Kiwoom Heroes vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 7/19/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs Samsung Lions

Date: Saturday, July 19, 2025

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: SPO-T

Odds/Point Spread: Kiwoom (+125) Samsung (-145)

Sung Mun Song and the Kiwoom Heroes (27-61, 10th in KBO) head to Daegu Samsung Lions Park on Saturday, July 19, 2025, where they'll take on the Samsung Lions (43-44, 8th in KBO). The Lions open this contest at -145 while the Heroes are coming in at +125. The total opens at 8.

The Heroes have hit 125 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 64 balls out of the stadium. Kiwoom has a slugging % of .344 and have struck out 772 times, while being walked on 272 occasions. As a squad, the Kiwoom Heroes are knocking in 3.7 runs/g, which ranks them 10th in KBO. They have tallied 311 runs batted in in addition to 736 base knocks for the season, while their team batting average comes in at .237. They have notched a total of 334 runs scored and have an OBP of .306.

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Sung Mun Song is a batter who can be a difference maker for Kiwoom. For his pro baseball career, Song has hit 68 balls over the fence while driving in 415 runs. In his time spent in pro baseball, he came to the plate 2,990 times and got on base with a base knock 739 times. Song has a batting average of .277 for his career, with 360 runs scored and an OPS of .755. He has recorded a slugging percentage of .415 and he has racked up 1,109 bases. He has struck out 408 times and earned a walk on 267 occasions, contributing to a .340 on-base percentage.

The Kiwoom Heroes have accounted for 2,412 putouts this season, in addition to 809 assists and 78 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .976 which is 9th in the league and have a total of 74 double plays. The Heroes have stolen 72 bases and have been caught 34 times, which shows us their caught stealing rate is 32.1%.

The Heroes have a team ERA of 5.47 so far this season (10th in baseball), and they have rung up 596 batters. Kiwoom has conceded 943 base hits (10.6 per 9 innings) as well as 489 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.62 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.63. Heroes pitchers have surrendered 89 home runs and also 549 runs in total (1st in baseball).

The Lions hold a slugging percentage of .412 and they are earning 5.13 runs per game (2nd in baseball). They hit 138 doubles, while taking a walk 342 times and scoring 451 runs. Samsung has 93 home runs over the course of the season as well as 416 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 678 occasions (5th in baseball) and have totaled 795 base hits. The Samsung Lions have compiled an OBP of .349 as well as a team batting average of .267 this year.

Ja Wook Koo is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Samsung. For the 5,022 at-bats in his pro career, Koo has earned a batting average of .317 in addition to 1,590 base hits. He has homered 179 times, as well as 2,562 total bases and also a .510 slugging percentage. Koo has earned a free base 516 times while fanning on 970 attempts. He has accrued 942 runs in addition to having 840 RBIs. His OBP is .384 and he is the owner of a lifetime OPS of .894.

Out of their 84 tries at stealing a base, they have had success 67 times and been caught 17 times (20.2% caught stealing percentage). The Samsung Lions have turned 65 double plays and have a fielding rate of .985 (1st in KBO). The Lions have racked up 839 assists, 49 errors and have a tally of 2,325 putouts during this campaign.

The Lions have a team WHIP of 1.357 in addition to having a FIP of 4.62 as a unit over the course of the season. They are currently ranked 5th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 782. The Samsung pitching staff have allowed 398 runs for the year and come in with a team ERA of 4.26 (367 earned runs given up). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.43 (657 strikeouts vs 270 bases on balls). They have relinquished 75 dingers and they concede 4.62 runs per 9 innings (5th in KBO).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Samsung (-145)

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