KT Wiz vs Hanwha Eagles Prediction, 9/16/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: KT Wiz vs Hanwha Eagles

Date: Wednesday, September 16, 2026

Location: Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon, South Korea

TV: MS-T

Odds/Point Spread: KT (-196) Hanwha (+162)

Won Jun Choi and the KT Wiz (75-46, 1st in KBO) travel to Hanwha Life Eagles Park on Wednesday, September 16, 2026, where they'll meet the Hanwha Eagles (54-68, 7th in KBO). The Wiz open this matchup at -196 while the Eagles are priced at +162. The O/U has been set at 9.

KT has a slugging percentage of .400 and have been called out on strikes 952 times, while drawing a walk on 508 occasions. They have 640 runs batted in as well as 1,210 hits so far this season, while their average at the plate sits at .281. The Wiz have tallied 201 doubles as a unit and have knocked 93 balls out of the stadium. They have tallied 687 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .363. As a unit, the KT Wiz are scoring 5.5 runs per outing, which has them at 3rd in the league.

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Won Jun Choi is a hitter who can be a difference maker for KT. In his career, Choi has drilled 33 balls out of the park while driving in 305 runs. He has accumulated a slugging percentage of .397 in addition to racking up 1,127 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he came to bat 3,220 times and has delivered with a hit 837 times. He has fanned 417 times and has walked on 284 occasions, contributing to a .365 on-base percentage. Choi is sitting with a batting avereage of .295 for his time in baseball, in addition to 480 runs scored and an OPS of .762.

The Wiz have swiped 83 bases and have been thrown out 24 times, which tells us their caught stealing rate is 22.4%. The KT Wiz have notched a total of 3,321 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 1,236 assists and 77 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .983 which puts them in 2nd in KBO and have earned 112 double plays.

The Wiz have an earned run average of 4.26 for the year (3rd in baseball), and their staff has rung up 969 hitters. KT has given up 1,159 base hits (9.4 per 9 innings) and also 524 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.48 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.40. Wiz pitchers have surrendered 102 long balls in addition to 566 runs in total (9th in baseball).

The Eagles have a SLG% of .438 and they score 5.91 runs per game (1st in KBO). They have notched 201 doubles, while walking 484 times and scoring 739 runs. Hanwha has 159 home runs on the season as well as 694 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 988 occasions (4th in KBO) and have earned 1,225 base hits. The Hanwha Eagles have compiled a team OBP of .355 and a team batting average of .277 on the season.

Hyun Bin Moon is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Hanwha. Moon has recorded a free base 155 times while going down on strikes on 288 plate appearances. His on-base % is .358 and he is the owner of a has a OPS in his career of .787. In the 1,701 at-bats in his pro career, Moon is sitting with a batting avereage of .295 and has racked up 502 hits. He has recorded 229 runs and also has 250 RBIs. He has gone deep 37 times, as well as 730 bases in total and also a .429 slugging percentage.

The Hanwha Eagles have turned 121 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .979 (10th in KBO). In their 79 tries at getting a steal, they have been successful 51 times and been caught 28 times (35.4% caught stealing percentage). The Eagles have recorded 1,204 assists, 99 errors and have 3,317 putouts during this campaign.

The Eagles have a team WHIP of 1.563 in addition to having a FIP of 5.83 as a pitching staff over the course of the season. Their K/BB ratio is 1.85 (914 strikeouts vs 494 walks). They come in at 2nd in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 1,233. They have given up 119 dingers and they concede 5.83 runs per 9 innings (10th in the league). The Hanwha pitching staff have given up 716 runs this season while having an ERA of 5.16 (634 earned runs yielded).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take KT (-196)

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