Lotte Giants vs KT Wiz Prediction, 10/2/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Lotte Giants vs KT Wiz

Date: Friday, October 2, 2026

Location: Suwon KT Wiz Park in Suwon, South Korea

TV: KN-T

Odds/Point Spread: Lotte (+106) KT (-128)

Sam Hilliard and the KT Wiz (83-49, 1st in KBO) play the Lotte Giants (61-72, 7th in KBO) at Suwon KT Wiz Park on Friday, October 2, 2026. The Wiz open this game at -128 while the Giants are priced at +106. The O/U has been set at 8.5.

The Giants have recorded 233 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 105 balls out of the stadium. Lotte is slugging .400 and have been called out on strikes 985 times, while drawing a walk on 419 occasions. As a unit, the Lotte Giants are putting up 4.8 runs per game, which ranks them 8th in the league. They have accumulated 615 runs batted in in addition to 1,289 base knocks so far this season, while their team batting average is at .273. They have earned 649 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .336.

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Victor Reyes is a batter who should impact this game for Lotte. For his professional baseball career, Reyes has hit 111 baseballs out of the park while driving in 878 runs. Over the course of his time in the league, he stepped up to the plate 6,770 times and has delivered a hit 1,884 times. Reyes has accumulated a batting average of .304 for his time in baseball, in addition to 870 scored runs and an OPS of .780. He has recorded a slugging percentage of .429 in addition to earning 2,661 bases. He has struck out 1,095 times and has taken a walk on 449 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .351 on-base percentage.

The Lotte Giants have earned 3,581 putouts for the season, as well as 1,293 assists and 104 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .979 which is 10th in KBO and have accumulated 116 double plays. The Giants have swiped 70 bases and have been gunned down 27 times, which tells us their caught stealing rate is 27.8%.

The Giants hold a team earned run average of 4.76 this year (6th in the league), and they have struck out 1,104 batters. Lotte has given up 1,279 base hits (9.6 per 9 innings) as well as 631 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.24 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.48. Giants pitchers have yielded 122 long balls and also 701 total runs (5th in baseball).

KT has accounted for 110 HRs this season as well as 714 RBIs. They have notched 224 two-baggers, while taking a walk 559 times and scoring 767 runs. The KT Wiz have accumulated an on-base percentage of .365 and a batting average of .283 this season. The Wiz have a team slugging % of .407 and they are earning 5.64 runs per contest (3rd in KBO). They have struck out on 1,047 occasions (5th in baseball) and have earned a total of 1,341 hits.

Sam Hilliard is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for KT. For the 4,804 official at-bats in his baseball career, Hilliard has a batting average of .274 in addition to having 1,314 base hits. He has hit the long ball 244 times, as well as 2,422 bases in total and a .504 slugging percentage. Hilliard has tallied a walk 556 times while being called out on strikes on 1,528 occasions. He has accrued 866 runs and has 842 runs batted in. His on-base percentage comes in at .348 and he also has a lifetime OPS of .852.

The KT Wiz have turned 122 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .983 (3rd in Korean baseball). In their 111 chances at stealing a base, they got to the bag before the ball 86 times and been caught 25 times (22.5% caught stealing rate). The Wiz have accrued 1,351 assists, 85 errors and have accounted for 3,654 putouts so far this year.

The Wiz are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.404 in addition to having a FIP of 4.68 as a team this year. They come in at 5th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 1,275. The KT pitching staff have conceded 633 runs so far this year while having an ERA of 4.28 (579 earned runs surrendered). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 2.51 (1,091 strikeouts vs 435 walks). They have surrendered 119 home runs and they allow 4.68 runs per 9 innings (3rd in the league).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take KT (-128)

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