Kia Tigers vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 10/27/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kia Tigers vs Samsung Lions

Date: Tuesday, October 27, 2026

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: KBS2

Odds/Point Spread: Kia (+120) Samsung (-144)

Daegu Samsung Lions Park is the venue where Hyoung Woo Choi and the Samsung Lions (83-58, 2nd in KBO) will take on the Kia Tigers (79-63, 3rd in KBO) on Tuesday, October 27, 2026. The Lions open this matchup at -144 while the Tigers are coming in at +120. The total is set at 9.

As a team, the Kia Tigers are recording 5.3 runs per game, which ranks them 4th in baseball. They have a total of 769 runs and have an on-base percentage of .347. The Tigers have hit 251 two-baggers as a team and have hit 174 balls out of the park. They have amassed 736 runs batted in as well as 1,347 hits over the course of the season, and their team batting average is .271. Kia has a slugging percentage of .435 and have struck out 1,136 times, while being walked on 515 occasions.

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Do Yeong Kim is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Kia. Kim has compiled an average at the plate of .309 for his career, in addition to 395 runs scored and an OPS of .955. He has struck out 363 times and has been walked on 223 occasions, which contributes in part to a .390 on-base %. For his career, Kim has slapped 101 balls out of the park while knocking in 324 runs. His slugging percentage is .565 and he has racked up 980 bases. In his time spent in pro baseball, he came to the plate 2,001 times and has reached base with a base knock 536 times.

The Kia Tigers have accounted for 3,839 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 1,307 assists and 98 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .981 which ranks 5th in the league and they have turned 122 double plays. The Tigers have swiped 108 bases and have been caught 24 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage is 18.2%.

The Tigers have a team earned run average of 4.27 on the year (3rd in baseball), and the staff has struck out 1,053 hitters. Kia has allowed 1,242 base hits (8.7 per 9 innings) and 607 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.97 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.39. Tigers pitchers have allowed 139 home runs in addition to 664 runs (8th in baseball).

The Lions hold a slugging % of .414 and they score 5.60 runs per contest (3rd in the league). They have recorded 222 doubles, while taking a walk 628 times and scoring 806 runs. Samsung has 140 home runs this season to go along with 773 RBIs. They have been rung up on 1,017 occasions (9th in KBO) and have earned 1,350 base hits. The Samsung Lions have a team on-base percentage of .362 as well as a batting average of .273 this year.

Hyoung Woo Choi is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Samsung. Over the course of the 8,837 official at-bats in his pro career, Choi has hit .309 with 2,734 hits. He has gone deep 437 times, with 4,653 bases in total and also a .527 slugging %. Choi has earned a free base 1,266 times while striking out on 1,610 occasions. He has scored 1,426 runs in addition to having earned 1,843 RBIs. His on-base percentage is .399 and he has a has a OPS in his career of .926.

The Samsung Lions have turned 113 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .984 (1st in KBO). Of their 132 chances at getting a steal, they have had success 99 times and been caught 33 times (25.0% caught stealing rate). The Lions have recorded 1,387 assists, 85 errors and have earned 3,840 putouts this year.

The Samsung pitching staff have surrendered 669 runs on the campaign while having a team ERA of 4.31 (613 earned runs yielded). They have surrendered 138 HR's and they relinquish 4.70 runs per 9 innings (4th in the league). The Lions have a team WHIP of 1.387 with a FIP of 4.70 as a squad on the campaign. Their K/BB ratio is 2.32 (1,091 strikeouts vs 471 walks). They are sitting at 6th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 1,304.

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Samsung (-144)

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