Samsung Lions vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 10/3/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Samsung Lions vs Kia Tigers

Date: Friday, October 3, 2025

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: SPO-2T

Odds/Point Spread: Samsung (-275) Kia (+220)

Gwangju Kia Champions Field is the site where Chan-Ho Park and the Kia Tigers (63-74, 8th in KBO) will take on the Samsung Lions (74-67, 4th in KBO) on Friday, October 3, 2025. The Tigers open this game at +220 while the Lions are coming in at -275. The over/under opens at 8.

Samsung has a slugging rate of .426 and have been called out on strikes 1,074 times, while taking a walk on 561 occasions. They have accrued 720 RBI's as well as 1,319 hits this year, and their team batting average is sitting at .271. The Lions have earned 239 two-baggers as a team and have hit 160 balls out of the park. They have accounted for 767 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .353. As a squad, the Samsung Lions are scoring 5.4 runs per contest, which ranks them 2nd in baseball.

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Ja Wook Koo is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Samsung. Koo has hit .318 in his time in baseball, with 984 scored runs and an OPS of .900. He has fanned 1,001 times and has been walked on 551 attempts at the plate, which has contributed to a .387 OBP. In his career, Koo has drilled 186 balls out of the park while knocking in 882 runs. He is sitting with a career slugging percentage of .513 and he has totaled 2,680 bases. In his time spent in pro baseball, he approached the plate 5,922 times and has come through with a hit 1,663 times.

The Samsung Lions have a total of 3,781 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 1,381 assists and 87 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .983 which has them ranked 2nd in KBO and they have turned 120 double plays. The Lions have stolen 106 bases and have been caught 26 times, which tells us their caught stealing rate is 19.7%.

Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.31 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.34. Lions pitchers have relinquished 130 home runs in addition to 638 runs (7th in baseball). Samsung has relinquished 1,242 base hits (8.9 per 9 innings) as well as 572 earned runs. The Lions have a team earned run average of 4.09 over the course of the season (4th in the league), and the staff has struck out 1,039 batters.

Kia has tallied 140 home runs over the course of the season as well as 605 runs batted in. They hit 230 doubles, while taking a walk 517 times and putting up 649 runs. The Kia Tigers have a team OBP of .334 and a team batting average of .257 over the course of the season. The Tigers hold a team SLG% of .397 and they score 4.60 runs per contest (6th in the league). They have struck out on 1,192 instances (2nd in the league) and have 1,242 base hits.

Chan-Ho Park is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Kia. Park has drawn a free base 336 times while being called out on strikes on 534 plate appearances. He is sitting with 513 runs in addition to having 351 runs batted in. His on-base percentage sits at .328 and he also has a lifetime OPS of .660. He has hit the long ball 23 times, with 1,186 total bases and also a .332 slugging percentage. For the 3,571 at-bats in his professional career, Park has accrued an average at the plate of .266 in addition to 949 base hits.

The Kia Tigers have turned 123 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .977 (10th in KBO). The Tigers have racked up 1,393 assists, 122 errors and have earned 3,743 putouts this year. In their 151 chances at getting a steal, they have made it 110 times and been caught 41 times (27.2% caught stealing rate).

The Kia pitching staff have yielded 715 runs for the season while having a team ERA of 4.64 (643 earned runs yielded). They have yielded 108 homers and they give up 5.16 runs per 9 innings (7th in the league). The Tigers hold a team WHIP of 1.431 in addition to having a FIP of 5.16 as a staff on the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 2.05 (1,035 strikeouts vs 504 bases on balls). They rank 4th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 1,281.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Samsung (-275)

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