KT Wiz vs LG Twins Prediction, 8/19/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: KT Wiz vs LG Twins

Date: Wednesday, August 19, 2026

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SPO-2T

Odds/Point Spread: KT (-152) LG (+126)

Jamsil Baseball Stadium is the site where Chang Ki Hong and the LG Twins (58-48, 3rd in KBO) will take on the KT Wiz (62-39, 1st in KBO) on Wednesday, August 19, 2026. The Twins open this contest at +126 while the Wiz are priced at -152. The O/U has been set at 9.

The Wiz have hit 168 doubles as a team and have hit 79 balls out of the stadium. KT has a slugging rate of .404 and have been called out on strikes 782 times, while drawing a walk on 425 occasions. As a team, the KT Wiz are scoring 5.6 runs per game, which ranks them 3rd in the league. They have accumulated 540 RBI's as well as 1,009 hits on the campaign, and their batting average sits at .282. They have earned a total of 575 runs and have an OBP of .365.

Get all of our KBO Expert Picks

Won Jun Choi is a batter who should be able to impact this game for KT. For his career, Choi has slapped 33 balls out of the park while knocking in 296 runs. His slugging percentage sits at .399 in addition to earning 1,095 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he came to the plate 3,116 times and also came through with a base knock 810 times. He has gone down on strikes 404 times and has gotten a free base on 271 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .364 OBP. Choi has accumulated a batting average of .295 for his career, in addition to 463 scored runs and an OPS of .763.

The KT Wiz have a total of 2,755 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 1,035 assists and 66 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .983 which has them sitting 2nd in the league and they have turned 98 double plays. The Wiz have swiped 71 bases and have been thrown out 22 times, which means their caught stealing percentage sits at 23.7%.

Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.47 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.42. Wiz pitchers have allowed 88 home runs and 488 total runs (9th in KBO). KT has allowed 981 hits (9.6 per 9 innings) and 453 earned runs. The Wiz hold a team earned run average of 4.44 on the campaign (4th in the league), and their staff has struck out 794 hitters.

The LG Twins are sitting with an on-base percentage of .355 as well as a batting average of .267 so far this season. They have been rung up on 783 instances (5th in the league) and have notched a total of 958 base hits. LG has knocked in 99 home runs so far this year and 521 RBIs. The Twins hold a slugging percentage of .401 and they have an average of 5.07 runs per outing (6th in the league). They have put up 162 doubles, while taking a walk 430 times as well as notching 542 runs.

Chang Ki Hong is a batter who can be a difference maker for LG. Hong has drawn a walk 558 times while being called out on strikes on 624 occasions. He has scored 593 runs in addition to having 344 runs batted in. His on-base percentage comes in at .424 and he has earned a lifetime OPS of .811. He has hit a home run 20 times, with 1,201 total bases and also a .387 slugging percentage. Over the course of the 3,100 at-bats in his baseball career, Hong has accumulated a batting average of .305 with 945 hits.

The LG Twins have turned 85 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .982 (3rd in the league). In their 105 chances at swiping a bag, they have had success 82 times and been caught 23 times (21.9% caught stealing percentage). The Twins have recorded 1,005 assists, 69 errors and have 2,833 putouts over the course of the season.

The Twins hold a team WHIP of 1.480 and have a FIP of 5.16 as a team over the course of the season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.02 (728 strikeouts vs 360 walks). They come in at 2nd in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 1,037. They have surrendered 99 homers and they relinquish 5.16 runs per 9 innings (6th in KBO). The LG pitching staff have allowed 541 runs on the campaign and come in with a team ERA of 4.83 (507 earned runs yielded).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take KT (-152)

Get $60 worth of FREE premium member picks. No Obligation. No Salesman. No Credit Card. Fast Sign up with Instant Access Click Here