Kiwoom Heroes vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 8/24/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs Samsung Lions

Date: Sunday, August 24, 2025

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: SPO-2T

Odds/Point Spread: Kiwoom (+106) Samsung (-128)

Joo Hwan Choi and the Kiwoom Heroes (38-76, 10th in KBO) travel to Daegu Samsung Lions Park on Sunday, August 24, 2025, where they'll meet the Samsung Lions (55-59, 8th in KBO). The Lions open this game at -128 while the Heroes are priced at +106. The over/under opens at 8.5.

Kiwoom has a slugging percentage of .355 and have struck out 996 times, while being walked on 361 occasions. They have accounted for 435 RBI's in addition to 978 base knocks for the season, and their average at the plate sits at .242. The Heroes have hit 166 two-baggers as a team and have hit 89 balls out of the park. They have notched a total of 468 runs while holding a team OBP of .311. As a squad, the Kiwoom Heroes are scoring 4.0 runs per outing, which ranks them 10th in KBO.

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Joo Hwan Choi is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Kiwoom. In his professional baseball career, Choi has drilled 140 baseballs out of the park while driving in 745 runs. For his career, he stepped into the batters box 5,267 times and got on base with a base knock 1,287 times. Choi is sitting with a batting avereage of .276 for his baseball career, with 605 runs scored and an OPS of .776. His slugging percentage sits at .433 and he has a total of 2,022 bases. He has gone down on strikes 753 times and has walked on 448 occasions, contributing to a .343 on-base percentage.

The Heroes have swiped 94 bags and have been gunned down 43 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage sits at 31.4%. The Kiwoom Heroes have a tally of 3,136 putouts for the season, in addition to 1,072 assists and 97 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .977 which is 7th in the league and they have turned 97 double plays.

The Heroes are sitting with a team ERA of 5.51 so far this season (10th in baseball), and they have rung up 779 batters. Kiwoom has allowed 1,199 hits (10.3 per 9 innings) and also 640 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.68 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.59. Heroes pitchers have yielded 127 home runs and 718 runs in total (1st in KBO).

The Samsung Lions have recorded a team on-base percentage of .346 in addition to a team batting average of .266 on the year. They have struck out on 879 instances (5th in the league) and have tallied 1,047 base hits. Samsung has recorded 124 home runs for the year in addition to 547 RBIs. The Lions have a slugging percentage of .414 and they average 5.08 runs per game (2nd in baseball). They have put up 185 doubles, while walking 441 times and putting up 589 runs.

Lewin Diaz is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Samsung. In the 4,237 at-bats in his professional career, Diaz is sitting with a batting avereage of .265 in addition to 1,123 base hits. He has hit a home run 203 times, with 1,993 total bases and also a .470 slugging percentage. Diaz has earned a free base 383 times while striking out on 891 plate appearances. He has compiled 560 runs in addition to having earned 739 RBIs. His on-base % is .329 and he is the owner of a lifetime OPS of .799.

Out of their 111 attempts at swiping a bag, they got to the bag before the ball 90 times and been caught 21 times (18.9% caught stealing rate). The Samsung Lions have turned 92 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .983 (2nd in KBO). The Lions have 1,118 assists, 71 errors and have accumulated 3,059 putouts this season.

The Lions have a team WHIP of 1.350 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.66 as a squad so far this year. They rank 5th in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 1,021. The Samsung pitching staff have conceded 528 runs this season while holding an ERA of 4.22 (478 earned runs relinquished). Their K/BB ratio sits at 2.38 (846 strikeouts vs 355 free passes). They have allowed 111 homers and they allow 4.66 runs per 9 innings (6th in baseball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kiwoom (+106)

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