Kiwoom Heroes vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 9/18/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs Samsung Lions

Date: Thursday, September 18, 2025

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: KN-T

Odds/Point Spread: Kiwoom (+132) Samsung (-160)

Sung Mun Song and the Kiwoom Heroes (45-87, 10th in KBO) head to Daegu Samsung Lions Park on Thursday, September 18, 2025, where they'll take on the Samsung Lions (67-65, 5th in KBO). The odds on this game have the Heroes coming in at +132 and the Lions are at -160. The total is set at 8.5.

The Heroes have tallied 205 doubles as a unit and have knocked 98 balls out of the stadium. Kiwoom owns a slugging percentage of .360 and have struck out 1,154 times, while being walked on 416 occasions. As a unit, the Kiwoom Heroes are scoring 4.1 runs per game, which has them at 10th in baseball. They have recorded 513 runs batted in and 1,143 hits so far this year, while their average at the plate comes in at .245. They have accumulated 552 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .313.

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Sung Mun Song is a batter who can be a difference maker for Kiwoom. Song has a batting average of .283 for his career in baseball, in addition to 407 scored runs and an OPS of .779. He has struck out 435 times and has been walked on 294 occasions, contributing to a .348 on-base percentage. In his career, Song has drilled 78 baseballs over the fence while driving in 448 runs. His slugging percentage is .431 in addition to having tallied 1,230 bases. In his time in the Majors, he stepped up to bat 3,201 times and has come through with a base knock 809 times.

The Kiwoom Heroes have notched a total of 3,598 putouts on the year, in addition to 1,237 assists and 111 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .978 which puts them in 10th in the league and they have turned 107 double plays. The Heroes have stolen 100 bases and have been caught 48 times, which tells us their caught stealing rate is 32.4%.

The Heroes hold a team ERA of 5.48 for the season (10th in KBO), and they have struck out 877 batters. Kiwoom has surrendered 1,375 hits (10.3 per 9 innings) in addition to 730 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 1.69 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.58. Heroes pitchers have surrendered 140 home runs and also 821 runs in total (1st in baseball).

The Lions hold a slugging % of .418 and they score 5.19 runs per game (2nd in KBO). They have put up 213 doubles, while taking a walk 516 times and putting up 695 runs. Samsung has 147 home runs this year to go along with 651 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 1,004 instances (6th in baseball) and have 1,210 hits. The Samsung Lions have recorded an on-base percentage of .348 and a batting average of .267 on the campaign.

Ja Wook Koo is a batter who should impact this game for Samsung. Koo has recorded a walk 545 times while striking out on 996 plate appearances. He has accounted for 977 runs and has 874 RBIs. His on-base percentage sits at .387 and he holds a career OPS of .900. He has gone deep 185 times, with 2,665 total bases and also a .513 slugging percentage. For the 5,195 at-bats in his pro career, Koo has an average at the plate of .318 with 1,654 hits.

In their 126 chances at getting a steal, they have had success 101 times and been caught 25 times (19.8% caught stealing rate). The Samsung Lions have turned 112 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .984 (1st in the league). The Lions have 1,297 assists, 81 errors and have accounted for 3,544 putouts this season.

The Lions have a team WHIP of 1.345 in addition to having a FIP of 4.56 as a squad for the season. They are currently ranked 6th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 1,168. The Samsung pitching staff have relinquished 599 runs on the campaign while having a team ERA of 4.11 (540 earned runs conceded). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 2.33 (978 strikeouts vs 420 walks). They have surrendered 124 homers and they allow 4.56 runs per 9 innings (4th in baseball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kiwoom (+132)

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