LG Twins vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 8/2/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: LG Twins vs Samsung Lions

Date: Saturday, August 2, 2025

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: SPO-2T

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

Hyun Soo Kim and the LG Twins (57-40, 2nd in KBO) travel to Daegu Samsung Lions Park on Saturday, August 2, 2025, where they'll meet the Samsung Lions (48-48, 6th in KBO). The moneyline on this matchup has the Twins coming in at -122 and the Lions are at +102. The over/under is set at 8.

As a unit, the LG Twins are knocking in 5.2 runs per game, which is 2nd in the league. They have earned 513 runs while having a team OBP of .356. The Twins have accrued 138 doubles as a team and have knocked 90 balls out of the park. They have accumulated 474 runs batted in and 891 hits this year, while their average at the plate is sitting at .267. LG has a slugging % of .396 and have struck out 693 times, while taking a walk on 427 occasions.

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Hyun Soo Kim is a hitter who should impact this game for LG. In his pro baseball career, Kim has hit 265 baseballs over the fence while knocking in 1,536 runs. He has earned a slugging percentage of .468 and he has a total of 3,976 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he came to bat 9,810 times and came through with a base base hit 2,631 times. He has gone down on strikes 1,050 times and has taken a walk on 1,121 occasions, contributing to a .391 OBP. Kim has earned a batting average of .310 in his time in baseball, with 1,292 runs scored and an OPS of .859.

The LG Twins are sitting with 2,638 putouts thus far, in addition to 996 assists and 59 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .984 which has them ranked 2nd in the league and have a total of 102 double plays. The Twins have swiped 62 bases and have been caught 14 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage is 18.4%.

The Twins hold a team earned run average of 3.79 this year (3rd in KBO), and their staff has struck out 726 hitters. LG has yielded 817 base knocks (8.4 per 9 innings) and also 370 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 2.06 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.33. Twins pitchers have given up 60 home runs and 392 total runs (8th in KBO).

Samsung has accounted for 106 home runs for the season to go along with 473 RBIs. They hit 158 doubles, while walking 374 times as well as scoring 511 runs. The Samsung Lions have an OBP of .353 and a team batting average of .273 this year. The Lions hold a team SLG% of .422 and they have an average of 5.27 runs per game (1st in KBO). They have been called out on strikes on 743 occasions (6th in the league) and have a total of 899 base hits.

Ja Wook Koo is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Samsung. Koo has earned a free base 519 times while going down on strikes on 976 plate appearances. He has accounted for 951 runs and racked up 846 RBIs. His OBP comes in at .385 and he is the owner of a lifetime OPS of .897. He has hit it out of the park 180 times, in addition to having 2,589 total bases and also a .512 slugging %. Over the course of the 5,057 at-bats in his baseball career, Koo has compiled an average at the plate of .318 in addition to having 1,607 hits.

The Samsung Lions have turned 75 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .984 (1st in KBO). The Lions have accrued 924 assists, 56 errors and have notched a total of 2,561 putouts on the season. Out of their 89 chances at getting a steal, they have had success 71 times and been caught 18 times (20.2% caught stealing rate).

The Samsung pitching staff have conceded 435 runs so far this year while holding a team ERA of 4.15 (393 earned runs surrendered). They have conceded 84 dingers and they concede 4.59 runs per 9 innings (5th in KBO). The Lions hold a team WHIP of 1.346 and have a FIP of 4.59 as a team so far this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 2.46 (724 strikeouts vs 294 bases on balls). They are sitting at 5th in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 854.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take LG (-122)

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