KT Wiz vs LG Twins Prediction, 8/18/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: KT Wiz vs LG Twins

Date: Tuesday, August 18, 2026

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: MS-T

Odds/Point Spread: KT (-182) LG (+150)

Austin Dean and the LG Twins (58-48, 3rd in KBO) host the KT Wiz (62-39, 1st in KBO) at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Tuesday, August 18, 2026. The Wiz open this game at -182 while the Twins are priced at +150. The over/under is set at 9.

The Wiz have accounted for 168 doubles as a squad and have hit 79 balls out of the stadium. KT has a slugging % of .404 and have been called out on strikes 782 times, while being walked on 425 occasions. As a squad, the KT Wiz are recording 5.6 runs per contest, which ranks them 3rd in the league. They have 540 runs batted in and 1,009 hits this season, while their average at the plate is sitting at .282. They have tallied 575 runs while holding a team OBP of .365.

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Sam Hilliard is a hitter who can be a difference maker for KT. For his career, Hilliard has hit 234 baseballs over the fence while driving in 812 runs. He is sitting with a career slugging percentage of .502 and he has totaled 2,347 bases. For his time in the league, he stepped up to bat 5,296 times and has come through with a base knock 1,274 times. He has been struck out 1,489 times and earned a walk on 543 occasions, contributing to a .348 on-base percentage. Hilliard has hit .272 for his career in baseball, with 838 runs scored and an OPS of .850.

The KT Wiz have notched a total of 2,755 putouts this season, as well as 1,035 assists and 66 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .983 which is 2nd in KBO and they have turned 98 double plays. The Wiz have stolen 71 bases and have been caught 22 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage is 23.7%.

They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.47 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.42. Wiz pitchers have surrendered 88 long balls and 488 total runs (9th in baseball). KT has conceded 981 base hits (9.6 per 9 innings) as well as 453 earned runs. The Wiz are sitting with a team ERA of 4.44 on the campaign (4th in baseball), and they have rung up 794 batters.

LG has recorded 99 home runs this season in addition to 521 RBIs. They have recorded 162 doubles, while taking a walk 430 times and putting up 542 runs. The LG Twins have tallied a team OBP of .355 in addition to a batting average of .267 for the season. The Twins have a team SLG% of .401 and they average 5.07 runs per game (6th in KBO). They have struck out on 783 instances (5th in KBO) and have accounted for 958 base hits.

Austin Dean is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for LG. Dean has earned a free base 557 times while fanning on 998 attempts. His on-base % is .360 and he also has a has a OPS in his career of .845. In the 5,412 at-bats in his pro career, Dean has accrued an average at the plate of .292 with 1,583 base hits. He has accrued 873 runs and also has 912 runs batted in. He has hit a home run 214 times, in addition to having 2,626 bases in total and also a .485 slugging percentage.

The LG Twins have turned 85 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .982 (3rd in Korean baseball). In their 105 attempts at getting a steal, they have been successful 82 times and been caught 23 times (21.9% caught stealing rate). The Twins have accrued 1,005 assists, 69 errors and have a total of 2,833 putouts so far this season.

The Twins have a WHIP of 1.480 with a FIP of 5.16 as a squad so far this year. They rank 2nd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 1,037. The LG pitching staff have conceded 541 runs on the campaign while having a team ERA of 4.83 (507 earned runs yielded). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.02 (728 strikeouts against 360 walks). They have conceded 99 dingers and they surrender 5.16 runs per 9 innings (6th in KBO).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take LG (+150)

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