Hanwha Eagles vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 4/5/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Hanwha Eagles vs Samsung Lions

Date: Saturday, April 5, 2025

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: SPO-T

Odds/Point Spread: Hanwha (+125) Samsung (-145)

Ji Chan Kim and the Samsung Lions (6-3, 2nd in KBO) play the Hanwha Eagles (3-6, 9th in KBO) at Daegu Samsung Lions Park on Saturday, April 5, 2025. The Eagles open this contest at +125 while the Lions are priced at -145. The O/U is set at 9.

As a unit, the Hanwha Eagles are notching 2.9 runs per game, which is 9th in baseball. They have tallied 26 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .259. The Eagles have tallied 13 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 4 balls out of the stadium. They have tallied 24 RBI's in addition to 50 hits so far this season, while their team batting average is .177. Hanwha has a slugging percentage of .273 and have been called out on strikes 63 times, while being walked on 26 occasions.

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Estevan Florial is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Hanwha. In his pro baseball career, Florial has hit 116 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 463 runs. He has compiled a slugging percentage of .435 and he has a total of 1,456 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he stepped up to the plate 3,857 times and has come through with a hit 857 times. He has struck out 1,146 times and has gotten a free base on 450 at-bats, contributing to a .345 on-base %. Florial has hit .256 for his career in baseball, with 579 runs scored and an OPS of .781.

The Hanwha Eagles have earned a total of 238 putouts thus far, as well as 104 assists and 7 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .980 which puts them in 5th in KBO and have 9 double plays. The Eagles have swiped 7 bags and have been caught 3 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage is 30.0%.

They have a K/BB ratio of 2.06 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.37. Eagles pitchers have allowed 8 home runs in addition to 36 runs in total (7th in the league). Hanwha has given up 75 hits (8.5 per 9 innings) and also 34 earned runs. The Eagles hold a team ERA of 3.87 this season (4th in the league), and their staff has struck out 68 hitters.

Samsung has accumulated 12 long balls on the year to go along with 60 RBIs. They have recorded 17 two-baggers, while walking 38 times and scoring 69 runs. The Samsung Lions have tallied a team OBP of .368 in addition to a team batting average of .287 so far this year. The Lions hold a slugging % of .471 and they tally 7.67 runs per contest (1st in baseball). They have struck out on 67 occasions (4th in the league) and have a total of 89 hits.

Ji Chan Kim is a batter who should impact this game for Samsung. During the 1,690 at-bats in his career, Kim is sitting with a batting avereage of .287 and has racked up 485 hits. He has gone yard 6 times, with 570 total bases and a .337 slugging %. Kim has tallied a walk 209 times while striking out on 218 plate appearances. He has accounted for 333 runs in addition to having 120 RBIs. His on-base percentage is .372 and he is the owner of a has a OPS in his career of .709.

In their 4 tries at stealing a base, they have had success 4 times and been caught 0 times (0.0% caught stealing percentage). The Samsung Lions have turned 10 double plays and have a fielding rate of .984 (3rd in KBO). The Lions have 63 assists, 5 errors and have amassed 240 putouts so far this season.

The Lions hold a team WHIP of 1.363 with a FIP of 4.95 as a unit over the course of the season. They come in at 3rd in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 82. The Samsung pitching staff have given up 44 runs on the season while holding an ERA of 4.73 (42 earned runs surrendered). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 2.96 (80 strikeouts against 27 walks). They have relinquished 7 dingers and they give up 4.95 runs per 9 innings (6th in KBO).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Samsung (-145)

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