Samsung Lions vs KT Wiz Prediction, 8/9/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Samsung Lions vs KT Wiz

Date: Saturday, August 9, 2025

Location: Suwon KT Wiz Park in Suwon, South Korea

TV: KN-T

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

Sung-Woo Jang and the KT Wiz (51-50, 6th in KBO) host the Samsung Lions (49-52, 8th in KBO) at Suwon KT Wiz Park on Saturday, August 9, 2025. The Lions open this contest at +102 while the Wiz are priced at -122. The over/under has been set at 8.5.

As a team, the Samsung Lions are recording 5.2 runs per game, which puts them at 2nd in the league. They have accumulated 525 runs scored and hold an OBP of .351. The Lions have hit 162 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 111 balls out of the stadium. They have accumulated 486 runs batted in in addition to 927 base knocks this year, and their team batting average comes in at .269. Samsung has a slugging percentage of .418 and have struck out 782 times, while getting the free base on 394 occasions.

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Lewin Diaz is a batter who should impact this game for Samsung. Diaz has accrued an average at the plate of .266 for his baseball career, with 555 runs scored and an OPS of .800. He has struck out 881 times and has gotten a free base on 377 at-bats, contributing to a .329 OBP. In his pro baseball career, Diaz has hit 201 balls out of the park while driving in 727 runs. His slugging percentage is .471 in addition to racking up 1,973 bases. In his time in the Majors, he came to the plate 4,665 times and came through with a base hit 1,112 times.

The Lions have swiped 77 bags and have been caught 19 times, which shows us their caught stealing rate is 19.8%. The Samsung Lions have earned a total of 2,687 putouts this year, as well as 975 assists and 63 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .983 which has them sitting 2nd in the league and they have turned 79 double plays.

The Lions hold a team ERA of 4.14 so far this year (5th in KBO), and they have struck out 749 batters. Lions pitchers have allowed 90 long balls and 457 runs in total (7th in KBO). Samsung has given up 896 base knocks (9.0 per 9 innings) in addition to 412 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.40 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.35.

The Wiz hold a team slugging % of .360 and they average 4.30 runs per game (8th in baseball). They have recorded 149 two-baggers, while getting a free base 402 times as well as scoring 452 runs. KT has a total of 69 long balls so far this year as well as 427 runs batted in. They have struck out on 735 occasions (8th in KBO) and have a total of 885 base hits. The KT Wiz have recorded an OBP of .335 and a batting average of .251 so far this season.

Sung-Woo Jang is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for KT. Jang has recorded a free base 449 times while striking out on 791 chances. His OBP sits at .335 and he holds a lifetime OPS of .386. In the 3,751 official at-bats in his pro career, Jang has recorded a batting average of .257 and has racked up 964 base knocks. He has scored 387 runs and also has 563 runs batted in. He has gone deep 114 times, in addition to having 1,449 total bases and a .386 slugging %.

Out of their 126 attempts at swiping a bag, they have made it 101 times and been caught 25 times (19.8% caught stealing percentage). The KT Wiz have turned 77 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .983 (3rd in KBO). The Wiz have recorded 1,050 assists, 67 errors and have 2,789 putouts so far this season.

The KT pitching staff have given up 457 runs for the year while holding an ERA of 3.92 (405 earned runs yielded). They have surrendered 77 home runs and they relinquish 4.42 runs per 9 innings (4th in the league). The Wiz have a WHIP of 1.396 and have a FIP of 4.42 as a unit for the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.32 (776 strikeouts against 334 walks). They are currently ranked 2nd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 963.

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

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

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