SSG Landers vs KT Wiz Prediction, 9/8/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: SSG Landers vs KT Wiz

Date: Tuesday, September 8, 2026

Location: Suwon KT Wiz Park in Suwon, South Korea

TV: SPO-T

Odds/Point Spread: SSG (+132) KT (-160)

Ji Hoon Choi and the SSG Landers (52-66, 7th in KBO) are headed to Suwon KT Wiz Park on Tuesday, September 8, 2026, where they'll meet the KT Wiz (69-45, 2nd in KBO). The Wiz open this contest at -160 while the Landers are priced at +132. The over/under is set at 9.

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As a squad, the SSG Landers are scoring 5.0 runs per game, which has them at 7th in baseball. They have tallied 612 runs scored and hold an OBP of .338. The Landers have recorded 193 doubles as a team and have hit 129 balls out of the stadium. They have tallied 579 runs batted in in addition to 1,108 hits for the year, while their team batting average sits at .261. SSG has a slugging percentage of .407 and have been called out on strikes 989 times, while being walked on 465 occasions.

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Ji Hoon Choi is a hitter who can be a difference maker for SSG. Choi has recorded a batting average of .272 for his baseball career, with 519 runs scored and an OPS of .715. He has fanned 515 times and has taken a walk on 292 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .333 on-base percentage. In his pro baseball career, Choi has drilled 48 balls out of the park while knocking in 308 runs. He has earned a slugging percentage of .382 in addition to racking up 1,301 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he came to bat 3,811 times and has come through with a hit 928 times.

The SSG Landers have 3,259 putouts on the year, as well as 1,158 assists and 78 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .983 which ranks 4th in the league and have 113 double plays. The Landers have stolen 66 bags and have been caught 24 times, which shows us their caught stealing rate is 26.7%.

The Landers have a team earned run average of 5.30 this season (9th in KBO), and the staff has rung up 931 batters. SSG has allowed 1,127 hits (9.3 per 9 innings) as well as 639 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 1.69 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.55. Landers pitchers have given up 137 long balls and 702 runs in total (2nd in baseball).

The Wiz hold a team SLG% of .399 and they are recording 5.51 runs per game (3rd in the league). They have notched 183 doubles, while taking a walk 481 times as well as scoring 645 runs. KT has a total of 90 home runs on the year and 604 runs batted in. They have struck out on 896 instances (5th in KBO) and have notched a total of 1,134 base hits. The KT Wiz have earned an on-base percentage of .362 as well as a batting average of .279 on the season.

Sam Hilliard is a batter who should be able to impact this game for KT. Hilliard has drawn a free base 546 times while being called out on strikes on 1,507 chances. His on-base rate is .347 and he has earned a lifetime OPS of .848. During the 4,729 at-bats in his pro career, Hilliard has compiled an average at the plate of .272 in addition to having 1,287 hits. He has compiled 844 runs and notched 820 runs batted in. He has homered 236 times, with 2,367 bases in total and a .501 slugging percentage.

The KT Wiz have turned 108 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .983 (2nd in Korean baseball). In their 103 attempts at swiping a bag, they have made it 79 times and been caught 24 times (23.3% caught stealing rate). The Wiz have 1,177 assists, 74 errors and have amassed 3,135 putouts on the campaign.

The Wiz hold a team WHIP of 1.415 with a FIP of 4.73 as a pitching staff so far this season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.43 (913 strikeouts against 375 bases on balls). They have a ranking of 6th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 1,104. They have yielded 101 HR's and they surrender 4.73 runs per 9 innings (3rd in KBO). The KT pitching staff have given up 549 runs over the course of the season while having an ERA of 4.38 (508 earned runs relinquished).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take SSG (+132)

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