Samsung Lions vs Hanwha Eagles Prediction, 5/7/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Samsung Lions vs Hanwha Eagles

Date: Wednesday, May 7, 2025

Location: Daejeon Hanwha Life Ballpark in Daejeon, South Korea

TV: KN-T

Odds/Point Spread: Samsung (+125) Hanwha (-150)

Jae Hyeon Lee and the Samsung Lions (19-14, 4th in KBO) head to Daejeon Hanwha Life Ballpark on Wednesday, May 7, 2025, where they'll meet the Hanwha Eagles (20-13, 2nd in KBO). The Eagles open this matchup at -150 while the Lions are coming in at +125. The over/under opens at 8.5.

As a team, the Samsung Lions are notching 5.9 runs per game, which is 1st in baseball. They have a total of 200 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .362. The Lions have recorded 57 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 43 balls out of the stadium. They have compiled 183 RBI's as well as 330 base knocks so far this year, and their team batting average sits at .281. Samsung is slugging .446 and have been called out on strikes 271 times, while being walked on 141 occasions.

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Jae Hyeon Lee is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Samsung. Lee has compiled an average at the plate of .250 in his time in baseball, with 181 runs scored and an OPS of .726. He has been struck out 251 times and has been walked on 144 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .338 OBP. In his career, Lee has hit 37 balls over the fence while knocking in 168 runs. He has amassed a slugging percentage of .388 in addition to racking up 462 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he came to bat 1,384 times and has delivered with a hit 298 times.

The Samsung Lions have accumulated 912 putouts thus far, in addition to 301 assists and 18 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .985 which ranks 3rd in Korean baseball and they have turned 27 double plays. The Lions have stolen 27 bases and have been gunned down 4 times, which means their caught stealing percentage sits at 12.9%.

They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.32 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.30. Lions pitchers have given up 29 home runs and 143 total runs (6th in baseball). Samsung has relinquished 285 base hits (8.4 per 9 innings) in addition to 134 earned runs. The Lions have a team earned run average of 3.97 for the year (5th in the league), and their staff has struck out 258 batters.

The Eagles have a slugging percentage of .372 and they score 4.30 runs per contest (7th in baseball). They have notched 58 doubles, while taking a walk 106 times and scoring 142 runs. Hanwha has tallied 25 home runs on the season and 136 RBIs. They have struck out on 262 occasions (5th in the league) and have earned a total of 259 base knocks. The Hanwha Eagles are sitting with a team OBP of .314 in addition to a batting average of .239 this year.

Estevan Florial is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Hanwha. Florial has drawn a walk 458 times while striking out on 1,177 occasions. His on-base % is .346 and he also has a lifetime OPS of .782. Over the course of the 3,448 at-bats in his professional career, Florial has hit .257 with 887 base hits. He has accrued 593 runs in addition to having earned 475 runs batted in. He has gone deep 118 times, with 1,503 total bases and also a .436 slugging percentage.

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

The Eagles have a team WHIP of 1.243 and have a FIP of 3.58 as a staff on the season. They rank 8th in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 256. The Hanwha pitching staff have surrendered 116 runs so far this season while having a team ERA of 3.30 (107 earned runs relinquished). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 2.71 (290 strikeouts vs 107 walks). They have given up 20 dingers and they relinquish 3.58 runs per 9 innings (3rd in baseball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Samsung (+125)

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