Samsung Lions vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 4/3/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Samsung Lions vs Kia Tigers

Date: Thursday, April 3, 2025

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: MS-T

Odds/Point Spread: Samsung (-160) Kia (+132)

Sun Bin Kim and the Kia Tigers (3-5, 8th in KBO) play the Samsung Lions (5-3, 2nd in KBO) at Gwangju Kia Champions Field on Thursday, April 3, 2025. The Tigers open this matchup at +132 while the Lions are priced at -160. The O/U opens at 8.5.

The Lions have accrued 15 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 12 balls out of the stadium. Samsung is slugging .493 and have been rung up 57 times, while getting the free base on 34 occasions. As a unit, the Samsung Lions are putting up 8.1 runs per game, which ranks them 1st in baseball. They have accrued 56 RBI's and 82 base knocks this year, and their team batting average is sitting at .295. They have accumulated 65 runs and have an OBP of .375.

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Ja Wook Koo is a hitter who should impact this game for Samsung. For his pro baseball career, Koo has slapped 169 balls out of the park while driving in 797 runs. Over the course of his pro career, he faced a pitcher 5,343 times and got on base with a hit 1,503 times. Koo has compiled an average at the plate of .318 for his career, with 886 scored runs and an OPS of .897. He is sitting with a career slugging percentage of .512 and he has a total of 2,424 bases. He has been struck out 913 times and has been walked on 482 occasions, contributing to a .385 OBP.

The Lions have stolen 4 bases and have been gunned down 0 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage is 0.0%. The Samsung Lions have a total of 213 putouts this year, as well as 59 assists and 5 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .982 which ranks 4th in the league and they have turned 10 double plays.

The Lions have a team earned run average of 5.07 on the season (8th in KBO), and the staff has rung up 68 hitters. Lions pitchers have surrendered 6 long balls and 42 total runs (4th in KBO). Samsung has conceded 78 base hits (9.9 per 9 innings) as well as 40 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.96 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.42.

The Kia Tigers have tallied a team on-base percentage of .370 and a team batting average of .283 so far this year. They have struck out on 58 occasions (5th in the league) and have a total of 79 base knocks. Kia has hit 13 HRs on the season to go along with 48 runs batted in. The Tigers have a team SLG% of .491 and they score 6.00 runs per game (4th in KBO). They have recorded 19 doubles, while getting a free base 39 times and earning 48 runs.

Sun Bin Kim is a hitter who should impact this game for Kia. Kim has earned a walk 588 times while fanning on 530 tries. His on-base % is .376 and he has earned a lifetime OPS of .758. Over the course of the 5,416 at-bats in his pro career, Kim has compiled an average at the plate of .306 in addition to having 1,656 hits. He has recorded 743 runs and racked up 627 runs batted in. He has homered 41 times, as well as 2,068 bases in total and also a .382 slugging percentage.

Of their 11 tries at swiping a bag, they have had success 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 the league). The Tigers have recorded 83 assists, 7 errors and have notched a total of 210 putouts during this campaign.

The Tigers have a team WHIP of 1.643 and are the owners of a FIP of 6.43 as a staff so far this season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 1.69 (61 strikeouts against 36 walks). They sit at 2nd in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 79. They have given up 4 dingers and they allow 6.43 runs per 9 innings (8th in KBO). The Kia pitching staff have surrendered 50 runs this year while having an ERA of 4.89 (38 earned runs conceded).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Kia (+132)

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