KT Wiz vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 8/4/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: KT Wiz vs Kia Tigers

Date: Tuesday, August 4, 2026

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: TVING

Odds/Point Spread: KT (-275) Kia (+220)

Gwangju Kia Champions Field is the venue where Ho Ryung Kim and the Kia Tigers (52-46, 5th in KBO) will take on the KT Wiz (59-36, 1st in KBO) on Tuesday, August 4, 2026. The odds on this contest have the Wiz coming in at -275 and the Tigers are at +220. The over/under opens at 8.

The Wiz have accounted for 155 doubles as a unit and have hit 75 balls out of the park. KT is slugging .405 and have been called out on strikes 742 times, while getting the free base on 398 occasions. As a unit, the KT Wiz are putting up 5.6 runs per game, which has them sitting at 3rd in KBO. They have recorded 512 runs batted in and 957 base knocks so far this year, while their batting average is at .283. They have accumulated 544 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .366.

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Sam Hilliard is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for KT. For his pro baseball career, Hilliard has hit 233 balls out of the park while knocking in 808 runs. In his time in the Majors, he stepped up to bat 5,269 times and got on base with a base hit 1,270 times. Hilliard has hit .273 in his time in baseball, with 835 runs scored and an OPS of .850. He is sitting with a career slugging percentage of .502 and he has a total of 2,339 bases. He has struck out 1,480 times and has taken a walk on 538 occasions, contributing to a .348 OBP.

The KT Wiz have accumulated 2,599 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 978 assists and 63 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .983 which puts them in 2nd in Korean baseball and have 90 double plays. The Wiz have stolen 66 bags and have been thrown out 21 times, which tells us their caught stealing rate is 24.1%.

The Wiz are sitting with a team ERA of 4.43 on the year (3rd in baseball), and they have struck out 741 batters. Wiz pitchers have conceded 80 home runs and 461 total runs (8th in the league). KT has conceded 936 base hits (9.7 per 9 innings) in addition to 426 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.45 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.43.

Kia has a total of 128 home runs this year as well as 515 RBIs. They have 174 doubles, while walking 358 times and racking up 537 runs. The Kia Tigers have accounted for an on-base percentage of .345 in addition to a batting average of .271 this season. The Tigers have a team SLG% of .439 and they tally 5.37 runs per contest (4th in the league). They have been rung up on 793 instances (2nd in KBO) and have accounted for 933 base hits.

Ho Ryung Kim is a batter who can be a difference maker for Kia. Kim has recorded a walk 173 times while going down on strikes on 599 chances. He is sitting with 339 runs in addition to having 211 runs batted in. His on-base % is .319 and he is the owner of a career OPS of .688. He has hit a home run 37 times, with 742 total bases and also a .369 slugging percentage. For the 2,011 at-bats in his pro career, Kim has a batting average of .250 with 503 hits.

The Kia Tigers have turned 85 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .981 (5th in Korean baseball). Out of their 103 tries at stealing a base, they have made it 87 times and been caught 16 times (15.5% caught stealing percentage). The Tigers have racked up 924 assists, 69 errors and have 2,654 putouts this season.

The Kia pitching staff have allowed 487 runs on the campaign while having a team ERA of 4.49 (441 earned runs given up). They have conceded 100 dingers and they relinquish 4.95 runs per 9 innings (4th in KBO). The Tigers have a team WHIP of 1.442 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.95 as a unit on the year. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 1.85 (713 strikeouts against 386 walks). They are currently ranked 7th in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 889.

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kia (+220)

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