KT Wiz vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 9/5/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: KT Wiz vs Kia Tigers

Date: Saturday, September 5, 2026

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: SPO-T

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

Won Jun Choi and the KT Wiz (68-43, 2nd in KBO) head to Gwangju Kia Champions Field on Saturday, September 5, 2026, where they'll meet the Kia Tigers (63-52, 4th in KBO). The Wiz open this game at -210 while the Tigers are priced at +172. The O/U opens at 8.5.

As a team, the KT Wiz are earning 5.5 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 3rd in the league. They have accumulated 626 runs scored while having a team OBP of .362. The Wiz have earned 180 two-baggers as a team and have hit 87 balls out of the stadium. They have tallied 587 RBI's as well as 1,106 hits on the campaign, while their batting average is .279. KT has a slugging rate of .399 and have been called out on strikes 871 times, while being walked on 465 occasions.

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Won Jun Choi is a hitter who should impact this game for KT. Choi has accrued an average at the plate of .294 for his baseball career, in addition to 471 scored runs and an OPS of .761. He has been struck out 410 times and earned a walk on 276 at-bats, contributing to a .364 on-base percentage. In his career, Choi has slapped 33 baseballs over the fence while driving in 299 runs. His slugging percentage is .397 and he has accumulated 1,109 bases. During his time in professional baseball, he came to bat 3,170 times and got on base with a base hit 822 times.

The Wiz have stolen 77 bases and have been caught 23 times, which tells us their caught stealing rate is 23.0%. The KT Wiz have accumulated 3,055 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 1,151 assists and 71 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .983 which has them ranked 1st in KBO and have 108 double plays.

The Wiz are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.34 on the season (3rd in KBO), and the staff has struck out 884 hitters. Wiz pitchers have conceded 98 home runs in addition to 528 total runs (8th in the league). KT has conceded 1,076 base hits (9.5 per 9 innings) and also 491 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.48 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.41.

The Tigers have a team SLG% of .441 and they are earning 5.44 runs per outing (4th in KBO). They have notched 205 doubles, while taking a walk 424 times and scoring 636 runs. Kia is sitting with 150 home runs for the year as well as 611 RBIs. They have been rung up on 922 occasions (4th in KBO) and have a total of 1,098 base knocks. The Kia Tigers have recorded an on-base percentage of .348 in addition to a batting average of .272 this season.

Do Yeong Kim is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Kia. For the 1,649 at-bats in his career, Kim is sitting with a batting avereage of .309 in addition to having 509 hits. He has gone yard 94 times, with 924 total bases and also a .560 slugging percentage. Kim has tallied a free base 208 times while fanning on 343 attempts. He has compiled 371 runs and also has 300 runs batted in. His on-base percentage is .388 and he has a has a OPS in his career of .948.

The Kia Tigers have turned 97 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .981 (6th in the league). The Tigers have 1,071 assists, 82 errors and have earned a total of 3,108 putouts for the year. Out of their 111 tries at getting a steal, they have had success 92 times and been caught 19 times (17.1% caught stealing rate).

The Kia pitching staff have surrendered 562 runs on the season while holding an ERA of 4.42 (509 earned runs allowed). They have conceded 114 homers and they yield 4.88 runs per 9 innings (4th in baseball). The Tigers have a team WHIP of 1.414 and have a FIP of 4.88 as a pitching staff for the season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.95 (847 strikeouts against 434 free passes). They come in at 9th in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 1,031.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take KT (-210)

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