Kiwoom Heroes vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 7/18/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs Samsung Lions

Date: Friday, July 18, 2025

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: KN-T

Odds/Point Spread: Kiwoom (+110) Samsung (-132)

Lewin Diaz and the Samsung Lions (43-44, 8th in KBO) host the Kiwoom Heroes (27-61, 10th in KBO) at Daegu Samsung Lions Park on Friday, July 18, 2025. The Heroes open this game at +110 while the Lions are coming in at -132. The O/U has been set at 9.

Kiwoom has a slugging rate of .344 and have been called out on strikes 772 times, while drawing a walk on 272 occasions. They have amassed 311 RBI's as well as 736 hits over the course of the season, while their team batting average is sitting at .237. The Heroes have tallied 125 doubles as a team and have knocked 64 balls out of the park. They have notched a total of 334 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .306. As a team, the Kiwoom Heroes are compiling 3.7 runs per game, which ranks them 10th in the league.

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Joo Hwan Choi is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Kiwoom. In his career, Choi has hit 134 balls out of the park while knocking in 722 runs. In his time spent in pro baseball, he faced a pitcher 5,160 times and came through with a base hit 1,255 times. Choi has hit .275 in his time in baseball, with 592 scored runs and an OPS of .774. His slugging percentage sits at .431 in addition to earning 1,967 bases. He has struck out 743 times and earned a walk on 440 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .343 on-base percentage.

The Kiwoom Heroes have notched a total of 2,412 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 809 assists and 78 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .976 which puts them in 9th in the league and they have turned 74 double plays. The Heroes have swiped 72 bases and have been thrown out 34 times, which tells us their caught stealing rate is 32.1%.

The Heroes have compiled a team ERA of 5.47 over the course of the season (10th in baseball), and they have struck out 596 batters. Heroes pitchers have given up 89 home runs in addition to 549 total runs (1st in baseball). Kiwoom has surrendered 943 base hits (10.6 per 9 innings) as well as 489 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.62 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.63.

The Samsung Lions are sitting with a team on-base percentage of .349 in addition to a batting average of .267 this year. They have struck out on 678 instances (5th in baseball) and have notched a total of 795 base knocks. Samsung has a total of 93 home runs on the campaign to go along with 416 RBIs. The Lions hold a slugging % of .412 and they average 5.13 runs per game (2nd in the league). They have recorded 138 two-baggers, while walking 342 times and scoring 451 runs.

Lewin Diaz is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Samsung. Over the course of the 4,130 at-bats in his pro career, Diaz has hit .264 with 1,090 hits. He has hit the long ball 194 times, as well as 1,928 total bases and also a .467 slugging percentage. Diaz has recorded a walk 373 times while fanning on 872 chances. He has recorded 544 runs in addition to having 708 RBIs. His on-base % is .328 and he has a career OPS of .795.

The Samsung Lions have turned 65 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .985 (1st in the league). The Lions have 839 assists, 49 errors and have 2,325 putouts so far this season. In their 84 attempts at swiping a bag, 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 in addition to having a FIP of 4.62 as a pitching staff this season. They are currently ranked 5th in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 782. The Samsung pitching staff have surrendered 398 runs on the campaign while having a team ERA of 4.26 (367 earned runs surrendered). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 2.43 (657 strikeouts against 270 bases on balls). They have relinquished 75 long balls and they yield 4.62 runs per 9 innings (5th in KBO).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kiwoom (+110)

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