KT Wiz vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 5/31/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: KT Wiz vs Kiwoom Heroes

Date: Sunday, May 31, 2026

Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SPO-T

Odds/Point Spread: KT (-145) Kiwoom (+125)

Hyun Soo Kim and the KT Wiz (29-20, 3rd in KBO) head to Gocheok Sky Dome on Sunday, May 31, 2026, where they'll meet the Kiwoom Heroes (20-31, 10th in KBO). The odds on this contest have the Wiz priced at -145 and the Heroes are at +125. The total opens at 9.

KT has a slugging percentage of .406 and have been called out on strikes 383 times, while being walked on 230 occasions. They have accumulated 277 RBI's and 504 base knocks on the year, and their average at the plate is sitting at .287. The Wiz have tallied 84 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 37 balls out of the park. They have accumulated 290 runs while holding a team OBP of .374. As a squad, the KT Wiz are earning 5.8 runs per game, which has them at 2nd in KBO.

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Hyun Soo Kim is a batter who should impact this game for KT. For his career, Kim has hit 273 balls over the fence while driving in 1,603 runs. During his time in professional baseball, he faced a pitcher 10,264 times and has delivered with a base hit 2,748 times. Kim is sitting with a batting avereage of .309 for his time in baseball, with 1,344 scored runs and an OPS of .855. His slugging percentage sits at .465 and he has totaled 4,138 bases. He has gone down on strikes 1,107 times and has been walked on 1,166 occasions, which contributes in part to a .390 OBP.

The Wiz have stolen 44 bags and have been thrown out 10 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage is 18.5%. The KT Wiz have accumulated 1,348 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 518 assists and 30 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .984 which ranks 2nd in KBO and they have turned 50 double plays.

Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.58 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.41. Wiz pitchers have surrendered 40 long balls in addition to 246 runs in total (6th in the league). KT has yielded 483 base knocks (9.7 per 9 innings) and also 226 earned runs. The Wiz are sitting with a team ERA of 4.53 on the year (6th in the league), and they have rung up 382 batters.

The Heroes have a SLG% of .323 and they average 3.40 runs per outing (10th in KBO). They have hit 72 doubles, while getting a free base 157 times as well as notching 177 runs. Kiwoom is sitting with 28 home runs so far this year and 162 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 443 occasions (1st in KBO) and have accounted for 405 hits. The Kiwoom Heroes have accumulated a team on-base percentage of .305 in addition to a team batting average of .232 on the season.

Chi Hong An is a batter who should impact this game for Kiwoom. In the 6,516 at-bats in his professional career, Ahn has compiled an average at the plate of .294 in addition to having 1,914 hits. He has hit a home run 159 times, in addition to having 2,799 bases in total and also a .430 slugging percentage. Ahn has recorded a free base 643 times while striking out on 989 plate appearances. He has scored 925 runs in addition to having earned 947 runs batted in. His on-base percentage is .361 and he also has a career OPS of .791.

The Kiwoom Heroes have turned 45 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .977 (10th in KBO). The Heroes have accrued 467 assists, 43 errors and have a tally of 1,375 putouts for the year. Of their 43 chances at getting a steal, they have been successful 34 times and been caught 9 times (20.9% caught stealing rate).

The Kiwoom pitching staff have surrendered 273 runs this season while having an ERA of 5.01 (255 earned runs conceded). They have surrendered 44 homers and they allow 5.36 runs per 9 innings (7th in baseball). The Heroes have a team WHIP of 1.552 in addition to having a FIP of 5.36 as a squad this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.93 (382 strikeouts against 198 bases on balls). They sit at 1st in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 513.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take KT (-145)

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