Kiwoom Heroes vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 8/23/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs Samsung Lions

Date: Saturday, August 23, 2025

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: SPO-T

Odds/Point Spread: Kiwoom (+102) Samsung (-122)

Ju Hyoung Lee and the Kiwoom Heroes (36-75, 10th in KBO) travel to Daegu Samsung Lions Park on Saturday, August 23, 2025, where they'll meet the Samsung Lions (53-58, 8th in KBO). The Lions open this contest at -122 while the Heroes are coming in at +102. The total is set at 8.5.

As a team, the Kiwoom Heroes are compiling 3.8 runs per game, which has them at 10th in baseball. They have notched a total of 442 runs while having a team OBP of .309. The Heroes have hit 161 two-baggers as a squad and have smacked 85 balls out of the stadium. They have recorded 413 runs batted in in addition to 938 hits for the season, and their team batting average sits at .239. Kiwoom is slugging .350 and have been rung up 979 times, while getting the free base on 352 occasions.

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Ju Hyoung Lee is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Kiwoom. In his career, Lee has hit 23 baseballs over the fence while knocking in 96 runs. His slugging percentage is .382 and he has racked up 319 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he came to the plate 963 times and has notched a hit 212 times. He has struck out 218 times and has been walked on 83 occasions, contributing to a .348 OBP. Lee is sitting with a batting avereage of .254 in his time in baseball, in addition to 125 scored runs and an OPS of .737.

The Kiwoom Heroes have accumulated 3,058 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 1,048 assists and 97 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .977 which puts them in 7th in the league and have accumulated 94 double plays. The Heroes have stolen 94 bases and have been caught 43 times, which means their caught stealing percentage comes in at 31.4%.

The Heroes have an earned run average of 5.45 this year (10th in the league), and the staff has rung up 760 batters. Kiwoom has conceded 1,166 hits (10.3 per 9 innings) as well as 617 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 1.66 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.59. Heroes pitchers have surrendered 119 long balls and also 695 total runs (1st in the league).

The Lions hold a slugging % of .414 and they score 5.08 runs per contest (2nd in the league). They have put up 179 two-baggers, while getting a free base 426 times as well as putting up 574 runs. Samsung is sitting with 123 home runs for the season to go along with 533 RBIs. They have been rung up on 863 occasions (5th in the league) and have 1,021 base knocks. The Samsung Lions have earned a team OBP of .346 in addition to a team batting average of .266 on the season.

Jae Hyeon Lee is a hitter who should impact this game for Samsung. For the 1,425 at-bats in his professional career, Lee has hit .245 with 349 hits. He has homered 44 times, as well as 547 bases in total and also a .384 slugging percentage. Lee has drawn a free base 167 times while going down on strikes on 311 plate appearances. He has recorded 210 runs and has 197 runs batted in. His on-base percentage sits at .331 and he holds a career OPS of .715.

The Samsung Lions have turned 89 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .983 (2nd in KBO). The Lions have 1,084 assists, 70 errors and have 2,981 putouts this season. Out of their 104 attempts at stealing a base, they got to the bag before the ball 84 times and been caught 20 times (19.2% caught stealing rate).

The Lions hold a team WHIP of 1.354 and have a FIP of 4.67 as a squad for the year. They come in at 4th in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 998. The Samsung pitching staff have allowed 516 runs for the season while having an ERA of 4.22 (466 earned runs surrendered). Their K/BB ratio sits at 2.39 (828 strikeouts against 347 walks). They have surrendered 105 dingers and they allow 4.67 runs per 9 innings (6th in KBO).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kiwoom (+102)

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