Samsung Lions vs KT Wiz Prediction, 8/8/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Samsung Lions vs KT Wiz

Date: Friday, August 8, 2025

Location: Suwon KT Wiz Park in Suwon, South Korea

TV: SPO-2T

Odds/Point Spread: Samsung (+120) KT (-144)

Suwon KT Wiz Park is the site where Sung-Woo Jang and the KT Wiz (51-50, 6th in KBO) will take on the Samsung Lions (49-52, 8th in KBO) on Friday, August 8, 2025. The line on this matchup has the Lions priced at +120 and the Wiz are at -144. The total has been set at 8.5.

As a squad, the Samsung Lions are notching 5.2 runs per contest, which is 2nd in baseball. They have notched a total of 525 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .351. The Lions have tallied 162 doubles as a team and have smacked 111 balls out of the park. They have accounted for 486 runs batted in and 927 hits over the course of the season, and their batting average is .269. Samsung is slugging .418 and have struck out 782 times, while getting the free base on 394 occasions.

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Lewin Diaz is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Samsung. Diaz has accumulated a batting average of .266 for his time in baseball, with 555 scored runs and an OPS of .800. He has gone down on strikes 881 times and has gotten a free base on 377 occasions, contributing to a .329 on-base percentage. For his pro baseball career, Diaz has slapped 201 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 727 runs. He has compiled a slugging percentage of .471 and he has racked up 1,973 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he stepped up to the plate 4,665 times and came through with a base base hit 1,112 times.

The Samsung Lions have amassed 2,687 putouts so far this season, as well as 975 assists and 63 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .983 which ranks 2nd in the league and they have turned 79 double plays. The Lions have stolen 77 bases and have been gunned down 19 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 19.8%.

The Lions are sitting with a team ERA of 4.14 so far this year (5th in KBO), and they have rung up 749 batters. Lions pitchers have conceded 90 long balls in addition to 457 runs in total (7th in baseball). Samsung has surrendered 896 hits (9.0 per 9 innings) in addition to 412 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.40 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.35.

The Wiz hold a team slugging % of .360 and they tally 4.30 runs per outing (8th in the league). They have notched 149 doubles, while getting a free base 402 times as well as scoring 452 runs. KT has accounted for 69 HRs so far this season as well as 427 RBIs. They have struck out on 735 occasions (8th in KBO) and have notched a total of 885 hits. The KT Wiz hold a team on-base percentage of .335 in addition to a batting average of .251 so far this season.

Sung-Woo Jang is a batter who should be able to impact this game for KT. Jang has earned a walk 449 times while going down on strikes on 791 chances. His on-base rate is .335 and he is the owner of a has a OPS in his career of .386. In the 3,751 at-bats in his pro career, Jang has hit .257 and has racked up 964 base hits. He has tallied 387 runs and also has 563 RBIs. He has gone deep 114 times, in addition to having 1,449 bases in total and also a .386 slugging %.

Out of their 126 attempts at swiping a bag, they have had success 101 times and been caught 25 times (19.8% caught stealing percentage). The KT Wiz have turned 77 double plays and have a fielding rate of .983 (3rd in KBO). The Wiz have recorded 1,050 assists, 67 errors and have 2,789 putouts for the year.

The KT pitching staff have surrendered 457 runs on the year while having a team ERA of 3.92 (405 earned runs relinquished). They have conceded 77 home runs and they relinquish 4.42 runs per 9 innings (4th in the league). The Wiz have a team WHIP of 1.396 in addition to having a FIP of 4.42 as a staff on the year. Their K/BB ratio is 2.32 (776 strikeouts against 334 walks). They are sitting at 2nd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 963.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Samsung (+120)

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