Samsung Lions vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 6/27/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Samsung Lions vs Kiwoom Heroes

Date: Friday, June 27, 2025

Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SPO-2T

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

Gocheok Sky Dome is the site where Sung Mun Song and the Kiwoom Heroes (22-54, 10th in KBO) will play the Samsung Lions (39-35, 5th in KBO) on Friday, June 27, 2025. The Heroes open this game at +220 while the Lions are coming in at -275. The over/under is set at 8.

As a team, the Samsung Lions are earning 5.4 runs per contest, which has them at 2nd in KBO. They have notched a total of 402 runs while holding a team OBP of .351. The Lions have recorded 121 doubles as a team and have knocked 84 balls out of the park. They have earned 370 RBI's in addition to 686 base knocks over the course of the season, while their team batting average is .269. Samsung has a slugging rate of .421 and have been called out on strikes 598 times, while getting the free base on 293 occasions.

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Ja Wook Koo is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Samsung. In his career, Koo has hit 179 balls over the fence while driving in 838 runs. His slugging percentage is .511 in addition to racking up 2,540 bases. During his time in professional baseball, he stepped up to bat 5,623 times and has come through with a hit 1,572 times. He has struck out 965 times and has walked on 510 at-bats, contributing to a .383 on-base percentage. Koo is sitting with a batting avereage of .316 for his career in baseball, in addition to 932 scored runs and an OPS of .894.

The Samsung Lions have notched a total of 1,963 putouts for the season, as well as 678 assists and 41 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .985 which has them sitting 3rd in the league and they have turned 46 double plays. The Lions have stolen 43 bases and have been thrown out 18 times, which means their caught stealing rate is 29.5%.

They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.49 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.35. Lions pitchers have yielded 64 home runs and 330 runs in total (6th in KBO). Samsung has given up 669 base knocks (9.1 per 9 innings) as well as 307 earned runs. The Lions are sitting with a team ERA of 4.15 on the year (5th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 562 hitters.

Kiwoom has hit 52 home runs on the season to go along with 259 RBIs. They have 107 doubles, while walking 233 times and notching 275 runs. The Kiwoom Heroes have earned an OBP of .302 in addition to a batting average of .232 so far this season. The Heroes hold a team slugging percentage of .336 and they are scoring 3.53 runs per outing (10th in baseball). They have struck out on 675 occasions (1st in KBO) and have 614 base knocks.

Sung Mun Song is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Kiwoom. Song has earned a free base 264 times while fanning on 402 tries. He has a total of 349 runs in addition to having 403 RBIs. His on-base percentage comes in at .339 and he holds a career OPS of .749. He has homered 64 times, as well as 1,071 total bases and a .410 slugging %. During the 2,614 at-bats in his baseball career, Song has accumulated a batting average of .275 in addition to 718 base hits.

The Kiwoom Heroes have turned 63 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .976 (10th in Korean baseball). The Heroes have racked up 688 assists, 66 errors and are sitting with 2,013 putouts this year. Of their 92 chances at stealing a base, they have made it 59 times and been caught 33 times (35.9% caught stealing rate).

The Kiwoom pitching staff have given up 483 runs over the course of the season while having a team ERA of 5.60 (429 earned runs surrendered). They have allowed 77 long balls and they surrender 6.31 runs per 9 innings (10th in baseball). The Heroes have a team WHIP of 1.673 with a FIP of 6.31 as a staff on the season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.59 (512 strikeouts vs 322 free passes). They come in at 1st in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 831.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Samsung (-275)

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