LG Twins vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 5/10/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: LG Twins vs Samsung Lions

Date: Saturday, May 10, 2025

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: SPO-T

Odds/Point Spread: LG (-196) Samsung (+162)

Ja Wook Koo and the Samsung Lions (19-18, 4th in KBO) play the LG Twins (23-14, 2nd in KBO) at Daegu Samsung Lions Park on Saturday, May 10, 2025. The Lions open this matchup at +162 while the Twins are priced at -196. The over/under opens at 9.

As a team, the LG Twins are earning 5.3 runs per game, which puts them at 2nd in KBO. They have racked up 197 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .356. The Twins have tallied 53 doubles as a team and have hit 34 balls out of the stadium. They have accounted for 180 runs batted in and 312 hits this season, and their average at the plate comes in at .258. LG has a slugging rate of .387 and have struck out 272 times, while drawing a walk on 172 occasions.

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Austin Dean is a hitter who can be a difference maker for LG. For his pro baseball career, Dean has hit 161 balls out of the park while driving in 748 runs. Over the course of his time in the league, he stepped up to the plate 5,270 times and has notched a hit 1,351 times. Dean has accumulated a batting average of .287 for his baseball career, with 737 runs scored and an OPS of .818. His slugging percentage is .465 in addition to having tallied 2,186 bases. He has struck out 882 times and has taken a walk on 462 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .353 OBP.

The LG Twins are sitting with 975 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 360 assists and 13 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .990 which puts them in 1st in KBO and have earned 33 double plays. The Twins have swiped 20 bases and have been caught 6 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage sits at 23.1%.

The Twins have an ERA of 3.18 so far this year (3rd in the league), and their staff has rung up 300 batters. Twins pitchers have given up 23 home runs and also 118 runs in total (10th in the league). LG has allowed 255 hits (7.1 per 9 innings) as well as 115 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.36 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.18.

The Lions have a team slugging percentage of .435 and they score 5.63 runs per game (1st in baseball). They have notched 57 two-baggers, while taking a walk 159 times and notching 214 runs. Samsung has compiled 48 home runs on the season to go along with 196 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 301 instances (3rd in baseball) and have 359 hits. The Samsung Lions are sitting with an OBP of .358 as well as a team batting average of .275 on the year.

Ja Wook Koo is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Samsung. Over the course of the 4,832 at-bats in his pro career, Koo has accrued an average at the plate of .317 and has racked up 1,531 hits. He has gone deep 175 times, with 2,475 total bases and also a .512 slugging %. Koo has recorded a free base 497 times while striking out on 936 plate appearances. He has amassed 911 runs in addition to having earned 810 RBIs. His on-base percentage sits at .384 and he has a lifetime OPS of .896.

The Samsung Lions have turned 29 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .985 (4th in the league). The Lions have accrued 331 assists, 20 errors and have notched a total of 1,011 putouts this year. In their 34 chances at stealing a base, they have made it 28 times and been caught 6 times (17.6% caught stealing rate).

The Lions are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.338 with a FIP of 4.54 as a team on the campaign. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 2.37 (284 strikeouts vs 120 free passes). They are currently ranked 3rd in baseball as a staff in total hits given up with 331. They have given up 34 dingers and they allow 4.54 runs per 9 innings (5th in the league). The Samsung pitching staff have allowed 170 runs so far this year and come in with a team ERA of 4.30 (161 earned runs given up).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take LG (-196)

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