KT Wiz vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 5/2/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: KT Wiz vs Kia Tigers

Date: Saturday, May 2, 2026

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: SPO-2T

Odds/Point Spread: KT (-150) Kia (+125)

Won Jun Choi and the KT Wiz (19-9, 1st in KBO) head to Gwangju Kia Champions Field on Saturday, May 2, 2026, where they'll take on the Kia Tigers (13-14, 5th in KBO). The line on this contest has the Wiz priced at -150 and the Tigers are at +125. The over/under opens at 8.

KT owns a slugging percentage of .406 and have been called out on strikes 211 times, while drawing a walk on 130 occasions. They have compiled 159 RBI's as well as 273 base knocks on the season, and their batting average is at .277. The Wiz have accumulated 53 doubles as a unit and have hit 22 balls out of the stadium. They are sitting with 168 runs scored and hold an OBP of .365. As a squad, the KT Wiz are knocking in 6.0 runs/g, which has them sitting at 1st in the league.

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Won Jun Choi is a batter who should be able to impact this game for KT. In his career, Choi has hit 26 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 255 runs. He has accumulated a slugging percentage of .386 in addition to having tallied 947 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he faced a pitcher 2,780 times and has delivered a hit 703 times. He has struck out 362 times and has been walked on 236 at-bats, which has contributed to a .355 on-base %. Choi has compiled an average at the plate of .286 in his time in baseball, with 399 scored runs and an OPS of .741.

The Wiz have swiped 27 bases and have been caught 6 times, which shows us their caught stealing rate is 18.2%. The KT Wiz have amassed 762 putouts this year, as well as 290 assists and 20 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .981 which has them ranked 7th in KBO and have 34 double plays.

The Wiz have a team earned run average of 3.83 this season (2nd in the league), and their staff has struck out 223 batters. Wiz pitchers have surrendered 20 home runs and 120 runs in total (8th in baseball). KT has surrendered 265 hits (9.4 per 9 innings) and also 108 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.48 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.40.

The Tigers hold a team slugging percentage of .405 and they are earning 4.89 runs per contest (4th in KBO). They have hit 52 doubles, while taking a walk 120 times as well as scoring 137 runs. Kia has hit 29 home runs on the campaign to go along with 133 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 209 occasions (5th in baseball) and have earned a total of 246 base hits. The Kia Tigers have accounted for a team OBP of .347 as well as a team batting average of .259 this year.

Jarryd Dale is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Kia. For the 2,362 at-bats in his professional career, Dale has accumulated a batting average of .249 in addition to 588 base knocks. He has gone deep 31 times, with 805 total bases and also a .341 slugging percentage. Dale has drawn a walk 219 times while being called out on strikes on 641 tries. He has scored 307 runs and notched 237 runs batted in. His OBP is .318 and he also has a lifetime OPS of .659.

The Kia Tigers have turned 18 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .982 (5th in the league). The Tigers have 252 assists, 18 errors and have a tally of 744 putouts on the campaign. Of their 34 attempts at swiping a bag, they have made it 27 times and been caught 7 times (20.6% caught stealing rate).

The Kia pitching staff have relinquished 136 runs for the year and come in with a team ERA of 4.57 (126 earned runs conceded). They have conceded 28 homers and they surrender 4.94 runs per 9 innings (8th in baseball). The Tigers hold a team WHIP of 1.395 in addition to having a FIP of 4.94 as a pitching staff on the campaign. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 1.92 (203 strikeouts against 106 walks). They come in at 6th in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 240.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take KT (-150)

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