Samsung Lions vs LG Twins Prediction, 5/31/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds
Game: Samsung Lions vs LG Twins
Date: Saturday, May 31, 2025
Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea
TV: MS-T
Odds/Point Spread: Samsung (+126) LG (-152)
Jamsil Baseball Stadium is the site where Austin Dean and the LG Twins (33-18, 1st in KBO) will play the Samsung Lions (26-26, 6th in KBO) on Saturday, May 31, 2025. The Lions open this game at +126 while the Twins are priced at -152. The total opens at 8.
The Lions have compiled 85 doubles as a unit and have hit 60 balls out of the stadium. Samsung is slugging .421 and have been called out on strikes 424 times, while getting the free base on 217 occasions. As a team, the Samsung Lions are knocking in 5.5 runs per contest, which is 2nd in baseball. They have recorded 266 RBI's in addition to 477 base knocks for the season, while their team batting average sits at .266. They have 289 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .351.
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Ja Wook Koo is a batter who can be a difference maker for Samsung. In his career, Koo has hit 176 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 820 runs. For his time in baseball, he stepped up to bat 5,532 times and got on base with a base hit 1,544 times. Koo has a batting average of .316 for his time in baseball, with 919 runs scored and an OPS of .894. He has compiled a slugging percentage of .511 and he has racked up 2,498 bases. He has gone down on strikes 945 times and has taken a walk on 504 occasions, which has contributed to a .383 on-base percentage.
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The Lions have swiped 37 bags and have been thrown out 11 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage is 22.9%. The Samsung Lions have earned a total of 1,413 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 478 assists and 27 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .986 which has them sitting 2nd in the league and have accumulated 37 double plays.
They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.38 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.33. Lions pitchers have allowed 45 home runs and 230 runs in total (6th in baseball). Samsung has conceded 459 base knocks (8.8 per 9 innings) and also 217 earned runs. The Lions hold a team earned run average of 4.15 this season (5th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 400 hitters.
LG has a total of 58 home runs this season as well as 277 RBIs. The have tallied 76 doubles, while getting a free base 244 times as well as racking up 299 runs. The LG Twins are sitting with an OBP of .363 and a team batting average of .266 on the season. The Twins hold a slugging percentage of .415 and they average 5.75 runs per contest (1st in baseball). They have been called out on strikes on 375 occasions (6th in the league) and have recorded 461 hits.
Austin Dean is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for LG. Dean has drawn a walk 470 times while fanning on 890 occasions. He has a total of 747 runs in addition to having 759 RBIs. His on-base percentage sits at .353 and he also has a career OPS of .820. He has homered 167 times, with 2,220 total bases and a .467 slugging percentage. In the 4,751 at-bats in his pro career, Dean has earned a batting average of .288 in addition to 1,366 base hits.
Of their 36 attempts at swiping a bag, they have made it 29 times and been caught 7 times (19.4% caught stealing rate). The LG Twins have turned 45 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .987 (1st in KBO). The Twins have accrued 502 assists, 24 errors and are sitting with 1,381 putouts over the course of the season.
The Twins have a team WHIP of 1.263 in addition to having a FIP of 3.75 as a pitching staff this year. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 2.31 (423 strikeouts vs 183 free passes). They rank 9th in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 398. They have given up 35 home runs and they surrender 3.75 runs per 9 innings (2nd in the league). The LG pitching staff have surrendered 192 runs over the course of the season while holding an ERA of 3.54 (181 earned runs conceded).
Who will win tonight's KBO game against the spread?
Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Samsung (+126)
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