Samsung Lions vs SSG Landers Prediction, 8/5/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Samsung Lions vs SSG Landers

Date: Tuesday, August 5, 2025

Location: Incheon SSG Landers Field in Incheon, South Korea

TV: TVING

Odds/Point Spread: Samsung (+172) SSG (-210)

Ji Hoon Choi and the SSG Landers (50-47, 4th in KBO) host the Samsung Lions (48-52, 8th in KBO) at Incheon SSG Landers Field on Tuesday, August 5, 2025. The odds on this game have the Lions coming in at +172 and the Landers are at -210. The total has been set at 8.

Samsung has a slugging rate of .417 and have struck out 776 times, while drawing a walk on 387 occasions. They have tallied 480 RBI's as well as 921 base knocks this season, while their average at the plate sits at .270. The Lions have tallied 161 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 108 balls out of the park. They have notched a total of 519 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .351. As a squad, the Samsung Lions are compiling 5.1 runs/g, which is 2nd in baseball.

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Lewin Diaz is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Samsung. Diaz has an average at the plate of .265 in his time in baseball, with 552 scored runs and an OPS of .798. He has gone down on strikes 880 times and has walked on 376 occasions, which has contributed to a .329 on-base %. For his pro baseball career, Diaz has slapped 198 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 722 runs. He has compiled a slugging percentage of .469 and he has totaled 1,961 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he stepped into the batters box 4,656 times and has delivered with a hit 1,109 times.

The Lions have swiped 75 bags and have been thrown out 18 times, which means their caught stealing percentage is 19.4%. The Samsung Lions are sitting with 2,660 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 965 assists and 63 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .983 which ranks 3rd in Korean baseball and they have turned 78 double plays.

Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.39 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.35. Lions pitchers have given up 90 home runs and 455 total runs (7th in baseball). Samsung has surrendered 886 base hits (9.0 per 9 innings) in addition to 410 earned runs. The Lions are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.16 so far this year (6th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 742 hitters.

SSG is sitting with 73 home runs over the course of the season in addition to 382 RBIs. They have 124 two-baggers, while walking 375 times as well as scoring 407 runs. The SSG Landers have accounted for a team OBP of .323 and a team batting average of .244 on the campaign. The Landers hold a team SLG% of .351 and they score 4.03 runs per outing (9th in the league). They have struck out on 820 instances (2nd in baseball) and have accounted for 825 base knocks.

Ji Hoon Choi is a batter who should impact this game for SSG. Choi has drawn a free base 252 times while being called out on strikes on 421 chances. His on-base % is .337 and he has earned a has a OPS in his career of .711. For the 2,829 at-bats in his pro career, Choi has accrued an average at the plate of .273 in addition to having 773 hits. He has accounted for 438 runs in addition to having 239 RBIs. He has gone yard 32 times, with 1,057 total bases and also a .374 slugging percentage.

The SSG Landers have turned 95 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .980 (5th in Korean baseball). The Landers have accrued 987 assists, 76 errors and have notched a total of 2,699 putouts this season. Of their 109 chances at swiping a bag, they have made it 78 times and been caught 31 times (28.4% caught stealing percentage).

The Landers have a team WHIP of 1.307 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.90 as a unit this year. They have a ranking of 9th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 809. The SSG pitching staff have allowed 390 runs this season and come in with a team ERA of 3.49 (349 earned runs relinquished). Their K/BB ratio is 2.33 (851 strikeouts against 366 walks). They have allowed 71 homers and they concede 3.90 runs per 9 innings (2nd in baseball).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take SSG (-210) and under the total runs

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