Samsung Lions vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 5/22/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Samsung Lions vs Kiwoom Heroes

Date: Thursday, May 22, 2025

Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea

TV: TVING

Odds/Point Spread: Samsung (-130) Kiwoom (+110)

Gocheok Sky Dome is the site where Ruben Cardenas and the Kiwoom Heroes (14-36, 10th in KBO) will take on the Samsung Lions (22-25, 8th in KBO) on Thursday, May 22, 2025. The Heroes open this matchup at +110 while the Lions are priced at -130. The over/under is set at 8.

Samsung has a slugging rate of .428 and have been called out on strikes 388 times, while taking a walk on 198 occasions. They have tallied 242 RBI's and 442 base knocks over the course of the season, and their average at the plate is at .270. The Lions have hit 81 doubles as a unit and have hit 56 balls out of the stadium. They have a total of 264 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .354. As a unit, the Samsung Lions are recording 5.5 runs per game, which ranks them 2nd in KBO.

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Jae Hyeon Lee is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Samsung. In his career, Lee has hit 38 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 171 runs. In his time in the Majors, he stepped up to bat 1,437 times and also came through with a hit 307 times. Lee has hit .247 for his baseball career, in addition to 186 scored runs and an OPS of .716. His slugging percentage sits at .383 in addition to racking up 475 bases. He has been struck out 265 times and earned a walk on 146 occasions, contributing to a .333 OBP.

The Samsung Lions have notched a total of 1,278 putouts on the year, as well as 439 assists and 25 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .986 which is 3rd in KBO and they have turned 36 double plays. The Lions have swiped 32 bags and have been thrown out 11 times, which means their caught stealing percentage sits at 25.6%.

Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.23 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.35. Lions pitchers have allowed 40 home runs and also 216 total runs (6th in baseball). Samsung has conceded 418 base hits (8.8 per 9 innings) in addition to 204 earned runs. The Lions have an earned run average of 4.31 over the course of the season (6th in KBO), and their staff has rung up 354 hitters.

The Heroes have a team SLG% of .335 and they average 3.66 runs per contest (10th in KBO). They have put up 68 two-baggers, while taking a walk 160 times as well as putting up 183 runs. Kiwoom has accounted for 35 HRs on the campaign to go along with 172 runs batted in. They have struck out on 446 instances (1st in KBO) and have earned a total of 382 base hits. The Kiwoom Heroes have tallied a team on-base percentage of .302 as well as a team batting average of .227 so far this season.

Ruben Cardenas is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Kiwoom. Cardenas has tallied a walk 273 times while being called out on strikes on 653 tries. His OBP sits at .345 and he is the owner of a lifetime OPS of .824. Over the course of the 2,711 official at-bats in his career, Cardenas has a batting average of .272 and has racked up 737 base knocks. He has recorded 429 runs and notched 485 RBIs. He has homered 119 times, as well as 1,298 bases in total and also a .479 slugging percentage.

Of their 60 attempts at getting a steal, they have been successful 40 times and been caught 20 times (33.3% caught stealing rate). The Kiwoom Heroes have turned 37 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .975 (9th in KBO). The Heroes have recorded 438 assists, 44 errors and have earned 1,305 putouts on the season.

The Heroes are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.726 with a FIP of 6.89 as a unit for the season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 1.65 (348 strikeouts vs 211 walks). They come in at 1st in KBO as a staff in total hits given up with 540. They have conceded 52 HR's and they allow 6.89 runs per 9 innings (10th in KBO). The Kiwoom pitching staff have conceded 333 runs this season while holding an ERA of 6.00 (290 earned runs surrendered).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Samsung (-130)

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