Kia Tigers vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 5/23/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kia Tigers vs Samsung Lions

Date: Friday, May 23, 2025

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: SPO-T

Odds/Point Spread: Kia (+110) Samsung (-130)

Patrick Wisdom and the Kia Tigers (22-24, 8th in KBO) head to Daegu Samsung Lions Park on Friday, May 23, 2025, where they'll take on the Samsung Lions (23-25, 7th in KBO). The Lions open this contest at -130 while the Tigers are coming in at +110. The total is set at 8.5.

The Tigers have hit 94 doubles as a team and have hit 36 balls out of the park. Kia owns a slugging percentage of .379 and have struck out 339 times, while taking a walk on 197 occasions. As a unit, the Kia Tigers are notching 4.5 runs per game, which puts them at 6th in baseball. They have recorded 195 runs batted in and 378 base knocks this season, and their batting average is sitting at .246. They have notched a total of 208 runs while having a team OBP of .334.

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Patrick Wisdom is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Kia. In his pro baseball career, Wisdom has drilled 259 balls out of the park while driving in 832 runs. His slugging percentage sits at .457 and he has a total of 2,321 bases. For his time in baseball, he stepped up to bat 5,745 times and has come through with a hit 1,221 times. He has been struck out 1,628 times and has taken a walk on 561 occasions, which contributes in part to a .320 OBP. Wisdom has accumulated a batting average of .241 in his time in baseball, in addition to 760 runs scored and an OPS of .777.

The Tigers have swiped 43 bases and have been gunned down 13 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage sits at 23.2%. The Kia Tigers have accumulated 1,212 putouts for the season, in addition to 456 assists and 34 errors. Their fielding rate is at .980 which has them sitting 5th in Korean baseball and have accumulated 33 double plays.

The Tigers have a team ERA of 4.48 this season (7th in the league), and they have rung up 345 hitters. Tigers pitchers have given up 29 home runs and 225 total runs (5th in baseball). Kia has relinquished 420 base knocks (9.4 per 9 innings) in addition to 201 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 1.96 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.48.

Samsung has accounted for 56 long balls on the season as well as 248 RBIs. They have 82 doubles, while getting a free base 202 times as well as racking up 270 runs. The Samsung Lions have accumulated an on-base percentage of .354 and a batting average of .270 on the year. The Lions have a team SLG% of .427 and they are scoring 5.51 runs per game (2nd in baseball). They have been rung up on 394 occasions (4th in KBO) and have notched a total of 450 hits.

Lewin Diaz is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Samsung. During the 3,982 at-bats in his pro career, Diaz is sitting with a batting avereage of .263 and has racked up 1,049 hits. He has hit a home run 183 times, with 1,850 total bases and also a .465 slugging percentage. Diaz has drawn a walk 357 times while going down on strikes on 846 chances. He has accumulated 520 runs in addition to having earned 675 runs batted in. His on-base rate is .327 and he has a lifetime OPS of .792.

The Samsung Lions have turned 36 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .986 (2nd in the league). The Lions have accrued 446 assists, 25 errors and have a total of 1,305 putouts over the course of the season. In their 44 chances at getting a steal, they have had success 33 times and been caught 11 times (25.0% caught stealing rate).

The Lions have a WHIP of 1.345 and have a FIP of 4.49 as a unit this year. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 2.27 (363 strikeouts against 160 free passes). They rank 3rd in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 425. They have conceded 40 long balls and they concede 4.49 runs per 9 innings (5th in the league). The Samsung pitching staff have surrendered 217 runs on the campaign while having a team ERA of 4.24 (205 earned runs surrendered).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kia (+110)

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