a walk 232 times while fanning on 354 chances. He has accounted for 390 runs in addition to having 249 runs batted in. His OBP comes in at .355 and he holds a career OPS of .740. He has hit a home run 25 times, as well as 931 bases in total and a .385 slugging percentage. For the 2,416 official at-bats in his baseball career, Choi has compiled an average at the plate of .286 with 692 base knocks.

The KT Wiz have turned 17 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .976 (7th in the league). In their 25 tries at getting a steal, they have been successful 21 times and been caught 4 times (16.0% caught stealing percentage). The Wiz have accrued 184 assists, 17 errors and are sitting with 513 putouts this year.

The Wiz are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.421 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.42 as a team for the year. Their K/BB ratio sits at 2.62 (157 strikeouts vs 60 free passes). They sit at 2nd in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 183. They have given up 13 homers and they give up 4.42 runs per 9 innings (3rd in the league). The KT pitching staff have allowed 84 runs for the year while having an ERA of 3.95 (75 earned runs given up).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take KT (-145)

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