Samsung Lions vs Hanwha Eagles Prediction, 5/6/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Samsung Lions vs Hanwha Eagles

Date: Tuesday, May 6, 2025

Location: Daejeon Hanwha Life Ballpark in Daejeon, South Korea

TV: TVING

Odds/Point Spread: Samsung (+120) Hanwha (-144)

Ja Wook Koo and the Samsung Lions (19-14, 4th in KBO) head to Daejeon Hanwha Life Ballpark on Tuesday, May 6, 2025, where they'll meet the Hanwha Eagles (20-13, 2nd in KBO). The Lions open this game at +120 while the Eagles are coming in at -144. The O/U opens at 9.

The Lions have accrued 57 two-baggers as a squad and have smacked 43 balls out of the park. Samsung has a slugging percentage of .446 and have struck out 271 times, while taking a walk on 141 occasions. As a unit, the Samsung Lions are knocking in 5.9 runs per contest, which has them at 1st in the league. They have tallied 183 RBI's and 330 hits for the year, and their average at the plate is .281. They have accumulated 200 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .362.

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Ja Wook Koo is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Samsung. For his career, Koo has hit 174 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 809 runs. His slugging percentage is .512 and he has racked up 2,469 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he came to bat 5,454 times and has delivered a base hit 1,528 times. He has struck out 935 times and has taken a walk on 497 at-bats, which has contributed to a .384 on-base percentage. Koo has accumulated a batting average of .317 in his time in baseball, with 908 scored runs and an OPS of .896.

The Samsung Lions have earned a total of 912 putouts on the campaign, as well as 301 assists and 18 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .985 which ranks 3rd in KBO and they have turned 27 double plays. The Lions have stolen 27 bases and have been thrown out 4 times, which shows us their caught stealing rate is 12.9%.

The Lions have compiled a team ERA of 3.97 on the season (5th in the league), and their staff has struck out 258 hitters. Lions pitchers have yielded 29 home runs in addition to 143 runs in total (6th in the league). Samsung has surrendered 285 base hits (8.4 per 9 innings) in addition to 134 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.32 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.30.

The Hanwha Eagles have recorded a team OBP of .314 as well as a batting average of .239 over the course of the season. They have been rung up on 262 occasions (5th in KBO) and have earned 259 hits. Hanwha is sitting with 25 long balls over the course of the season and 136 runs batted in. The Eagles hold a slugging % of .372 and they tally 4.30 runs per game (7th in the league). They have recorded 58 doubles, while getting a free base 106 times as well as scoring 142 runs.

Eun Seong Chae is a batter who should impact this game for Hanwha. Chae has drawn a free base 349 times while fanning on 833 tries. His OBP is .355 and he is the owner of a career OPS of .799. Over the course of the 4,411 at-bats in his pro career, Chae has recorded a batting average of .290 with 1,278 base hits. He has scored 583 runs and also has 772 RBIs. He has gone yard 141 times, with 1,957 total bases and also a .444 slugging %.

The Hanwha Eagles have turned 22 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .985 (4th in Korean baseball). The Eagles have recorded 332 assists, 19 errors and have a total of 876 putouts this year. Of their 26 chances at getting a steal, they have had success 18 times and been caught 8 times (30.8% caught stealing rate).

The Eagles have a team WHIP of 1.243 in addition to having a FIP of 3.58 as a team for the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.71 (290 strikeouts vs 107 free passes). They come in at 8th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 256. They have relinquished 20 HR's and they relinquish 3.58 runs per 9 innings (3rd in the league). The Hanwha pitching staff have relinquished 116 runs so far this season while having a team ERA of 3.30 (107 earned runs allowed).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Samsung (+120)

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