Kia Tigers vs KT Wiz Prediction, 4/23/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kia Tigers vs KT Wiz

Date: Thursday, April 23, 2026

Location: Suwon KT Wiz Park in Suwon, South Korea

TV: TVING

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

Hyun Soo Kim and the KT Wiz (14-6, 1st in KBO) play the Kia Tigers (10-10, 5th in KBO) at Suwon KT Wiz Park on Thursday, April 23, 2026. The Wiz open this contest at -196 while the Tigers are priced at +162. The O/U is set at 8.

As a unit, the Kia Tigers are knocking in 5.2 runs per game, which ranks them 5th in baseball. They have racked up 103 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .363. The Tigers have accounted for 39 doubles as a squad and have knocked 16 balls out of the stadium. They have recorded 101 runs batted in in addition to 187 hits on the season, and their batting average is .274. Kia has a slugging rate of .402 and have been called out on strikes 140 times, while being walked on 91 occasions.

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Sun Bin Kim is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Kia. In his professional baseball career, Kim has slapped 45 balls out of the park while knocking in 680 runs. His slugging percentage sits at .384 and he has totaled 2,199 bases. During his time in professional baseball, he came to the plate 6,584 times and has delivered a base hit 1,754 times. He has been struck out 568 times and earned a walk on 630 occasions, which has contributed to a .377 on-base percentage. Kim has accumulated a batting average of .306 in his time in baseball, with 781 scored runs and an OPS of .761.

The Tigers have stolen 17 bases and have been caught 4 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 19.0%. The Kia Tigers have accumulated 531 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 175 assists and 12 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .983 which has them sitting 4th in Korean baseball and have a total of 12 double plays.

The Tigers have a team ERA of 4.58 on the season (6th in KBO), and the staff has struck out 135 hitters. Kia has given up 172 base hits (8.7 per 9 innings) as well as 90 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.67 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.43. Tigers pitchers have conceded 21 home runs in addition to 96 total runs (5th in baseball).

KT has 18 long balls over the course of the season in addition to 116 runs batted in. They have notched 41 two-baggers, while getting a free base 92 times as well as scoring 123 runs. The KT Wiz have an on-base percentage of .371 in addition to a team batting average of .287 over the course of the season. The Wiz hold a slugging percentage of .431 and they earn 6.15 runs per contest (1st in KBO). They have been rung up on 151 instances (3rd in the league) and have notched a total of 204 base hits.

Hyun Soo Kim is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for KT. Kim has tallied a walk 1,154 times while fanning on 1,093 plate appearances. He has scored 1,332 runs and has 1,587 runs batted in. His on-base percentage is .390 and he is the owner of a career OPS of .857. He has gone deep 272 times, with 4,098 total bases and also a .467 slugging percentage. Over the course of the 8,769 at-bats in his career, Kim has hit .310 in addition to having 2,716 base hits.

The KT Wiz have turned 20 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .978 (6th in the league). In their 27 attempts at swiping a bag, they have made it 22 times and been caught 5 times (18.5% caught stealing rate). The Wiz have accrued 198 assists, 17 errors and are sitting with 546 putouts for the season.

The Wiz have a team WHIP of 1.423 and have a FIP of 4.40 as a staff this season. They are sitting at 2nd in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 195. The KT pitching staff have conceded 89 runs this season and come in with a team ERA of 3.96 (80 earned runs conceded). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.55 (163 strikeouts vs 64 walks). They have conceded 13 homers and they give up 4.40 runs per 9 innings (3rd in baseball).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take KT (-196) and under the total runs

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