Kiwoom Heroes vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 9/3/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs Samsung Lions

Date: Wednesday, September 3, 2025

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: SPO-2T

Odds/Point Spread: Kiwoom (+125) Samsung (-150)

Joo Hwan Choi and the Kiwoom Heroes (40-83, 10th in KBO) are headed to Daegu Samsung Lions Park on Wednesday, September 3, 2025, where they'll meet the Samsung Lions (63-60, 5th in KBO). The Lions open this contest at -150 while the Heroes are coming in at +125. The over/under opens at 8.

The Heroes have accumulated 182 two-baggers as a team and have hit 93 balls out of the park. Kiwoom has a slugging percentage of .354 and have been called out on strikes 1,074 times, while being walked on 389 occasions. As a team, the Kiwoom Heroes are putting up 3.9 runs per contest, which ranks them 10th in the league. They have tallied 464 RBI's and 1,051 hits on the campaign, while their team batting average comes in at .241. They are sitting with 501 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .310.

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Joo Hwan Choi is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Kiwoom. For his career, Choi has drilled 140 baseballs out of the park while driving in 745 runs. In his time in the Majors, he stepped up to bat 5,267 times and has delivered a base hit 1,287 times. Choi has hit .276 for his baseball career, with 605 scored runs and an OPS of .776. He has amassed a slugging percentage of .433 in addition to earning 2,022 bases. He has gone down on strikes 753 times and has taken a walk on 448 occasions, contributing to a .343 OBP.

The Kiwoom Heroes have 3,367 putouts on the year, as well as 1,150 assists and 102 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .978 which has them ranked 7th in the league and have 102 double plays. The Heroes have swiped 95 bases and have been gunned down 45 times, which means their caught stealing rate is 32.1%.

The Heroes have compiled a team ERA of 5.53 so far this year (10th in the league), and they have struck out 828 hitters. Heroes pitchers have conceded 134 home runs and 773 runs in total (1st in baseball). Kiwoom has surrendered 1,295 base hits (10.4 per 9 innings) and also 689 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.70 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.59.

Samsung has accumulated 136 home runs so far this season as well as 613 runs batted in. They have 203 two-baggers, while walking 484 times and recording 656 runs. The Samsung Lions have compiled a team OBP of .350 and a batting average of .269 so far this season. The Lions hold a slugging percentage of .419 and they score 5.25 runs per game (2nd in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 932 occasions (5th in KBO) and have accounted for 1,143 base knocks.

Lewin Diaz is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Samsung. Diaz has earned a walk 391 times while fanning on 895 occasions. His on-base percentage is .330 and he has earned a career OPS of .804. During the 4,272 at-bats in his career, Diaz has accrued an average at the plate of .266 with 1,135 base hits. He has accounted for 572 runs and notched 751 RBIs. He has homered 208 times, with 2,023 total bases and also a .474 slugging %.

The Samsung Lions have turned 102 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .983 (2nd in the league). The Lions have racked up 1,204 assists, 78 errors and have earned a total of 3,304 putouts so far this year. Out of their 116 attempts at getting a steal, they got to the bag before the ball 92 times and been caught 24 times (20.7% caught stealing percentage).

The Lions hold a team WHIP of 1.337 with a FIP of 4.56 as a pitching staff this year. They rank 5th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 1,089. The Samsung pitching staff have yielded 558 runs so far this season while having a team ERA of 4.10 (502 earned runs conceded). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.38 (913 strikeouts vs 383 bases on balls). They have given up 117 long balls and they allow 4.56 runs per 9 innings (5th in KBO).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Samsung (-150) and under the total runs

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