KT Wiz vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 5/9/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds
Game: KT Wiz vs Kiwoom Heroes
Date: Saturday, May 9, 2026
Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea
TV: KN-T
Odds/Point Spread: KT (-210) Kiwoom (+172)
Gocheok Sky Dome is the venue where Gun Hee Kim and the Kiwoom Heroes (12-22, 10th in KBO) will play the KT Wiz (22-11, 1st in KBO) on Saturday, May 9, 2026. The Wiz open this contest at -210 while the Heroes are coming in at +172. The O/U is set at 8.
The Wiz have accrued 56 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 25 balls out of the park. KT has a slugging percentage of .397 and have struck out 254 times, while drawing a walk on 148 occasions. As a unit, the KT Wiz are notching 5.6 runs per game, which is 3rd in the league. They have earned 175 runs batted in in addition to 315 hits over the course of the season, while their team batting average is sitting at .274. They have 184 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .360.
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Won Jun Choi is a hitter who can be a difference maker for KT. In his career, Choi has drilled 26 baseballs out of the park while driving in 256 runs. For his time in the league, he came to bat 2,803 times and has delivered with a base hit 708 times. Choi has compiled an average at the plate of .286 for his career, in addition to 401 runs scored and an OPS of .741. His career slugging percentage is .385 in addition to racking up 952 bases. He has gone down on strikes 365 times and earned a walk on 239 occasions, which has contributed to a .356 on-base percentage.
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The Wiz have stolen 29 bases and have been thrown out 7 times, which shows us their caught stealing rate is 19.4%. The KT Wiz are sitting with 894 putouts this season, in addition to 336 assists and 22 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .982 which is 5th in Korean baseball and they have turned 36 double plays.
The Wiz are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.02 on the season (2nd in KBO), and they have struck out 275 batters. Wiz pitchers have surrendered 23 home runs and 145 runs (9th in KBO). KT has given up 310 hits (9.4 per 9 innings) and also 133 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.72 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.38.
The Heroes have a team slugging percentage of .321 and they are earning 3.29 runs per outing (10th in the league). The have tallied 53 two-baggers, while getting a free base 106 times as well as notching 112 runs. Kiwoom has compiled 16 home runs so far this season and 102 RBIs. They have been rung up on 281 occasions (1st in KBO) and have notched a total of 258 base knocks. The Kiwoom Heroes have accounted for an on-base percentage of .303 and a team batting average of .228 on the season.
Gun Hee Kim is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Kiwoom. Kim has drawn a walk 48 times while striking out on 223 tries. He has a total of 58 runs in addition to having earned 78 RBIs. His on-base percentage sits at .293 and he has a lifetime OPS of .662. He has homered 13 times, with 255 total bases and also a .369 slugging %. In the 691 at-bats in his pro career, Kim has a batting average of .247 in addition to having 171 base hits.
The Kiwoom Heroes have turned 28 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .975 (10th in the league). Out of their 24 chances at getting a steal, they have had success 20 times and been caught 4 times (16.7% caught stealing rate). The Heroes have racked up 317 assists, 31 errors and have accounted for 890 putouts for the season.
The Heroes are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.597 in addition to having a FIP of 5.52 as a staff on the year. They come in at 1st in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 342. The Kiwoom pitching staff have conceded 182 runs this year while holding a team ERA of 5.10 (168 earned runs yielded). Their K/BB ratio is 1.77 (232 strikeouts vs 131 walks). They have allowed 29 long balls and they yield 5.52 runs per 9 innings (9th in KBO).
Who will win tonight's baseball game against the spread?
Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take KT (-210)
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