Samsung Lions vs Lotte Giants Prediction, 8/17/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Samsung Lions vs Lotte Giants

Date: Sunday, August 17, 2025

Location: Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan, South Korea

TV: KN-T

Odds/Point Spread: Samsung (+220) Lotte (-275)

Sajik Baseball Stadium is the venue where Jun-woo Jeon and the Lotte Giants (58-49, 3rd in KBO) will take on the Samsung Lions (51-56, 8th in KBO) on Sunday, August 17, 2025. The line on this matchup has the Lions coming in at +220 and the Giants are at -275. The over/under is set at 8.5.

The Lions have earned 172 doubles as a team and have knocked 117 balls out of the park. Samsung owns a slugging percentage of .415 and have been called out on strikes 823 times, while taking a walk on 403 occasions. As a team, the Samsung Lions are knocking in 5.1 runs per game, which has them sitting at 2nd in KBO. They have accounted for 508 runs batted in in addition to 975 hits this year, while their team batting average sits at .267. They have earned 547 runs while holding a team OBP of .346.

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Lewin Diaz is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Samsung. In his professional baseball career, Diaz has slapped 202 baseballs over the fence while knocking in 730 runs. He has earned a slugging percentage of .471 and he has racked up 1,983 bases. For his time in baseball, he came to bat 4,694 times and has delivered with a hit 1,117 times. He has been struck out 886 times and has walked on 379 attempts at the plate, which has contributed to a .329 on-base percentage. Diaz has recorded a batting average of .265 for his baseball career, in addition to 557 scored runs and an OPS of .800.

The Lions have stolen 79 bases and have been thrown out 20 times, which shows us their caught stealing rate is 20.2%. The Samsung Lions have a total of 2,840 putouts for the season, in addition to 1,031 assists and 65 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .983 which puts them in 2nd in KBO and have earned 86 double plays.

The Lions have a team earned run average of 4.18 this season (6th in KBO), and the staff has struck out 792 hitters. Lions pitchers have allowed 98 home runs and also 484 total runs (7th in KBO). Samsung has relinquished 949 base hits (9.0 per 9 innings) as well as 439 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.41 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.35.

The Lotte Giants are sitting with an on-base percentage of .349 in addition to a team batting average of .273 for the season. They have struck out on 747 occasions (10th in the league) and have a total of 1,022 hits. Lotte has compiled 55 home runs so far this year to go along with 488 RBIs. The Giants hold a slugging % of .377 and they score 4.73 runs per game (5th in the league). They have hit 186 two-baggers, while getting a free base 396 times as well as scoring 520 runs.

Jun-woo Jeon is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Lotte. Jeon has earned a walk 642 times while going down on strikes on 1,149 occasions. He has recorded 1,100 runs and has 1,034 RBIs. His on-base percentage sits at .364 and he has a lifetime OPS of .827. He has homered 220 times, with 3,168 bases in total and also a .463 slugging percentage. In the 6,837 official at-bats in his pro career, Jeon has recorded a batting average of .299 with 2,044 base hits.

The Lotte Giants have turned 90 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .979 (6th in KBO). The Giants have recorded 1,038 assists, 84 errors and have accumulated 2,927 putouts for the year. Out of their 102 chances at getting a steal, they have made it 88 times and been caught 14 times (13.7% caught stealing rate).

The Lotte pitching staff have given up 532 runs on the campaign while holding a team ERA of 4.48 (485 earned runs yielded). They have surrendered 91 long balls and they relinquish 4.91 runs per 9 innings (8th in KBO). The Giants hold a team WHIP of 1.441 and have a FIP of 4.91 as a pitching staff for the year. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.20 (904 strikeouts vs 410 free passes). They are sitting at 3rd in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 995.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Samsung (+220)

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