Samsung Lions vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 4/2/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds
Game: Samsung Lions vs Kia Tigers
Date: Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea
TV: TVING
Odds/Point Spread: Samsung (-152) Kia (+126)
Gwangju Kia Champions Field is the venue where Chan Ho Park and the Kia Tigers (3-5, 8th in KBO) will take on the Samsung Lions (5-3, 2nd in KBO) on Wednesday, April 2, 2025. The Lions open this contest at -152 while the Tigers are priced at +126. The over/under opens at 9.
Samsung owns a slugging percentage of .493 and have been called out on strikes 57 times, while being walked on 34 occasions. They have recorded 56 RBI's and 82 base knocks on the season, while their average at the plate sits at .295. The Lions have hit 15 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 12 balls out of the park. They are sitting with 65 runs while holding a team OBP of .375. As a squad, the Samsung Lions are putting up 8.1 runs per contest, which puts them at 1st in baseball.
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Young Woong Kim is a batter who should impact this game for Samsung. In his career, Kim has hit 33 baseballs out of the park while driving in 100 runs. He has recorded a slugging percentage of .463 and he has totaled 274 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he stepped up to the plate 659 times and has come through with a base knock 146 times. He has gone down on strikes 198 times and has walked on 54 occasions, contributing to a .310 OBP. Kim has an average at the plate of .247 in his time in baseball, in addition to 84 runs scored and an OPS of .773.
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The Lions have swiped 4 bags and have been gunned down 0 times, which means their caught stealing percentage comes in at 0.0%. The Samsung Lions have notched a total of 213 putouts on the campaign, as well as 59 assists and 5 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .982 which is 4th in KBO and have accumulated 10 double plays.
Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.96 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.42. Lions pitchers have given up 6 home runs and also 42 runs in total (4th in the league). Samsung has conceded 78 base knocks (9.9 per 9 innings) and 40 earned runs. The Lions have compiled a team ERA of 5.07 on the season (8th in KBO), and the staff has rung up 68 batters.
The Tigers have a team slugging % of .491 and they are earning 6.00 runs per game (4th in KBO). They have 19 two-baggers, while getting a free base 39 times as well as putting up 48 runs. Kia has knocked in 13 home runs on the season as well as 48 RBIs. They have struck out on 58 occasions (5th in the league) and have notched a total of 79 base hits. The Kia Tigers have accounted for an on-base percentage of .370 in addition to a team batting average of .283 on the campaign.
Chan Ho Park is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Kia. Park has earned a free base 276 times while striking out on 467 plate appearances. His OBP is .322 and he has earned a has a OPS in his career of .649. For the 3,072 official at-bats in his pro career, Park is sitting with a batting avereage of .262 with 805 hits. He has accounted for 440 runs and also has 311 RBIs. He has homered 18 times, as well as 1,006 total bases and also a .327 slugging percentage.
Out of their 11 chances at getting a steal, they have made it 7 times and been caught 4 times (36.4% caught stealing rate). The Kia Tigers have turned 6 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .977 (6th in KBO). The Tigers have racked up 83 assists, 7 errors and are sitting with 210 putouts on the campaign.
The Tigers have a team WHIP of 1.643 in addition to having a FIP of 6.43 as a team over the course of the season. Their K/BB ratio is 1.69 (61 strikeouts against 36 bases on balls). They rank 2nd in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 79. They have surrendered 4 long balls and they give up 6.43 runs per 9 innings (8th in KBO). The Kia pitching staff have allowed 50 runs on the season while holding a team ERA of 4.89 (38 earned runs yielded).
So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?
Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Kia (+126) and under the total runs
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