Hanwha Eagles vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 5/1/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Hanwha Eagles vs Samsung Lions

Date: Friday, May 1, 2026

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: SPO-T

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

Ji Hyuk Ryu and the Samsung Lions (13-12, 4th in KBO) play the Hanwha Eagles (11-15, 8th in KBO) at Daegu Samsung Lions Park on Friday, May 1, 2026. The Lions open this contest at -275 while the Eagles are coming in at +220. The over/under opens at 8.

The Eagles have accrued 37 doubles as a squad and have hit 21 balls out of the stadium. Hanwha has a slugging percentage of .376 and have struck out 202 times, while taking a walk on 106 occasions. As a squad, the Hanwha Eagles are recording 5.6 runs per game, which puts them at 2nd in baseball. They have accumulated 136 runs batted in in addition to 238 hits over the course of the season, while their team batting average sits at .259. They have earned 146 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .344.

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Eun Seong Chae is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Hanwha. In his career, Chae has hit 160 balls out of the park while knocking in 861 runs. He is sitting with a career slugging percentage of .444 and he has racked up 2,163 bases. For his career, he stepped up to bat 5,476 times and got on base with a hit 1,407 times. He has fanned 918 times and has taken a walk on 379 occasions, contributing to a .354 OBP. Chae is sitting with a batting avereage of .289 for his time in baseball, with 633 scored runs and an OPS of .798.

The Eagles have swiped 10 bags and have been thrown out 7 times, which means their caught stealing rate is 41.2%. The Hanwha Eagles have earned a total of 702 putouts thus far, in addition to 244 assists and 26 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .973 which has them sitting 10th in the league and have accumulated 34 double plays.

The Eagles have a team earned run average of 5.27 for the year (10th in the league), and they have struck out 202 hitters. Eagles pitchers have allowed 18 home runs in addition to 156 runs in total (1st in baseball). Hanwha has relinquished 255 hits (9.8 per 9 innings) as well as 137 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.47 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.68.

Samsung is sitting with 18 home runs over the course of the season in addition to 118 RBIs. They have hit 44 doubles, while walking 125 times and scoring 126 runs. The Samsung Lions have accumulated an OBP of .361 in addition to a team batting average of .265 so far this season. The Lions have a team slugging percentage of .393 and they are scoring 4.85 runs per outing (5th in baseball). They have struck out on 190 occasions (9th in KBO) and have tallied 241 base hits.

Ji Hyuk Ryu is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Samsung. Ryu has earned a free base 263 times while striking out on 457 attempts. He has recorded 393 runs and has 269 RBIs. His on-base percentage is .356 and he holds a career OPS of .693. He has hit the long ball 18 times, in addition to having 821 total bases and a .342 slugging percentage. During the 2,402 at-bats in his professional career, Ryu has compiled an average at the plate of .274 with 657 hits.

The Samsung Lions have turned 23 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .987 (1st in the league). The Lions have recorded 273 assists, 13 errors and have earned 696 putouts for the season. Out of their 27 attempts at stealing a base, they have made it 21 times and been caught 6 times (22.2% caught stealing rate).

The Lions have a team WHIP of 1.448 and have a FIP of 4.46 as a team so far this season. They rank 5th in KBO as a staff in total hits surrendered with 231. The Samsung pitching staff have surrendered 115 runs so far this year while having an ERA of 4.23 (109 earned runs given up). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 1.69 (177 strikeouts against 105 free passes). They have allowed 23 HR's and they surrender 4.46 runs per 9 innings (3rd in KBO).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Samsung (-275) and under the total runs

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