Kiwoom Heroes vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 9/17/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds
Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs Samsung Lions
Date: Wednesday, September 17, 2025
Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea
TV: SPO-2T
Odds/Point Spread: Kiwoom (+162) Samsung (-196)
Joo Hwan Choi and the Kiwoom Heroes (44-87, 10th in KBO) go to Daegu Samsung Lions Park on Wednesday, September 17, 2025, where they'll take on the Samsung Lions (66-65, 5th in KBO). The odds on this matchup have the Heroes priced at +162 and the Lions are at -196. The over/under has been set at 9.
As a team, the Kiwoom Heroes are notching 4.1 runs per game, which puts them at 10th in KBO. They have earned a total of 548 runs while holding a team OBP of .313. The Heroes have accumulated 203 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 98 balls out of the park. They have recorded 509 RBI's and 1,135 hits over the course of the season, while their batting average is at .245. Kiwoom is slugging .360 and have been rung up 1,145 times, while getting the free base on 411 occasions.
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Joo Hwan Choi is a batter who should impact this game for Kiwoom. In his career, Choi has hit 140 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 751 runs. Over the course of his time in the league, he stepped into the batters box 5,299 times and has delivered a hit 1,297 times. Choi has accrued an average at the plate of .276 for his baseball career, in addition to 607 runs scored and an OPS of .777. His slugging percentage sits at .433 and he has a total of 2,033 bases. He has struck out 756 times and has walked on 450 occasions, contributing to a .344 on-base percentage.
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The Heroes have swiped 100 bags and have been thrown out 48 times, which tells us their caught stealing rate is 32.4%. The Kiwoom Heroes have earned a total of 3,571 putouts this season, as well as 1,231 assists and 110 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .978 which ranks 10th in the league and they have turned 106 double plays.
They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.68 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.58. Heroes pitchers have yielded 140 home runs and also 820 runs (1st in the league). Kiwoom has yielded 1,368 hits (10.3 per 9 innings) and 730 earned runs. The Heroes have compiled a team earned run average of 5.52 this season (10th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 870 batters.
The Lions have a team SLG% of .418 and they earn 5.17 runs per outing (2nd in the league). They have put up 213 two-baggers, while getting a free base 512 times as well as racking up 688 runs. Samsung has recorded 146 home runs over the course of the season to go along with 645 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 997 occasions (5th in KBO) and have totaled 1,201 hits. The Samsung Lions have compiled a team OBP of .348 in addition to a batting average of .267 over the course of the season.
Lewin Diaz is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Samsung. Diaz has tallied a walk 396 times while going down on strikes on 901 plate appearances. He is sitting with 576 runs and has 755 RBIs. His on-base % is .331 and he has a career OPS of .806. He has gone deep 211 times, in addition to having 2,040 bases in total and a .475 slugging percentage. In the 4,299 at-bats in his pro career, Diaz is sitting with a batting avereage of .266 and has racked up 1,142 base hits.
Out of their 125 attempts at swiping a bag, they have made it 100 times and been caught 25 times (20.0% caught stealing rate). The Samsung Lions have turned 111 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .984 (1st in Korean baseball). The Lions have accrued 1,287 assists, 80 errors and have earned 3,517 putouts on the campaign.
The Lions have a team WHIP of 1.340 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.56 as a unit on the campaign. Their K/BB ratio is 2.34 (967 strikeouts vs 413 walks). They rank 5th in KBO as a staff in total hits relinquished with 1,158. They have relinquished 124 dingers and they concede 4.56 runs per 9 innings (4th in KBO). The Samsung pitching staff have allowed 594 runs this season while holding a team ERA of 4.12 (537 earned runs yielded).
Who will win tonight's KBO game against the spread?
Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kiwoom (+162)
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