Samsung Lions vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 6/28/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Samsung Lions vs Kiwoom Heroes

Date: Saturday, June 28, 2025

Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SPO-T

Odds/Point Spread: Samsung (-122) Kiwoom (+102)

Ruben Cardenas and the Kiwoom Heroes (22-54, 10th in KBO) play the Samsung Lions (39-35, 5th in KBO) at Gocheok Sky Dome on Saturday, June 28, 2025. The moneyline on this contest has the Lions coming in at -122 and the Heroes are at +102. The total has been set at 9.

The Lions have hit 121 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 84 balls out of the park. Samsung has a slugging % of .421 and have struck out 598 times, while taking a walk on 293 occasions. As a unit, the Samsung Lions are knocking in 5.4 runs per game, which has them at 2nd in baseball. They have recorded 370 runs batted in and 686 hits so far this season, and their batting average comes in at .269. They have tallied 402 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .351.

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Jae Hyeon Lee is a batter who can be a difference maker for Samsung. For his career, Lee has slapped 40 baseballs out of the park while driving in 183 runs. His slugging percentage is .384 and he has totaled 502 bases. In his time in the Majors, he stepped up to bat 1,522 times and has delivered with a base knock 324 times. He has struck out 278 times and has been walked on 156 occasions, which has contributed to a .335 OBP. Lee has an average at the plate of .248 for his baseball career, with 198 scored runs and an OPS of .719.

The Samsung Lions have a tally of 1,963 putouts this year, in addition to 678 assists and 41 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .985 which is 3rd in the league and have a total of 46 double plays. The Lions have stolen 43 bases and have been gunned down 18 times, which tells us their caught stealing rate is 29.5%.

The Lions have compiled a team ERA of 4.15 over the course of the season (5th in the league), and they have struck out 562 hitters. Lions pitchers have yielded 64 home runs and also 330 runs in total (6th in baseball). Samsung has relinquished 669 base hits (9.1 per 9 innings) and also 307 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.49 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.35.

The Heroes hold a slugging percentage of .336 and they tally 3.53 runs per game (10th in KBO). They have put up 107 doubles, while walking 233 times and scoring 275 runs. Kiwoom has a total of 52 long balls over the course of the season to go along with 259 RBIs. They have struck out on 675 occasions (1st in KBO) and have notched a total of 614 base hits. The Kiwoom Heroes have a team OBP of .302 as well as a batting average of .232 so far this season.

Ruben Cardenas is a batter who should impact this game for Kiwoom. Cardenas has tallied a free base 276 times while being called out on strikes on 657 plate appearances. He has compiled 431 runs in addition to having 487 RBIs. His on-base % is .345 and he holds a career OPS of .823. He has gone deep 120 times, as well as 1,314 total bases and also a .478 slugging percentage. In the 2,748 at-bats in his pro career, Cardenas has earned a batting average of .272 in addition to having 748 base hits.

The Kiwoom Heroes have turned 63 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .976 (10th in the league). The Heroes have racked up 688 assists, 66 errors and are sitting with 2,013 putouts this year. Of their 92 attempts at stealing a base, they have been successful 59 times and been caught 33 times (35.9% caught stealing percentage).

The Kiwoom pitching staff have surrendered 483 runs for the season and come in with a team ERA of 5.60 (429 earned runs allowed). They have given up 77 dingers and they allow 6.31 runs per 9 innings (10th in baseball). The Heroes hold a team WHIP of 1.673 and have a FIP of 6.31 as a team on the season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.59 (512 strikeouts against 322 free passes). They rank 1st in baseball as a staff in total hits given up with 831.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Samsung (-122)

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