KT Wiz vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 5/14/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: KT Wiz vs Samsung Lions

Date: Wednesday, May 14, 2025

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: KN-T

Odds/Point Spread: KT (+125) Samsung (-145)

Daegu Samsung Lions Park is the site where Ja Wook Koo and the Samsung Lions (19-21, 5th in KBO) will take on the KT Wiz (18-20, 6th in KBO) on Wednesday, May 14, 2025. The Wiz open this matchup at +125 while the Lions are coming in at -145. The O/U has been set at 9.

As a unit, the KT Wiz are compiling 3.8 runs per game, which is 10th in the league. They have tallied 155 runs while holding a team OBP of .327. The Wiz have tallied 56 doubles as a unit and have knocked 25 balls out of the park. They have compiled 145 RBI's in addition to 333 hits on the year, and their team batting average sits at .243. KT is slugging .347 and have been rung up 299 times, while taking a walk on 160 occasions.

Get all of our Free KBO Picks

Mel Rojas is a batter who can be a difference maker for KT. Rojas has compiled an average at the plate of .279 in his time in baseball, with 1,059 scored runs and an OPS of .818. He has struck out 1,697 times and earned a walk on 827 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .357 on-base %. In his career, Rojas has hit 267 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 1,069 runs. He has compiled a slugging percentage of .461 in addition to having tallied 3,285 bases. For his time in baseball, he came to bat 8,094 times and has notched a base hit 1,985 times.

The KT Wiz have amassed 1,113 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 423 assists and 22 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .986 which has them sitting 2nd in Korean baseball and have earned 28 double plays. The Wiz have stolen 46 bases and have been caught 15 times, which shows us their caught stealing rate is 24.6%.

The Wiz have compiled a team earned run average of 3.20 on the campaign (3rd in the league), and the staff has struck out 319 batters. Wiz pitchers have given up 27 home runs and 150 runs (8th in baseball). KT has given up 337 base hits (8.2 per 9 innings) and 132 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.40 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.27.

The Lions hold a slugging percentage of .430 and they average 5.44 runs per game (1st in KBO). They have put up 61 two-baggers, while taking a walk 169 times as well as putting up 223 runs. Samsung has 51 home runs so far this season as well as 204 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 325 occasions (2nd in baseball) and are sitting with 379 base knocks. The Samsung Lions have recorded a team on-base percentage of .354 as well as a batting average of .271 this season.

Ja Wook Koo is a batter who should impact this game for Samsung. Over the course of the 4,842 at-bats in his pro career, Koo has an average at the plate of .317 with 1,533 base hits. He has hit it out of the park 175 times, with 2,479 total bases and a .512 slugging percentage. Koo has tallied a free base 498 times while striking out on 936 tries. He has amassed 912 runs and has 811 runs batted in. His on-base percentage sits at .384 and he also has a lifetime OPS of .896.

The Samsung Lions have turned 30 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .986 (4th in the league). The Lions have 366 assists, 21 errors and have a total of 1,092 putouts on the season. Out of their 40 chances at swiping a bag, they have been successful 30 times and been caught 10 times (25.0% caught stealing percentage).

The Lions have a WHIP of 1.360 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.60 as a staff on the season. They are currently ranked 3rd in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 360. The Samsung pitching staff have relinquished 186 runs so far this season while holding a team ERA of 4.35 (176 earned runs relinquished). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.26 (305 strikeouts vs 135 walks). They have relinquished 36 homers and they allow 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 (+125)

Get $60 worth of FREE premium member picks. No Obligation. No Salesman. No Credit Card. Fast Sign up with Instant Access Click Here