Korean Baseball Best Bets 9/22/22 - KBO Picks & Predictions

The KBO is looking to get some of the best game play in as the season is starting to wind down. The good news for LG is the Twins have closed the gap to SSG to 2.5 games and have extended their lead over the 3rd place team to 7 full games. The last place team Hanwha is now sitting 40.5 games out of first place..

KT Wiz vs Samsung Lions, KT -222 ; O/U 9.5

The Wiz have a 72-58-2 record. The Lions have a 59-71-2 record. The Wiz are hitting at a clip of .253 with 104 homers and a team ERA of 3.49. Pitching for the Wiz is So Hyeong-jun and he is 12-5 with a 3.17 ERA. The Lions are putting Hwang Dong-jae on the mound and he is 1-3 with a 7.04 ERA.  The Lions  are hitting at a clip of .268 on the year and have 90 homers and have a team ERA of 4.34. With this game here the Lions are going to have their hands full. In his one decision, a loss, against the Wiz, Dong-jae looked horrible and ended up with an ERA of 21.32 and that will not bode well in this game as KT is trying to close the gap to third place.

KBO Free Pick: KT Wiz -222

NC Dinos vs KIA Tigers, NC -149 ; O/U 8.5

The Dinos are sitting 59-67-3 record. The Tigers have a 62-69-1 record. The Dinos are hitting at a clip of .258 with 101 homers and a team ERA of 4.00. The pitching for the Dinos  is Koo Chang-mo and he is 9-4 with a 1.85 ERA. The Tigers are putting Yang Hyeon-jong on the mound and he is 11-7 with a 3.92 ERA. The Tigers are hitting at a clip of .272 on the year and have 105 homers and have a team ERA of 4.29. The KBO game here is one which the number 5 and 6 teams are facing off against each other. Still look for the Tigers to come out on top in this game here with their slightly better offensive. 

KBO Free Pick:  KIA Tigers +108