Kia Tigers vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 8/13/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kia Tigers vs Samsung Lions

Date: Wednesday, August 13, 2025

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: KN-T

Odds/Point Spread: Kia (-160) Samsung (+132)

Jae Hyeon Lee and the Samsung Lions (51-55, 8th in KBO) play the Kia Tigers (50-50, 6th in KBO) at Daegu Samsung Lions Park on Wednesday, August 13, 2025. The odds on this game have the Tigers coming in at -160 and the Lions are at +132. The total is set at 8.

The Tigers have recorded 183 doubles as a unit and have knocked 97 balls out of the stadium. Kia has a slugging % of .398 and have struck out 842 times, while taking a walk on 396 occasions. As a squad, the Kia Tigers are putting up 4.8 runs per game, which has them at 5th in baseball. They have tallied 461 RBI's and 925 hits on the campaign, while their average at the plate is .259. They have a total of 495 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .337.

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Hyoung Woo Choi is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Kia. Choi has accrued an average at the plate of .310 for his career in baseball, with 1,347 scored runs and an OPS of .931. He has gone down on strikes 1,479 times and has gotten a free base on 1,181 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .400 on-base percentage. For his pro baseball career, Choi has hit 412 baseballs over the fence while knocking in 1,714 runs. He has amassed a slugging percentage of .531 in addition to racking up 4,370 bases. During his time in professional baseball, he stepped up to the plate 9,637 times and has come through with a hit 2,555 times.

The Kia Tigers have accounted for 2,737 putouts so far this season, in addition to 1,035 assists and 88 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .977 which is 7th in the league and have accumulated 95 double plays. The Tigers have swiped 81 bags and have been gunned down 29 times, which means their caught stealing percentage comes in at 26.4%.

The Tigers hold a team earned run average of 4.42 this season (7th in the league), and the staff has struck out 759 hitters. Kia has surrendered 937 base knocks (9.2 per 9 innings) and also 452 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.05 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.42. Tigers pitchers have given up 72 home runs and 503 runs in total (4th in baseball).

Samsung has accumulated 117 home runs this season as well as 507 runs batted in. They have notched 172 two-baggers, while walking 402 times and putting up 546 runs. The Samsung Lions have accounted for an OBP of .348 and a batting average of .268 so far this season. The Lions have a SLG% of .417 and they tally 5.10 runs per contest (2nd in baseball). They have been rung up on 814 occasions (5th in baseball) and have notched a total of 971 base hits.

Jae Hyeon Lee is a batter who can be a difference maker for Samsung. Lee has drawn a walk 166 times while going down on strikes on 306 tries. His on-base percentage sits at .333 and he has a has a OPS in his career of .718. In the 1,412 at-bats in his career, Lee has earned a batting average of .246 and has racked up 348 hits. He has recorded 209 runs and has 196 RBIs. He has hit a home run 43 times, as well as 543 total bases and also a .385 slugging %.

The Samsung Lions have turned 84 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .984 (2nd in KBO). The Lions have accrued 1,013 assists, 63 errors and have earned a total of 2,789 putouts this year. Out of their 98 tries at swiping a bag, they have had success 78 times and been caught 20 times (20.4% caught stealing percentage).

The Lions hold a team WHIP of 1.347 in addition to having a FIP of 4.60 as a pitching staff so far this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 2.41 (781 strikeouts against 324 free passes). They come in at 4th in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 938. They have relinquished 96 dingers and they yield 4.60 runs per 9 innings (5th in KBO). The Samsung pitching staff have conceded 479 runs on the season while holding an ERA of 4.17 (434 earned runs conceded).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kia (-160)

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