KT Wiz vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 5/15/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: KT Wiz vs Samsung Lions

Date: Thursday, May 15, 2025

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: SPO-T

Odds/Point Spread: KT (+126) Samsung (-152)

Jae Hyeon Lee and the Samsung Lions (20-21, 4th in KBO) play the KT Wiz (18-21, 8th in KBO) at Daegu Samsung Lions Park on Thursday, May 15, 2025. The line on this game has the Wiz coming in at +126 and the Lions are at -152. The O/U is set at 9.

The Wiz have tallied 59 doubles as a squad and have hit 26 balls out of the park. KT has a slugging percentage of .349 and have been called out on strikes 305 times, while drawing a walk on 163 occasions. As a unit, the KT Wiz are notching 3.8 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 10th in the league. They have tallied 148 RBI's and 341 base knocks this season, and their batting average is .243. They have earned 158 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .326.

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Min Hyuck Kim is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for KT. In his career, Kim has slapped 10 baseballs over the fence while knocking in 201 runs. He has accumulated a slugging percentage of .353 in addition to having tallied 820 bases. During his time in professional baseball, he came to the plate 2,620 times and got on base with a hit 684 times. He has struck out 336 times and has gotten a free base on 203 attempts at the plate, which contributes in part to a .355 OBP. Kim has a batting average of .294 for his baseball career, with 331 scored runs and an OPS of .708.

The Wiz have swiped 46 bags and have been gunned down 15 times, which means their caught stealing percentage is 24.6%. The KT Wiz have earned 1,137 putouts so far this season, in addition to 433 assists and 25 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .984 which ranks 4th in Korean baseball and have a total of 29 double plays.

Their K/BB ratio is 2.39 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.27. Wiz pitchers have yielded 28 home runs in addition to 155 total runs (8th in KBO). KT has given up 344 base knocks (8.2 per 9 innings) in addition to 135 earned runs. The Wiz have a team ERA of 3.21 this year (2nd in baseball), and the staff has rung up 328 batters.

Samsung is sitting with 52 home runs on the year and 208 RBIs. They have recorded 61 doubles, while taking a walk 173 times as well as racking up 228 runs. The Samsung Lions have accumulated an OBP of .354 in addition to a team batting average of .270 on the season. The Lions have a team slugging % of .428 and they tally 5.43 runs per game (1st in the league). They have struck out on 334 occasions (2nd in the league) and have totaled 386 base knocks.

Jae Hyeon Lee is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Samsung. Lee has drawn a walk 146 times while striking out on 259 chances. He has recorded 183 runs in addition to having earned 168 RBIs. His on-base % is .335 and he holds a career OPS of .717. He has gone yard 37 times, with 466 total bases and a .382 slugging percentage. For the 1,219 at-bats in his career, Lee has an average at the plate of .248 in addition to having 302 hits.

The Samsung Lions have turned 30 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .986 (2nd in KBO). The Lions have racked up 374 assists, 21 errors and have earned a total of 1,119 putouts over the course of the season. Of their 40 attempts at stealing a base, they have had success 30 times and been caught 10 times (25.0% caught stealing percentage).

The Samsung pitching staff have relinquished 189 runs on the campaign while holding a team ERA of 4.32 (179 earned runs surrendered). They have relinquished 37 HR's and they surrender 4.56 runs per 9 innings (5th in the league). The Lions hold a team WHIP of 1.357 and have a FIP of 4.56 as a team over the course of the season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 2.25 (311 strikeouts against 138 free passes). They are currently ranked 3rd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 368.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take KT (+126)

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