Kiwoom Heroes vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 7/17/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs Samsung Lions

Date: Thursday, July 17, 2025

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: KN-T

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

Jae Hyeon Lee and the Samsung Lions (43-44, 8th in KBO) host the Kiwoom Heroes (27-61, 10th in KBO) at Daegu Samsung Lions Park on Thursday, July 17, 2025. The Heroes open this game at +132 while the Lions are priced at -160. The total opens at 9.

The Heroes have accounted for 125 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 64 balls out of the park. Kiwoom has a slugging rate of .344 and have been called out on strikes 772 times, while drawing a walk on 272 occasions. As a team, the Kiwoom Heroes are scoring 3.7 runs per game, which ranks them 10th in KBO. They have tallied 311 runs batted in and 736 base knocks this year, and their team batting average is sitting at .237. They are sitting with 334 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .306.

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Ju Hyoung Lee is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Kiwoom. Lee has a batting average of .257 for his career, with 117 runs scored and an OPS of .745. He has struck out 195 times and has walked on 80 occasions, contributing to a .352 on-base percentage. For his career, Lee has drilled 22 balls out of the park while driving in 84 runs. His slugging percentage is .391 and he has a total of 294 bases. During his time in professional baseball, he stepped into the batters box 863 times and has delivered with a base knock 193 times.

The Heroes have swiped 72 bases and have been thrown out 34 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 32.1%. The Kiwoom Heroes have earned a total of 2,412 putouts for the season, in addition to 809 assists and 78 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .976 which has them ranked 9th in Korean baseball and have earned 74 double plays.

They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 1.62 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.63. Heroes pitchers have relinquished 89 home runs and also 549 total runs (1st in baseball). Kiwoom has relinquished 943 hits (10.6 per 9 innings) and 489 earned runs. The Heroes hold a team earned run average of 5.47 this year (10th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 596 hitters.

The Samsung Lions have compiled an on-base percentage of .349 and a team batting average of .267 this year. They have been called out on strikes on 678 instances (5th in baseball) and have recorded 795 hits. Samsung has tallied 93 home runs this season and 416 runs batted in. The Lions hold a slugging percentage of .412 and they have an average of 5.13 runs per outing (2nd in KBO). They have recorded 138 two-baggers, while taking a walk 342 times and scoring 451 runs.

Jae Hyeon Lee is a batter who can be a difference maker for Samsung. Lee has earned a walk 160 times while striking out on 289 chances. He has accounted for 201 runs in addition to having earned 191 runs batted in. His on-base percentage sits at .335 and he has earned a career OPS of .722. He has gone yard 42 times, with 521 total bases and a .387 slugging %. During the 1,347 official at-bats in his career, Lee has a batting average of .248 in addition to 334 base hits.

The Samsung Lions have turned 65 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .985 (1st in KBO). The Lions have accrued 839 assists, 49 errors and have earned 2,325 putouts for the season. Of their 84 attempts at getting a steal, they have had success 67 times and been caught 17 times (20.2% caught stealing rate).

The Lions have a team WHIP of 1.357 and have a FIP of 4.62 as a pitching staff on the campaign. Their K/BB ratio is 2.43 (657 strikeouts against 270 walks). They sit at 5th in KBO as a staff in total hits surrendered with 782. They have conceded 75 homers and they relinquish 4.62 runs per 9 innings (5th in the league). The Samsung pitching staff have allowed 398 runs this season while having an ERA of 4.26 (367 earned runs surrendered).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kiwoom (+132)

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