KT Wiz vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 9/29/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: KT Wiz vs Kia Tigers

Date: Tuesday, September 29, 2026

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: TVING

Odds/Point Spread: KT (-210) Kia (+172)

Sam Hilliard and the KT Wiz (81-49, 1st in KBO) head to Gwangju Kia Champions Field on Tuesday, September 29, 2026, where they'll meet the Kia Tigers (72-58, 4th in KBO). The Tigers open this contest at +172 while the Wiz are priced at -210. The O/U has been set at 9.

The Wiz have tallied 223 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 107 balls out of the park. KT owns a slugging percentage of .406 and have been called out on strikes 1,035 times, while being walked on 551 occasions. As a team, the KT Wiz are knocking in 5.6 runs per contest, which has them at 3rd in baseball. They have earned 703 runs batted in in addition to 1,318 base knocks over the course of the season, and their team batting average comes in at .282. They have earned a total of 756 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .364.

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Sam Hilliard is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for KT. In his career, Hilliard has hit 243 balls out of the park while driving in 839 runs. For his time in the league, he came to the plate 5,429 times and also came through with a base hit 1,310 times. Hilliard has accrued an average at the plate of .273 for his baseball career, in addition to 865 scored runs and an OPS of .852. His slugging percentage is .504 and he has a total of 2,415 bases. He has struck out 1,526 times and earned a walk on 556 occasions, contributing to a .348 OBP.

The Wiz have swiped 85 bags and have been thrown out 24 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage is 22.0%. The KT Wiz have a tally of 3,597 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 1,339 assists and 83 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .983 which puts them in 2nd in the league and have accumulated 121 double plays.

They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.48 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.41. Wiz pitchers have conceded 115 long balls and also 626 runs (7th in baseball). KT has surrendered 1,258 base hits (9.4 per 9 innings) and 572 earned runs. The Wiz have compiled a team earned run average of 4.29 on the campaign (4th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 1,068 batters.

The Kia Tigers have an on-base percentage of .348 and a team batting average of .272 for the season. They have struck out on 1,039 occasions (4th in the league) and have tallied 1,236 base hits. Kia has tallied 159 long balls over the course of the season in addition to 675 runs batted in. The Tigers hold a team slugging percentage of .436 and they tally 5.33 runs per game (4th in the league). They have 235 two-baggers, while walking 481 times as well as racking up 704 runs.

Ho Ryung Kim is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Kia. Kim has drawn a free base 179 times while being called out on strikes on 631 attempts. He has a total of 353 runs and also has 224 runs batted in. His on-base % is .319 and he is the owner of a career OPS of .688. He has homered 39 times, in addition to having 782 total bases and also a .369 slugging %. During the 2,119 official at-bats in his baseball career, Kim has hit .252 and has racked up 533 hits.

The Kia Tigers have turned 109 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .981 (6th in the league). The Tigers have recorded 1,198 assists, 93 errors and have earned 3,512 putouts so far this season. Of their 123 attempts at swiping a bag, they have made it 101 times and been caught 22 times (17.9% caught stealing percentage).

The Tigers hold a team WHIP of 1.392 and have a FIP of 4.70 as a pitching staff this season. They come in at 10th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 1,139. The Kia pitching staff have allowed 611 runs this year while holding a team ERA of 4.26 (554 earned runs conceded). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 1.98 (972 strikeouts vs 490 bases on balls). They have conceded 123 long balls and they yield 4.70 runs per 9 innings (3rd in KBO).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kia (+172)

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