Kia Tigers vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 8/14/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kia Tigers vs Samsung Lions

Date: Thursday, August 14, 2025

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: SPO-T

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

Patrick Wisdom and the Kia Tigers (50-50, 6th in KBO) head to Daegu Samsung Lions Park on Thursday, August 14, 2025, where they'll take on the Samsung Lions (51-55, 8th in KBO). The Tigers open this game at -160 while the Lions are coming in at +132. The over/under opens at 8.5.

As a team, the Kia Tigers are putting up 4.8 runs per game, which has them sitting at 5th in KBO. They have accounted for 495 runs while holding a team OBP of .337. The Tigers have hit 183 two-baggers as a team and have hit 97 balls out of the stadium. They have accrued 461 runs batted in and 925 base knocks for the season, while their batting average is at .259. Kia has a slugging % of .398 and have struck out 842 times, while drawing a walk on 396 occasions.

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Patrick Wisdom is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Kia. In his career, Wisdom has drilled 274 baseballs over the fence while driving in 864 runs. Over the course of his pro career, he came to bat 5,955 times and has notched a base knock 1,268 times. Wisdom has earned a batting average of .241 for his baseball career, in addition to 794 scored runs and an OPS of .780. His slugging percentage is .460 in addition to earning 2,423 bases. He has been struck out 1,688 times and has walked on 580 occasions, contributing to a .320 OBP.

The Tigers have swiped 85 bases and have been thrown out 30 times, which means their caught stealing percentage sits at 26.1%. The Kia Tigers have 2,761 putouts for the season, as well as 1,041 assists and 89 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .977 which is 7th in the league and they have turned 96 double plays.

The Tigers have an ERA of 4.42 over the course of the season (7th in the league), and their staff has struck out 759 batters. Kia has allowed 937 hits (9.2 per 9 innings) and also 452 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 2.05 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.42. Tigers pitchers have surrendered 72 long balls and also 503 runs (4th in KBO).

The Samsung Lions hold a team on-base percentage of .348 as well as a batting average of .268 over the course of the season. They have been called out on strikes on 814 occasions (5th in KBO) and are sitting with 971 hits. Samsung has compiled 117 HRs on the season in addition to 507 runs batted in. The Lions have a team SLG% of .417 and they have an average of 5.10 runs per contest (2nd in the league). They have 172 two-baggers, while walking 402 times as well as putting up 546 runs.

Lewin Diaz is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Samsung. Diaz has drawn a walk 377 times while going down on strikes on 884 plate appearances. His on-base % is .329 and he is the owner of a has a OPS in his career of .800. Over the course of the 4,204 at-bats in his pro career, Diaz has accrued an average at the plate of .265 in addition to having 1,116 base knocks. He has compiled 557 runs in addition to having 729 runs batted in. He has gone deep 202 times, in addition to having 1,982 total bases and also a .471 slugging percentage.

The Samsung Lions have turned 86 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .984 (2nd in KBO). The Lions have accrued 1,023 assists, 64 errors and have a tally of 2,813 putouts so far this year. Out of their 99 attempts at swiping a bag, they have made it 79 times and been caught 20 times (20.2% caught stealing percentage).

The Lions are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.347 in addition to having a FIP of 4.60 as a unit for the year. They rank 4th in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 938. The Samsung pitching staff have relinquished 479 runs this year while having a team ERA of 4.17 (434 earned runs surrendered). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.41 (781 strikeouts vs 324 walks). They have allowed 96 home runs and they give up 4.60 runs per 9 innings (5th in the league).

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

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

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