Samsung Lions vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 9/28/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Samsung Lions vs Kiwoom Heroes

Date: Sunday, September 28, 2025

Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea

TV: MS-T

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

Jae Hyeon Lee and the Samsung Lions (72-66, 4th in KBO) are headed to Gocheok Sky Dome on Sunday, September 28, 2025, where they'll take on the Kiwoom Heroes (47-91, 10th in KBO). The Heroes open this game at +220 while the Lions are coming in at -275. The over/under is set at 8.

As a squad, the Samsung Lions are compiling 5.4 runs per game, which puts them at 2nd in the league. They have earned a total of 749 runs and hold an OBP of .352. The Lions have hit 231 doubles as a unit and have knocked 157 balls out of the park. They have accounted for 703 RBI's as well as 1,286 hits this season, while their team batting average is sitting at .271. Samsung is slugging .426 and have been rung up 1,046 times, while being walked on 544 occasions.

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Jae Hyeon Lee is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Samsung. In his career, Lee has slapped 48 baseballs out of the park while driving in 212 runs. Over the course of his pro career, he stepped up to the plate 1,771 times and has delivered a base hit 380 times. Lee has an average at the plate of .250 for his time in baseball, with 232 scored runs and an OPS of .732. His career slugging percentage is .395 in addition to racking up 600 bases. He has struck out 330 times and has been walked on 181 at-bats, contributing to a .337 on-base %.

The Samsung Lions have notched a total of 3,703 putouts on the year, in addition to 1,363 assists and 84 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .984 which puts them in 1st in KBO and have earned 118 double plays. The Lions have stolen 105 bags and have been caught 26 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage sits at 19.8%.

The Lions have a team ERA of 4.11 over the course of the season (5th in the league), and they have rung up 1,014 hitters. Lions pitchers have relinquished 127 home runs in addition to 626 runs in total (7th in baseball). Samsung has yielded 1,224 hits (8.9 per 9 innings) in addition to 563 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.31 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.35.

Kiwoom has knocked in 102 long balls this season in addition to 536 runs batted in. The have tallied 216 doubles, while getting a free base 433 times and scoring 576 runs. The Kiwoom Heroes have accumulated an OBP of .312 in addition to a batting average of .244 so far this season. The Heroes have a team slugging percentage of .360 and they score 4.06 runs per game (10th in baseball). They have struck out on 1,208 occasions (1st in the league) and have totaled 1,191 base hits.

Ju Hyoung Lee is a hitter who should impact this game for Kiwoom. For the 928 official at-bats in his career, Lee has earned a batting average of .252 with 234 base knocks. He has hit a home run 24 times, with 355 total bases and a .383 slugging percentage. Lee has tallied a walk 86 times while striking out on 241 plate appearances. He has amassed 138 runs in addition to having earned 105 runs batted in. His on-base percentage sits at .343 and he also has a career OPS of .383.

The Kiwoom Heroes have turned 110 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .977 (10th in Korean baseball). The Heroes have recorded 1,295 assists, 118 errors and have earned a total of 3,753 putouts so far this year. Out of their 155 tries at swiping a bag, they have made it 105 times and been caught 50 times (32.3% caught stealing rate).

The Heroes hold a team WHIP of 1.574 and have a FIP of 6.13 as a unit for the season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.70 (922 strikeouts against 541 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 1st in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 1,428. They have given up 144 long balls and they surrender 6.13 runs per 9 innings (10th in KBO). The Kiwoom pitching staff have given up 852 runs for the season while holding a team ERA of 5.42 (753 earned runs yielded).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Kiwoom (+220) and under the total runs

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