Kiwoom Heroes vs KT Wiz Prediction, 4/18/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds
Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs KT Wiz
Date: Saturday, April 18, 2026
Location: Suwon KT Wiz Park in Suwon, South Korea
TV: KN-T
Odds/Point Spread: Kiwoom (+126) KT (-152)
Suwon KT Wiz Park is the venue where Won Jun Choi and the KT Wiz (11-5, 2nd in KBO) will take on the Kiwoom Heroes (4-12, 10th in KBO) on Saturday, April 18, 2026. The odds on this game have the Heroes coming in at +126 and the Wiz are at -152. The over/under is set at 8.5.
The Heroes have accounted for 26 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 8 balls out of the park. Kiwoom has a slugging rate of .331 and have struck out 140 times, while being walked on 55 occasions. As a squad, the Kiwoom Heroes are earning 3.9 runs per outing, which has them at 9th in the league. They have accumulated 55 runs batted in as well as 129 base knocks for the season, and their team batting average is .236. They have notched a total of 62 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .313.
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Ju Hyoung Lee is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Kiwoom. For his career, Lee has hit 26 baseballs out of the park while driving in 116 runs. His slugging percentage is .386 and he has a total of 386 bases. For his time in the league, he came to bat 1,144 times and also came through with a base hit 252 times. He has fanned 256 times and has taken a walk on 92 occasions, contributing to a .342 on-base percentage. Lee has accumulated a batting average of .252 for his time in baseball, with 151 runs scored and an OPS of .738.
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The Kiwoom Heroes have amassed 419 putouts this year, in addition to 142 assists and 10 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .982 which ranks 6th in KBO and have earned 12 double plays. The Heroes have stolen 6 bases and have been gunned down 3 times, which means their caught stealing percentage is 33.3%.
Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.83 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.62. Heroes pitchers have given up 16 home runs in addition to 89 runs in total (3rd in the league). Kiwoom has allowed 165 base hits (10.7 per 9 innings) and 82 earned runs. The Heroes have an earned run average of 5.30 so far this season (9th in the league), and their staff has struck out 110 batters.
KT has 15 home runs so far this year to go along with 101 RBIs. They have hit 33 doubles, while getting a free base 80 times as well as putting up 107 runs. The KT Wiz have compiled an on-base percentage of .376 as well as a team batting average of .283 so far this season. The Wiz have a team slugging percentage of .433 and they tally 6.69 runs per game (1st in baseball). They have struck out on 126 occasions (4th in the league) and have recorded 163 hits.
Won Jun Choi is a batter who should impact this game for KT. Choi has tallied a free base 232 times while fanning on 352 tries. He is sitting with 388 runs and has 247 runs batted in. His on-base percentage comes in at .354 and he has earned a has a OPS in his career of .737. He has gone yard 25 times, with 921 total bases and a .383 slugging %. Over the course of the 2,404 at-bats in his professional career, Choi has an average at the plate of .285 in addition to 686 base hits.
The KT Wiz have turned 12 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .976 (7th in the league). The Wiz have recorded 146 assists, 14 errors and have a tally of 432 putouts over the course of the season. Out of their 24 attempts at stealing a base, they have had success 20 times and been caught 4 times (16.7% caught stealing rate).
The KT pitching staff have given up 79 runs so far this year while having a team ERA of 4.38 (70 earned runs surrendered). They have surrendered 11 dingers and they concede 4.94 runs per 9 innings (6th in KBO). The Wiz have a WHIP of 1.500 and have a FIP of 4.94 as a staff for the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 2.44 (134 strikeouts against 55 walks). They come in at 3rd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 161.
So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?
Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take KT (-152) and under the total runs
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