Kiwoom Heroes vs KT Wiz Prediction, 8/16/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs KT Wiz

Date: Sunday, August 16, 2026

Location: Suwon KT Wiz Park in Suwon, South Korea

TV: MS-T

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

Hyun Soo Kim and the KT Wiz (60-38, 1st in KBO) host the Kiwoom Heroes (39-66, 10th in KBO) at Suwon KT Wiz Park on Sunday, August 16, 2026. The line on this contest has the Heroes priced at +110 and the Wiz are at -130. The over/under is set at 8.

As a squad, the Kiwoom Heroes are scoring 3.9 runs per contest, which has them at 10th in KBO. They have earned a total of 418 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .322. The Heroes have hit 148 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 75 balls out of the park. They have accrued 391 runs batted in in addition to 890 base knocks so far this year, while their average at the plate is .245. Kiwoom is slugging .352 and have struck out 919 times, while drawing a walk on 354 occasions.

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Chi Hong An is a batter who should impact this game for Kiwoom. Ahn has recorded a batting average of .293 for his baseball career, with 945 runs scored and an OPS of .787. He has struck out 1,012 times and has taken a walk on 653 occasions, contributing to a .359 OBP. For his professional baseball career, Ahn has slapped 163 baseballs over the fence while knocking in 974 runs. He is sitting with a career slugging percentage of .428 and he has totaled 2,855 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he came to the plate 7,571 times and has delivered with a base hit 1,953 times.

The Heroes have swiped 64 bases and have been thrown out 30 times, which means their caught stealing percentage is 31.9%. The Kiwoom Heroes have accumulated 2,831 putouts this year, in addition to 927 assists and 76 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .980 which puts them in 7th in KBO and they have turned 88 double plays.

The Heroes hold a team earned run average of 5.13 for the year (9th in the league), and their staff has struck out 793 hitters. Kiwoom has relinquished 1,036 hits (9.9 per 9 innings) as well as 538 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 1.95 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.53. Heroes pitchers have given up 102 long balls and 582 total runs (2nd in baseball).

The Wiz have a team SLG% of .401 and they tally 5.56 runs per contest (3rd in baseball). They have 157 two-baggers, while walking 412 times and putting up 556 runs. KT is sitting with 78 HRs on the year to go along with 523 RBIs. They have been rung up on 768 occasions (5th in the league) and have accounted for 973 base hits. The KT Wiz are sitting with a team on-base percentage of .364 in addition to a team batting average of .280 on the campaign.

Hyun Soo Kim is a batter who should impact this game for KT. Kim has tallied a walk 1,185 times while going down on strikes on 1,131 attempts. He has a total of 1,369 runs in addition to having 1,634 runs batted in. His OBP is .389 and he is the owner of a career OPS of .853. He has gone deep 278 times, with 4,218 total bases and a .464 slugging percentage. For the 9,083 official at-bats in his pro career, Kim has hit .308 and has racked up 2,801 base hits.

The KT Wiz have turned 92 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .983 (2nd in the league). The Wiz have racked up 1,003 assists, 63 errors and have a total of 2,674 putouts so far this season. Out of their 93 tries at getting a steal, they have been successful 71 times and been caught 22 times (23.7% caught stealing percentage).

The KT pitching staff have allowed 473 runs this season and come in with a team ERA of 4.42 (438 earned runs yielded). They have given up 84 HR's and they concede 4.78 runs per 9 innings (3rd in the league). The Wiz are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.420 and have a FIP of 4.78 as a unit this year. Their K/BB ratio sits at 2.48 (767 strikeouts against 309 walks). They are currently ranked 6th in KBO as a staff in total hits given up with 956.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take KT (-130) and under the total runs

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