Kiwoom Heroes vs KT Wiz Prediction, 4/17/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds
Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs KT Wiz
Date: Friday, April 17, 2026
Location: Suwon KT Wiz Park in Suwon, South Korea
TV: MS-T
Odds/Point Spread: Kiwoom (+162) KT (-196)
Suwon KT Wiz Park is the site where Hyun Min Ahn and the KT Wiz (10-5, 2nd in KBO) will take on the Kiwoom Heroes (4-11, 10th in KBO) on Friday, April 17, 2026. The Wiz open this game at -196 while the Heroes are priced at +162. The O/U is set at 8.5.
As a squad, the Kiwoom Heroes are notching 4.1 runs per contest, which is 9th in the league. They have racked up 61 runs while holding a team OBP of .318. The Heroes have recorded 25 doubles as a unit and have knocked 8 balls out of the stadium. They have 54 RBI's and 122 hits on the season, while their batting average is at .238. Kiwoom has a slugging % of .337 and have been rung up 134 times, while being walked on 55 occasions.
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Trenton Brooks is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Kiwoom. Brooks is sitting with a batting avereage of .273 for his time in baseball, in addition to 609 runs scored and an OPS of .796. He has struck out 669 times and has gotten a free base on 553 occasions, contributing to a .368 OBP. In his career, Brooks has hit 102 balls out of the park while knocking in 622 runs. His slugging percentage sits at .428 in addition to having tallied 1,656 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he stepped into the batters box 4,565 times and has reached base with a hit 1,058 times.
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The Kiwoom Heroes are sitting with 395 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 135 assists and 10 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .981 which is 6th in the league and have 12 double plays. The Heroes have stolen 6 bases and have been thrown out 3 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage sits at 33.3%.
The Heroes have compiled a team earned run average of 5.28 over the course of the season (9th in KBO), and their staff has struck out 103 hitters. Heroes pitchers have conceded 15 home runs and also 84 runs in total (3rd in KBO). Kiwoom has yielded 157 hits (10.8 per 9 innings) in addition to 77 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.81 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.63.
The Wiz have a team slugging % of .435 and they are earning 6.87 runs per game (1st in the league). They have hit 31 two-baggers, while walking 75 times as well as earning 103 runs. KT has compiled 14 home runs over the course of the season as well as 97 runs batted in. They have struck out on 121 occasions (3rd in KBO) and have notched a total of 155 hits. The KT Wiz have accumulated an on-base percentage of .378 and a batting average of .286 on the season.
Hyun Min Ahn is a batter who should impact this game for KT. Ahn has tallied a walk 89 times while fanning on 98 plate appearances. He has recorded 91 runs and also has 93 RBIs. His on-base percentage comes in at .446 and he is the owner of a lifetime OPS of 1.016. He has hit the long ball 26 times, in addition to having 269 bases in total and a .570 slugging percentage. For the 472 at-bats in his baseball career, Ahn has accrued an average at the plate of .331 and has racked up 156 base hits.
The KT Wiz have turned 12 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .977 (7th in KBO). Out of their 19 tries at swiping a bag, they have had success 16 times and been caught 3 times (15.8% caught stealing percentage). The Wiz have recorded 142 assists, 13 errors and have earned 405 putouts so far this year.
The Wiz are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.533 and are the owners of a FIP of 5.07 as a squad over the course of the season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.30 (122 strikeouts vs 53 free passes). They rank 3rd in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 154. They have allowed 11 long balls and they concede 5.07 runs per 9 innings (5th in the league). The KT pitching staff have relinquished 76 runs on the year and come in with a team ERA of 4.53 (68 earned runs yielded).
Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?
Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take KT (-196)
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