KT Wiz vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 5/3/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: KT Wiz vs Kia Tigers

Date: Sunday, May 3, 2026

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: SPO-2T

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

Hyun Soo Kim and the KT Wiz (19-9, 1st in KBO) head to Gwangju Kia Champions Field on Sunday, May 3, 2026, where they'll meet the Kia Tigers (13-14, 5th in KBO). The Tigers open this matchup at +106 while the Wiz are coming in at -128. The O/U is set at 9.

The Wiz have compiled 53 doubles as a team and have hit 22 balls out of the stadium. KT has a slugging rate of .406 and have struck out 211 times, while drawing a walk on 130 occasions. As a team, the KT Wiz are putting up 6.0 runs per contest, which puts them at 1st in KBO. They have recorded 159 runs batted in as well as 273 base knocks this season, while their average at the plate sits at .277. They are sitting with 168 runs while having a team OBP of .365.

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Hyun Soo Kim is a hitter who can be a difference maker for KT. For his pro baseball career, Kim has hit 272 balls out of the park while driving in 1,589 runs. He is sitting with a career slugging percentage of .467 in addition to having tallied 4,110 bases. During his time in professional baseball, he stepped up to the plate 10,163 times and has delivered with a base hit 2,725 times. He has fanned 1,096 times and earned a walk on 1,159 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .390 on-base percentage. Kim has accumulated a batting average of .310 for his career in baseball, with 1,338 scored runs and an OPS of .857.

The Wiz have swiped 27 bags and have been thrown out 6 times, which means their caught stealing rate is 18.2%. The KT Wiz have earned 762 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 290 assists and 20 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .981 which ranks 7th in the league and have 34 double plays.

The Wiz hold a team earned run average of 3.83 for the season (2nd in baseball), and their staff has rung up 223 batters. Wiz pitchers have conceded 20 long balls and also 120 total runs (8th in the league). KT has given up 265 base hits (9.4 per 9 innings) in addition to 108 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.48 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.40.

The Tigers hold a slugging % of .405 and they average 4.89 runs per outing (4th in the league). They have 52 two-baggers, while getting a free base 120 times and recording 137 runs. Kia has accounted for 29 HRs on the season and 133 RBIs. They have been rung up on 209 occasions (5th in baseball) and have a total of 246 base hits. The Kia Tigers have accounted for a team on-base percentage of .347 and a team batting average of .259 this season.

Sun Bin Kim is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Kia. Kim has recorded a free base 634 times while being called out on strikes on 572 tries. His on-base rate is .377 and he has a lifetime OPS of .760. In the 5,755 at-bats in his baseball career, Kim has recorded a batting average of .306 and has racked up 1,759 base hits. He has recorded 783 runs in addition to having 682 RBIs. He has homered 45 times, with 2,205 total bases and a .383 slugging percentage.

The Kia Tigers have turned 18 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .982 (5th in the league). Of their 34 tries at stealing a base, they have had success 27 times and been caught 7 times (20.6% caught stealing percentage). The Tigers have recorded 252 assists, 18 errors and have accounted for 744 putouts on the campaign.

The Tigers hold a team WHIP of 1.395 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.94 as a pitching staff for the year. They come in at 6th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 240. The Kia pitching staff have conceded 136 runs on the season while holding a team ERA of 4.57 (126 earned runs given up). Their K/BB ratio sits at 1.92 (203 strikeouts vs 106 bases on balls). They have conceded 28 home runs and they give up 4.94 runs per 9 innings (8th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take KT (-128)

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