Samsung Lions vs KT Wiz Prediction, 7/26/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Samsung Lions vs KT Wiz

Date: Saturday, July 26, 2025

Location: Suwon KT Wiz Park in Suwon, South Korea

TV: SPO-T

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

Mel Rojas and the KT Wiz (47-44, 5th in KBO) host the Samsung Lions (46-44, 6th in KBO) at Suwon KT Wiz Park on Saturday, July 26, 2025. The line on this game has the Lions coming in at +102 and the Wiz are at -122. The total has been set at 8.5.

Samsung has a slugging % of .420 and have been called out on strikes 696 times, while getting the free base on 354 occasions. They have accrued 445 runs batted in in addition to 838 hits on the year, and their batting average comes in at .272. The Lions have tallied 145 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 100 balls out of the park. They have tallied 482 runs scored and hold an OBP of .353. As a unit, the Samsung Lions are recording 5.3 runs per outing, which is 1st in the league.

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Ja Wook Koo is a batter who should impact this game for Samsung. Koo has earned a batting average of .317 for his career, with 949 scored runs and an OPS of .895. He has gone down on strikes 973 times and has been walked on 518 occasions, which has contributed to a .384 on-base percentage. In his career, Koo has hit 180 balls over the fence while knocking in 842 runs. He has recorded a slugging percentage of .511 in addition to having tallied 2,575 bases. For his career, he came to the plate 5,693 times and has come through with a base hit 1,597 times.

The Samsung Lions have earned 2,406 putouts this season, in addition to 866 assists and 54 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .984 which is 2nd in KBO and have a total of 69 double plays. The Lions have stolen 70 bags and have been caught 18 times, which means their caught stealing percentage is 20.5%.

The Lions hold a team earned run average of 4.21 for the season (6th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 686 batters. Samsung has surrendered 812 base knocks (9.1 per 9 innings) as well as 375 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.45 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.36. Lions pitchers have relinquished 77 home runs and 413 runs (6th in KBO).

The Wiz hold a slugging percentage of .366 and they score 4.45 runs per contest (7th in KBO). They have hit 136 two-baggers, while taking a walk 367 times and scoring 418 runs. KT has a total of 63 long balls so far this year to go along with 393 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 656 occasions (9th in baseball) and have totaled 810 base hits. The KT Wiz have earned an OBP of .339 and a team batting average of .256 over the course of the season.

Mel Rojas is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for KT. Rojas has earned a walk 841 times while striking out on 1,729 attempts. His on-base percentage sits at .356 and he has a lifetime OPS of .817. In the 7,289 at-bats in his pro career, Rojas has a batting average of .278 with 2,028 base hits. He has a total of 1,079 runs in addition to having earned 1,093 RBIs. He has homered 274 times, as well as 3,362 total bases and a .461 slugging percentage.

The KT Wiz have turned 72 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .983 (3rd in the league). The Wiz have racked up 939 assists, 59 errors and have amassed 2,500 putouts on the season. In their 106 attempts at getting a steal, they have had success 84 times and been caught 22 times (20.8% caught stealing percentage).

The Wiz hold a team WHIP of 1.352 and have a FIP of 4.19 as a staff on the season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.39 (708 strikeouts vs 296 bases on balls). They are sitting at 3rd in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 830. They have relinquished 64 dingers and they concede 4.19 runs per 9 innings (4th in KBO). The KT pitching staff have allowed 388 runs on the season and come in with a team ERA of 3.66 (339 earned runs conceded).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take KT (-122)

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