Samsung Lions vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 5/20/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Samsung Lions vs Kiwoom Heroes

Date: Tuesday, May 20, 2025

Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea

TV: MS-T

Odds/Point Spread: Samsung (-182) Kiwoom (+150)

Joo Hwan Choi and the Kiwoom Heroes (14-34, 10th in KBO) host the Samsung Lions (21-24, 8th in KBO) at Gocheok Sky Dome on Tuesday, May 20, 2025. The Lions open this game at -182 while the Heroes are coming in at +150. The O/U has been set at 8.

Samsung is slugging .432 and have been rung up 366 times, while taking a walk on 189 occasions. They have tallied 233 RBI's and 423 hits this year, and their average at the plate comes in at .271. The Lions have hit 77 two-baggers as a squad and have smacked 55 balls out of the park. They are sitting with 255 runs scored and have an OBP of .355. As a squad, the Samsung Lions are putting up 5.5 runs per game, which is 2nd in KBO.

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Lewin Diaz is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Samsung. In his pro baseball career, Diaz has hit 183 balls out of the park while knocking in 671 runs. During his time in professional baseball, he stepped up to bat 4,417 times and has come through with a hit 1,044 times. Diaz has recorded a batting average of .263 for his time in baseball, with 520 scored runs and an OPS of .792. His slugging percentage sits at .465 and he has racked up 1,845 bases. He has gone down on strikes 841 times and earned a walk on 357 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .327 OBP.

The Samsung Lions have accumulated 1,221 putouts so far this season, as well as 415 assists and 24 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .986 which is 3rd in the league and they have turned 33 double plays. The Lions have swiped 31 bases and have been caught 10 times, which tells us their caught stealing rate is 24.4%.

They have a K/BB ratio of 2.22 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.36. Lions pitchers have conceded 39 long balls in addition to 207 runs (6th in baseball). Samsung has allowed 402 base knocks (8.9 per 9 innings) in addition to 195 earned runs. The Lions have compiled a team ERA of 4.31 so far this year (6th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 338 hitters.

Kiwoom has compiled 35 HRs over the course of the season to go along with 169 runs batted in. They have hit 63 doubles, while getting a free base 155 times and racking up 180 runs. The Kiwoom Heroes have tallied an OBP of .306 as well as a team batting average of .230 so far this year. The Heroes have a SLG% of .338 and they are scoring 3.75 runs per contest (10th in the league). They have been rung up on 425 occasions (1st in KBO) and have notched a total of 372 base hits.

Joo Hwan Choi is a batter who should impact this game for Kiwoom. Choi has recorded a walk 429 times while fanning on 715 chances. His on-base percentage sits at .345 and he has a career OPS of .777. For the 4,416 at-bats in his career, Choi has a batting average of .276 and has racked up 1,221 base knocks. He has accounted for 579 runs and also has 701 RBIs. He has gone deep 130 times, in addition to having 1,909 total bases and a .432 slugging percentage.

The Kiwoom Heroes have turned 37 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .975 (9th in KBO). The Heroes have racked up 416 assists, 43 errors and have amassed 1,248 putouts during this campaign. In their 57 tries at swiping a bag, they have been successful 38 times and been caught 19 times (33.3% caught stealing percentage).

The Kiwoom pitching staff have yielded 322 runs on the season while having an ERA of 6.04 (279 earned runs yielded). They have conceded 51 long balls and they surrender 6.97 runs per 9 innings (10th in the league). The Heroes hold a team WHIP of 1.745 in addition to having a FIP of 6.97 as a team for the year. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.63 (333 strikeouts vs 204 free passes). They are currently ranked 1st in baseball as a staff in total hits given up with 522.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Samsung (-182)

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