Kia Tigers vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 5/25/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kia Tigers vs Samsung Lions

Date: Sunday, May 25, 2025

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: SPO-T

Odds/Point Spread: Kia (+172) Samsung (-210)

Daegu Samsung Lions Park is the venue where Jae Hyeon Lee and the Samsung Lions (24-25, 6th in KBO) will take on the Kia Tigers (23-24, 7th in KBO) on Sunday, May 25, 2025. The Lions open this contest at -210 while the Tigers are coming in at +172. The over/under opens at 8.

As a team, the Kia Tigers are compiling 4.6 runs per game, which puts them at 6th in the league. They have earned 216 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .336. The Tigers have accounted for 95 doubles as a unit and have hit 37 balls out of the park. They have earned 203 RBI's in addition to 392 base knocks on the year, and their team batting average sits at .248. Kia has a slugging percentage of .381 and have been called out on strikes 345 times, while being walked on 200 occasions.

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Hyoung Woo Choi is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Kia. For his career, Choi has slapped 403 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 1,683 runs. In his time spent in pro baseball, he stepped up to bat 9,406 times and has delivered a base knock 2,495 times. Choi has hit .311 in his time in baseball, in addition to 1,314 runs scored and an OPS of .932. He has accumulated a slugging percentage of .532 and he has totaled 4,272 bases. He has gone down on strikes 1,432 times and has taken a walk on 1,155 at-bats, contributing to a .400 OBP.

The Kia Tigers have a total of 1,239 putouts for the season, in addition to 470 assists and 36 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .979 which ranks 6th in KBO and they have turned 38 double plays. The Tigers have stolen 43 bases and have been caught 13 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage is 23.2%.

They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.93 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.47. Tigers pitchers have given up 29 home runs and 228 total runs (5th in the league). Kia has surrendered 426 hits (9.3 per 9 innings) and 201 earned runs. The Tigers have compiled a team ERA of 4.38 on the year (7th in KBO), and their staff has struck out 350 hitters.

Samsung is sitting with 57 long balls on the season and 250 RBIs. They have 82 doubles, while taking a walk 206 times as well as earning 272 runs. The Samsung Lions have accounted for an OBP of .352 in addition to a team batting average of .267 on the campaign. The Lions hold a slugging % of .423 and they score 5.44 runs per game (2nd in baseball). They have been called out on strikes on 399 instances (4th in KBO) and have recorded 453 base hits.

Jae Hyeon Lee is a batter who can be a difference maker for Samsung. For the 1,247 official at-bats in his professional career, Lee is sitting with a batting avereage of .247 in addition to 308 base hits. He has hit it out of the park 38 times, in addition to having 476 total bases and also a .382 slugging %. Lee has drawn a walk 146 times while being called out on strikes on 267 chances. He is sitting with 186 runs and also has 172 runs batted in. His on-base rate is .332 and he has a career OPS of .714.

Out of their 45 chances at stealing a base, they have had success 34 times and been caught 11 times (24.4% caught stealing rate). The Samsung Lions have turned 37 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .986 (2nd in Korean baseball). The Lions have 456 assists, 25 errors and have amassed 1,332 putouts for the season.

The Samsung pitching staff have conceded 217 runs on the season while having an ERA of 4.16 (205 earned runs conceded). They have yielded 40 dingers and they relinquish 4.40 runs per 9 innings (5th in KBO). The Lions have a team WHIP of 1.329 in addition to having a FIP of 4.40 as a pitching staff for the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.31 (370 strikeouts against 160 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 3rd in KBO as a staff in total hits given up with 430.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kia (+172)

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