Kia Tigers vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 9/30/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kia Tigers vs Samsung Lions

Date: Tuesday, September 30, 2025

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: KN-T

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

Daegu Samsung Lions Park is the venue where Ja Wook Koo and the Samsung Lions (73-67, 4th in KBO) will take on the Kia Tigers (63-72, 8th in KBO) on Tuesday, September 30, 2025. The Lions open this game at -210 while the Tigers are coming in at +172. The O/U has been set at 9.

The Tigers have hit 230 two-baggers as a team and have hit 139 balls out of the park. Kia has a slugging % of .399 and have been called out on strikes 1,164 times, while taking a walk on 515 occasions. As a team, the Kia Tigers are recording 4.6 runs per game, which puts them at 6th in baseball. They have accumulated 601 RBI's in addition to 1,232 hits for the season, while their average at the plate is .258. They have a total of 645 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .336.

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Chan-Ho Park is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Kia. In his career, Park has slapped 23 baseballs out of the park while driving in 351 runs. He is sitting with a career slugging percentage of .332 and he has totaled 1,185 bases. For his career, he approached the plate 4,004 times and has reached base with a hit 948 times. He has gone down on strikes 531 times and has walked on 336 occasions, contributing to a .328 on-base %. Park has compiled an average at the plate of .266 for his career in baseball, in addition to 513 runs scored and an OPS of .660.

The Tigers have swiped 109 bases and have been gunned down 40 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage is 26.8%. The Kia Tigers have a tally of 3,692 putouts on the year, as well as 1,380 assists and 117 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .977 which puts them in 8th in the league and have earned 123 double plays.

Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.04 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.43. Tigers pitchers have conceded 106 home runs and 697 total runs (4th in KBO). Kia has surrendered 1,258 base hits (9.2 per 9 innings) and also 628 earned runs. The Tigers have compiled a team ERA of 4.59 for the season (7th in KBO), and the staff has rung up 1,019 batters.

Samsung has tallied 159 home runs over the course of the season and 715 RBIs. They have notched 237 doubles, while walking 560 times and recording 762 runs. The Samsung Lions have accounted for an on-base percentage of .354 and a batting average of .272 on the campaign. The Lions have a team slugging % of .426 and they average 5.37 runs per game (2nd in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 1,065 occasions (5th in baseball) and are sitting with 1,311 base hits.

Ja Wook Koo is a batter who should impact this game for Samsung. In the 5,224 at-bats in his baseball career, Koo has recorded a batting average of .318 in addition to 1,662 hits. He has hit the long ball 186 times, as well as 2,679 total bases and a .513 slugging percentage. Koo has drawn a free base 550 times while fanning on 1,001 plate appearances. He has amassed 983 runs and has 882 runs batted in. His OBP comes in at .386 and he holds a career OPS of .899.

In their 131 tries at getting a steal, they have been successful 105 times and been caught 26 times (19.8% caught stealing percentage). The Samsung Lions have turned 119 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .983 (2nd in the league). The Lions have accrued 1,375 assists, 87 errors and have a tally of 3,754 putouts this season.

The Lions hold a team WHIP of 1.348 with a FIP of 4.59 as a squad so far this year. They are currently ranked 6th in baseball as a staff in total hits allowed with 1,239. The Samsung pitching staff have yielded 638 runs on the year while having an ERA of 4.11 (572 earned runs yielded). Their K/BB ratio is 2.29 (1,027 strikeouts vs 448 bases on balls). They have relinquished 130 homers and they relinquish 4.59 runs per 9 innings (4th in the league).

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

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

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