Samsung Lions vs Lotte Giants Prediction, 6/20/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Samsung Lions vs Lotte Giants

Date: Friday, June 20, 2025

Location: Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan, South Korea

TV: KN-T

Odds/Point Spread: Samsung (+126) Lotte (-152)

Jun-woo Jeon and the Lotte Giants (37-30, 3rd in KBO) host the Samsung Lions (36-32, 5th in KBO) at Sajik Baseball Stadium on Friday, June 20, 2025. The Lions open this matchup at +126 while the Giants are coming in at -152. The over/under is set at 8.5.

The Lions have accumulated 109 doubles as a squad and have knocked 74 balls out of the park. Samsung is slugging .414 and have struck out 550 times, while being walked on 264 occasions. As a team, the Samsung Lions are scoring 5.3 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 2nd in baseball. They have accrued 332 RBI's in addition to 623 hits so far this season, while their team batting average is .266. They have notched a total of 362 runs and have an OBP of .347.

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Lewin Diaz is a batter who can be a difference maker for Samsung. Diaz has an average at the plate of .264 for his career, in addition to 536 runs scored and an OPS of .796. He has struck out 863 times and has walked on 367 occasions, which has contributed to a .328 on-base percentage. For his career, Diaz has hit 192 balls over the fence while knocking in 699 runs. He has amassed a slugging percentage of .468 and he has totaled 1,903 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he came to bat 4,527 times and has reached base with a hit 1,073 times.

The Lions have stolen 45 bases and have been thrown out 12 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage is 21.1%. The Samsung Lions have notched a total of 1,836 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 644 assists and 37 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .985 which puts them in 2nd in the league and they have turned 52 double plays.

The Lions have a team ERA of 4.12 so far this year (5th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 521 batters. Samsung has relinquished 614 hits (9.0 per 9 innings) as well as 280 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.47 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.35. Lions pitchers have allowed 60 home runs in addition to 303 total runs (6th in KBO).

Lotte has recorded 41 home runs this season as well as 333 RBIs. They hit 127 doubles, while taking a walk 256 times and earning 355 runs. The Lotte Giants have compiled a team OBP of .360 and a team batting average of .286 this season. The Giants have a slugging percentage of .398 and they average 5.07 runs per game (3rd in KBO). They have struck out on 482 occasions (10th in the league) and have 696 base knocks.

Jun-woo Jeon is a hitter who should impact this game for Lotte. Jeon has recorded a free base 629 times while fanning on 1,132 occasions. His OBP comes in at .364 and he has a lifetime OPS of .829. For the 6,723 at-bats in his baseball career, Jeon has hit .299 with 2,011 base knocks. He has compiled 1,085 runs and has 1,013 runs batted in. He has gone deep 219 times, in addition to having 3,123 bases in total and a .465 slugging percentage.

The Lotte Giants have turned 55 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .979 (6th in KBO). The Giants have 672 assists, 55 errors and are sitting with 1,865 putouts this season. In their 61 chances at swiping a bag, they have made it 52 times and been caught 9 times (14.8% caught stealing percentage).

The Giants have a WHIP of 1.476 and are the owners of a FIP of 5.23 as a unit so far this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.01 (559 strikeouts vs 278 free passes). They are currently ranked 2nd in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 639. They have given up 63 HR's and they concede 5.23 runs per 9 innings (8th in the league). The Lotte pitching staff have conceded 361 runs this year while holding a team ERA of 4.82 (333 earned runs conceded).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Samsung (+126)

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