Kiwoom Heroes vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 9/5/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs Samsung Lions

Date: Friday, September 5, 2025

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: SPO-T

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

Jae Hyeon Lee and the Samsung Lions (63-60, 4th in KBO) play the Kiwoom Heroes (40-84, 10th in KBO) at Daegu Samsung Lions Park on Friday, September 5, 2025. The line on this contest has the Heroes priced at +106 and the Lions are at -128. The over/under opens at 9.

The Heroes have accounted for 184 two-baggers as a squad and have smacked 93 balls out of the stadium. Kiwoom has a slugging % of .353 and have been rung up 1,087 times, while taking a walk on 391 occasions. As a unit, the Kiwoom Heroes are notching 3.9 runs per game, which ranks them 10th in KBO. They have recorded 465 RBI's as well as 1,056 base knocks for the year, and their team batting average is at .241. They have racked up 502 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .310.

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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 out of the park while driving in 99 runs. Over the course of his time in the league, he approached the plate 1,015 times and has delivered with a base knock 224 times. Lee has hit .253 in his time in baseball, in addition to 133 scored runs and an OPS of .732. His slugging percentage is .380 and he has a total of 336 bases. He has gone down on strikes 228 times and has taken a walk on 85 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .346 on-base %.

The Kiwoom Heroes have earned a total of 3,391 putouts so far this season, as well as 1,160 assists and 104 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .978 which ranks 8th in the league and they have turned 102 double plays. The Heroes have stolen 95 bags and have been thrown out 47 times, which means their caught stealing rate is 33.1%.

The Heroes are sitting with a team ERA of 5.52 for the season (10th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 835 hitters. Heroes pitchers have conceded 135 home runs in addition to 779 total runs (1st in baseball). Kiwoom has allowed 1,309 base hits (10.4 per 9 innings) as well as 693 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.71 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.59.

Samsung has hit 136 HRs this season to go along with 613 RBIs. They have notched 203 doubles, while walking 484 times and notching 656 runs. The Samsung Lions have earned a team on-base percentage of .350 and a team batting average of .269 this year. The Lions have a team slugging % of .419 and they have an average of 5.25 runs per contest (2nd in the league). They have been rung up on 932 occasions (5th in baseball) and have tallied 1,143 hits.

Jae Hyeon Lee is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Samsung. Lee has drawn a free base 173 times while fanning on 319 occasions. He has accounted for 218 runs and also has 202 RBIs. His on-base rate is .331 and he is the owner of a lifetime OPS of .714. He has gone deep 45 times, as well as 562 total bases and a .383 slugging %. Over the course of the 1,466 at-bats in his pro career, Lee has earned a batting average of .245 with 359 hits.

The Samsung Lions have turned 102 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .983 (1st in KBO). The Lions have recorded 1,204 assists, 78 errors and have notched a total of 3,304 putouts this year. Of their 116 chances at getting a steal, they have been successful 92 times and been caught 24 times (20.7% caught stealing percentage).

The Samsung pitching staff have yielded 558 runs on the season while having an ERA of 4.10 (502 earned runs surrendered). They have surrendered 117 HR's and they concede 4.56 runs per 9 innings (5th in the league). The Lions have a WHIP of 1.337 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.56 as a pitching staff so far this season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.38 (913 strikeouts vs 383 free passes). They are currently ranked 5th in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 1,089.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Samsung (-128) and under the total runs

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