Samsung Lions vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 6/29/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Samsung Lions vs Kiwoom Heroes

Date: Sunday, June 29, 2025

Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea

TV: TVING

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

Lewin Diaz and the Samsung Lions (39-36, 5th in KBO) head to Gocheok Sky Dome on Sunday, June 29, 2025, where they'll take on the Kiwoom Heroes (22-54, 10th in KBO). The Lions open this contest at -122 while the Heroes are priced at +102. The total has been set at 8.5.

The Lions have recorded 121 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 85 balls out of the stadium. Samsung is slugging .420 and have been rung up 605 times, while being walked on 296 occasions. As a team, the Samsung Lions are notching 5.3 runs per outing, which has them at 2nd in KBO. They have 371 RBI's as well as 694 base knocks so far this year, and their team batting average is sitting at .269. They have accounted for 403 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .351.

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Lewin Diaz is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Samsung. Diaz has accrued an average at the plate of .264 in his time in baseball, in addition to 537 runs scored and an OPS of .795. He has fanned 869 times and has gotten a free base on 367 occasions, contributing to a .328 on-base percentage. For his career, Diaz has hit 192 baseballs over the fence while knocking in 700 runs. His slugging percentage sits at .467 and he has a total of 1,908 bases. During his time in professional baseball, he faced a pitcher 4,549 times and has come through with a hit 1,078 times.

The Samsung Lions have amassed 2,022 putouts this year, in addition to 714 assists and 41 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .985 which puts them in 2nd in Korean baseball and they have turned 59 double plays. The Lions have swiped 45 bags and have been caught 13 times, which tells us their caught stealing rate is 22.4%.

The Lions have a team ERA of 4.13 over the course of the season (5th in the league), and the staff has rung up 573 hitters. Samsung has surrendered 675 base hits (9.0 per 9 innings) as well as 309 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.52 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.34. Lions pitchers have yielded 64 home runs and 333 total runs (6th in KBO).

Kiwoom has knocked in 52 home runs for the year as well as 263 RBIs. They have recorded 111 two-baggers, while walking 241 times and putting up 280 runs. The Kiwoom Heroes have an on-base percentage of .303 in addition to a batting average of .233 over the course of the season. The Heroes have a team SLG% of .337 and they are earning 3.54 runs per game (10th in baseball). They have been called out on strikes on 684 occasions (1st in baseball) and have 625 base hits.

Joo Hwan Choi is a batter who should impact this game for Kiwoom. Choi has tallied a free base 438 times while going down on strikes on 735 attempts. His OBP sits at .344 and he also has a lifetime OPS of .775. For the 4,529 official at-bats in his career, Choi has a batting average of .276 with 1,248 base hits. He has scored 590 runs and has 717 runs batted in. He has homered 133 times, with 1,953 total bases and also a .431 slugging percentage.

The Kiwoom Heroes have turned 65 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .976 (10th in KBO). The Heroes have racked up 711 assists, 68 errors and have amassed 2,100 putouts so far this season. Out of their 94 chances at stealing a base, they have been successful 61 times and been caught 33 times (35.1% caught stealing rate).

The Heroes have a team WHIP of 1.667 and have a FIP of 6.27 as a unit this season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 1.61 (524 strikeouts vs 326 free passes). They come in at 1st in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 841. They have conceded 77 homers and they surrender 6.27 runs per 9 innings (10th in baseball). The Kiwoom pitching staff have allowed 488 runs this season and come in with a team ERA of 5.58 (434 earned runs relinquished).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Samsung (-122)

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