Kiwoom Heroes vs KT Wiz Prediction, 8/15/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs KT Wiz

Date: Saturday, August 15, 2026

Location: Suwon KT Wiz Park in Suwon, South Korea

TV: TVING

Odds/Point Spread: Kiwoom (+110) KT (-130)

Gun Hee Kim and the Kiwoom Heroes (39-66, 10th in KBO) travel to Suwon KT Wiz Park on Saturday, August 15, 2026, where they'll meet the KT Wiz (60-38, 1st in KBO). The Heroes open this game at +110 while the Wiz are priced at -130. The O/U is set at 8.5.

The Heroes have accrued 148 doubles as a unit and have smacked 75 balls out of the park. Kiwoom is slugging .352 and have struck out 919 times, while being walked on 354 occasions. As a unit, the Kiwoom Heroes are scoring 3.9 runs per game, which has them at 10th in the league. They have accumulated 391 RBI's in addition to 890 base knocks on the year, and their average at the plate is at .245. They have accounted for 418 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .322.

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Gun Hee Kim is a batter who should impact this game for Kiwoom. In his professional baseball career, Kim has hit 19 baseballs out of the park while driving in 106 runs. For his career, he faced a pitcher 976 times and also came through with a base hit 230 times. Kim has accrued an average at the plate of .257 for his time in baseball, with 77 runs scored and an OPS of .685. He has amassed a slugging percentage of .383 and he has a total of 343 bases. He has struck out 275 times and has taken a walk on 60 occasions, which has contributed to a .302 on-base %.

The Kiwoom Heroes have a total of 2,831 putouts thus far, in addition to 927 assists and 76 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .980 which has them ranked 7th in the league and they have turned 88 double plays. The Heroes have swiped 64 bases and have been thrown out 30 times, which means their caught stealing percentage is 31.9%.

They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 1.95 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.53. Heroes pitchers have yielded 102 home runs and also 582 total runs (2nd in the league). Kiwoom has conceded 1,036 hits (9.9 per 9 innings) as well as 538 earned runs. The Heroes have an ERA of 5.13 for the season (9th in the league), and the staff has struck out 793 batters.

The Wiz hold a team slugging percentage of .401 and they are scoring 5.56 runs per contest (3rd in the league). The have tallied 157 doubles, while taking a walk 412 times and earning 556 runs. KT has compiled 78 long balls this year to go along with 523 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 768 occasions (5th in the league) and have recorded 973 hits. The KT Wiz have an on-base percentage of .364 as well as a team batting average of .280 so far this year.

Won Jun Choi is a batter who should impact this game for KT. Choi has recorded a free base 271 times while going down on strikes on 404 chances. His OBP is .363 and he is the owner of a lifetime OPS of .760. During the 2,731 at-bats in his pro career, Choi has earned a batting average of .293 and has racked up 800 hits. He is sitting with 459 runs and has 291 runs batted in. He has gone yard 33 times, as well as 1,084 total bases and a .397 slugging %.

The KT Wiz have turned 92 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .983 (2nd in Korean baseball). The Wiz have racked up 1,003 assists, 63 errors and have earned a total of 2,674 putouts so far this year. Of their 93 attempts at stealing a base, they have made it 71 times and been caught 22 times (23.7% caught stealing percentage).

The KT pitching staff have surrendered 473 runs so far this season while having an ERA of 4.42 (438 earned runs surrendered). They have conceded 84 homers and they give up 4.78 runs per 9 innings (3rd in baseball). The Wiz hold a team WHIP of 1.420 and have a FIP of 4.78 as a squad this year. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 2.48 (767 strikeouts against 309 walks). They come in at 6th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 956.

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take KT (-130)

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