Kia Tigers vs KT Wiz Prediction, 6/19/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kia Tigers vs KT Wiz

Date: Friday, June 19, 2026

Location: Suwon KT Wiz Park in Suwon, South Korea

TV: SPO-T

Odds/Point Spread: Kia (+120) KT (-144)

Hyun Soo Kim and the KT Wiz (40-25, 2nd in KBO) host the Kia Tigers (35-32, 4th in KBO) at Suwon KT Wiz Park on Friday, June 19, 2026. The Tigers open this contest at +120 while the Wiz are priced at -144. The O/U opens at 8.

The Tigers have accounted for 115 doubles as a squad and have hit 81 balls out of the stadium. Kia has a slugging % of .419 and have been rung up 521 times, while taking a walk on 251 occasions. As a team, the Kia Tigers are putting up 4.9 runs per game, which puts them at 7th in KBO. They have accumulated 319 runs batted in as well as 594 base knocks so far this season, and their batting average comes in at .259. They have a total of 333 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .338.

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Sun Bin Kim is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Kia. Kim has recorded a batting average of .304 for his career in baseball, in addition to 796 scored runs and an OPS of .756. He has struck out 590 times and has taken a walk on 650 at-bats, which contributes in part to a .375 OBP. In his career, Kim has slapped 45 balls out of the park while knocking in 689 runs. His slugging percentage sits at .381 and he has totaled 2,243 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he faced a pitcher 6,767 times and came through with a base base hit 1,789 times.

The Kia Tigers have 1,806 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 625 assists and 48 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .981 which is 6th in the league and have earned 58 double plays. The Tigers have swiped 63 bags and have been gunned down 14 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 18.2%.

The Tigers have a team ERA of 4.08 this season (2nd in KBO), and the staff has rung up 491 batters. Kia has given up 573 hits (8.6 per 9 innings) and also 273 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.97 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.37. Tigers pitchers have allowed 63 home runs and 305 runs (9th in KBO).

KT has 44 long balls for the year to go along with 350 RBIs. They have 110 doubles, while taking a walk 290 times and notching 373 runs. The KT Wiz have accumulated an on-base percentage of .371 in addition to a team batting average of .285 for the season. The Wiz have a team slugging percentage of .401 and they average 5.65 runs per contest (2nd in baseball). They have been called out on strikes on 496 occasions (4th in baseball) and have tallied 656 base hits.

Hyun Soo Kim is a batter who should be able to impact this game for KT. During the 8,955 official at-bats in his pro career, Kim has a batting average of .309 in addition to 2,768 hits. He has hit the long ball 274 times, as well as 4,165 bases in total and also a .465 slugging percentage. Kim has drawn a walk 1,176 times while striking out on 1,115 attempts. He has amassed 1,353 runs and notched 1,618 runs batted in. His on-base percentage is .390 and he has earned a lifetime OPS of .855.

The KT Wiz have turned 63 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .982 (2nd in Korean baseball). The Wiz have 671 assists, 44 errors and have earned 1,774 putouts on the campaign. In their 67 attempts at getting a steal, they have made it 53 times and been caught 14 times (20.9% caught stealing rate).

The KT pitching staff have conceded 321 runs so far this season while holding a team ERA of 4.52 (297 earned runs surrendered). They have surrendered 55 home runs and they concede 4.89 runs per 9 innings (5th in KBO). The Wiz have a WHIP of 1.426 in addition to having a FIP of 4.89 as a team this year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.41 (511 strikeouts against 212 bases on balls). They rank 3rd in KBO as a staff in total hits conceded with 631.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Kia (+120)

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