KT Wiz vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 5/13/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: KT Wiz vs Samsung Lions

Date: Tuesday, May 13, 2025

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: SPO-T

Odds/Point Spread: KT (+102) Samsung (-122)

Daegu Samsung Lions Park is the venue where Lewin Diaz and the Samsung Lions (19-21, 5th in KBO) will take on the KT Wiz (18-20, 6th in KBO) on Tuesday, May 13, 2025. The Wiz open this game at +102 while the Lions are priced at -122. The over/under opens at 9.

As a unit, the KT Wiz are scoring 3.8 runs per game, which puts them at 10th in the league. They have racked up 155 runs scored while having a team OBP of .327. The Wiz have accounted for 56 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 25 balls out of the stadium. They have accounted for 145 runs batted in and 333 base knocks so far this year, while their batting average is .243. KT is slugging .347 and have struck out 299 times, while being walked on 160 occasions.

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Sung-Woo Jang is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for KT. In his career, Jang has slapped 109 balls out of the park while knocking in 544 runs. For his time in the league, he came to the plate 4,153 times and has reached base with a base hit 921 times. Jang has hit .256 for his baseball career, in addition to 373 scored runs and an OPS of .384. His career slugging percentage is .384 and he has accumulated 1,384 bases. He has gone down on strikes 767 times and has gotten a free base on 441 occasions, contributing to a .336 OBP.

The Wiz have swiped 46 bases and have been caught 15 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage sits at 24.6%. The KT Wiz have amassed 1,113 putouts this year, in addition to 423 assists and 22 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .986 which ranks 2nd in Korean baseball and have accumulated 28 double plays.

The Wiz are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.20 this season (3rd in the league), and the staff has rung up 319 batters. Wiz pitchers have allowed 27 long balls and 150 total runs (8th in KBO). KT has surrendered 337 hits (8.2 per 9 innings) and also 132 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.40 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.27.

The Lions hold a team SLG% of .430 and they average 5.44 runs per outing (1st in the league). They have recorded 61 two-baggers, while getting a free base 169 times and scoring 223 runs. Samsung has knocked in 51 HRs on the year to go along with 204 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 325 occasions (2nd in the league) and are sitting with 379 hits. The Samsung Lions have an on-base percentage of .354 in addition to a batting average of .271 on the year.

Lewin Diaz is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Samsung. During the 3,947 official at-bats in his baseball career, Diaz is sitting with a batting avereage of .263 in addition to having 1,037 hits. He has gone deep 180 times, as well as 1,826 total bases and also a .463 slugging percentage. Diaz has recorded a free base 354 times while being called out on strikes on 837 attempts. He has scored 515 runs and racked up 661 runs batted in. His OBP comes in at .327 and he has earned a career OPS of .790.

Of their 40 tries at stealing a base, they have been successful 30 times and been caught 10 times (25.0% caught stealing percentage). The Samsung Lions have turned 30 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .986 (4th in KBO). The Lions have 366 assists, 21 errors and are sitting with 1,092 putouts during this campaign.

The Lions are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.360 in addition to having a FIP of 4.60 as a squad over the course of the season. They are sitting at 3rd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 360. The Samsung pitching staff have given up 186 runs this season while having a team ERA of 4.35 (176 earned runs yielded). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 2.26 (305 strikeouts against 135 bases on balls). They have relinquished 36 homers and they give up 4.60 runs per 9 innings (5th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take KT (+102)

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