Kiwoom Heroes vs KT Wiz Prediction, 7/9/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs KT Wiz

Date: Thursday, July 9, 2026

Location: Suwon KT Wiz Park in Suwon, South Korea

TV: TVING

Odds/Point Spread: Kiwoom (+106) KT (-128)

Won Jun Choi and the KT Wiz (46-35, 3rd in KBO) host the Kiwoom Heroes (29-56, 10th in KBO) at Suwon KT Wiz Park on Thursday, July 9, 2026. The line on this game has the Heroes coming in at +106 and the Wiz are at -128. The total has been set at 9.

The Heroes have accrued 121 doubles as a unit and have smacked 49 balls out of the park. Kiwoom is slugging .332 and have been rung up 746 times, while drawing a walk on 286 occasions. As a unit, the Kiwoom Heroes are notching 3.4 runs per game, which puts them at 10th in baseball. They have accrued 273 runs batted in as well as 671 hits so far this year, and their team batting average sits at .234. They have accounted for 292 runs and have an on-base percentage of .313.

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Gun Hee Kim is a hitter who should impact this game for Kiwoom. Kim has accumulated a batting average of .251 for his time in baseball, with 69 runs scored and an OPS of .676. He has been struck out 262 times and has walked on 58 occasions, which has contributed to a .298 on-base %. For his professional baseball career, Kim has drilled 18 balls out of the park while driving in 97 runs. He has earned a slugging percentage of .378 and he has racked up 312 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he stepped up to bat 903 times and has reached base with a base knock 207 times.

The Kiwoom Heroes have amassed 2,267 putouts this season, as well as 741 assists and 57 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .981 which has them ranked 4th in the league and have accumulated 69 double plays. The Heroes have stolen 56 bases and have been gunned down 25 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage sits at 30.9%.

The Heroes are sitting with a team ERA of 5.04 over the course of the season (9th in KBO), and the staff has rung up 649 batters. Heroes pitchers have yielded 74 home runs in addition to 456 total runs (2nd in KBO). Kiwoom has allowed 827 base hits (9.9 per 9 innings) and 423 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.07 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.51.

The KT Wiz have tallied a team OBP of .365 in addition to a team batting average of .281 on the campaign. They have been rung up on 614 occasions (6th in baseball) and have earned 798 base hits. KT has recorded 56 long balls over the course of the season and 420 runs batted in. The Wiz hold a team SLG% of .397 and they score 5.45 runs per contest (3rd in KBO). They have recorded 133 two-baggers, while taking a walk 345 times as well as putting up 447 runs.

Won Jun Choi is a batter who can be a difference maker for KT. Choi has drawn a free base 262 times while fanning on 393 chances. He has scored 444 runs in addition to having 283 RBIs. His on-base percentage is .364 and he is the owner of a lifetime OPS of .762. He has gone yard 32 times, in addition to having 1,058 total bases and also a .398 slugging percentage. For the 2,655 at-bats in his baseball career, Choi is sitting with a batting avereage of .295 with 782 base knocks.

The KT Wiz have turned 78 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .981 (3rd in the league). The Wiz have recorded 833 assists, 57 errors and have amassed 2,191 putouts for the year. Of their 78 chances at swiping a bag, they have had success 60 times and been caught 18 times (23.1% caught stealing rate).

The Wiz have a team WHIP of 1.467 and have a FIP of 5.13 as a staff on the season. They are currently ranked 2nd in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 810. The KT pitching staff have allowed 416 runs for the year while having an ERA of 4.75 (385 earned runs yielded). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 2.38 (620 strikeouts vs 261 walks). They have given up 67 homers and they surrender 5.13 runs per 9 innings (7th in KBO).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Kiwoom (+106)

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