Kia Tigers vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 10/31/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kia Tigers vs Samsung Lions

Date: Saturday, October 31, 2026

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: MBC

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

Ho Ryung Kim and the Kia Tigers (79-63, 3rd in KBO) travel to Daegu Samsung Lions Park on Saturday, October 31, 2026, where they'll take on the Samsung Lions (83-58, 2nd in KBO) in Game 5 of their series. The series is tied 2-2. The winner of this game with face KT in the Korean Series. The Tigers open this game at +172 while the Lions are coming in at -210. The O/U opens at 9.

As a team, the Kia Tigers are scoring 5.3 runs per game, which ranks them 4th in baseball. They have accounted for 769 runs and have an on-base percentage of .347. The Tigers have recorded 251 doubles as a squad and have hit 174 balls out of the park. They have amassed 736 RBI's and 1,347 hits on the campaign, and their team batting average sits at .271. Kia has a slugging rate of .435 and have been called out on strikes 1,136 times, while taking a walk on 515 occasions.

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Ho Ryung Kim is a batter who should impact this game for Kia. In his career, Kim has slapped 39 baseballs over the fence while knocking in 229 runs. His slugging percentage sits at .366 and he has totaled 789 bases. During his time in professional baseball, he came to bat 2,439 times and came through with a base base hit 540 times. He has been struck out 644 times and has taken a walk on 182 occasions, contributing to a .318 OBP. Kim has hit .250 for his time in baseball, with 355 scored runs and an OPS of .684.

The Tigers have swiped 108 bags and have been caught 24 times, which means their caught stealing percentage is 18.2%. The Kia Tigers have amassed 3,839 putouts for the season, in addition to 1,307 assists and 98 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .981 which is 5th in KBO and have accumulated 122 double plays.

They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.97 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.39. Tigers pitchers have relinquished 139 home runs in addition to 664 runs (8th in the league). Kia has relinquished 1,242 base hits (8.7 per 9 innings) as well as 607 earned runs. The Tigers have an earned run average of 4.27 this season (3rd in baseball), and the staff has rung up 1,053 hitters.

The Lions hold a slugging % of .414 and they are scoring 5.60 runs per contest (3rd in KBO). They have recorded 222 doubles, while taking a walk 628 times as well as earning 806 runs. Samsung has knocked in 140 home runs this year and 773 RBIs. They have struck out on 1,017 occasions (9th in baseball) and have notched a total of 1,350 base hits. The Samsung Lions have compiled a team on-base percentage of .362 as well as a team batting average of .273 on the campaign.

Ji Chan Kim is a batter who can be a difference maker for Samsung. Kim has earned a free base 301 times while being called out on strikes on 303 chances. His on-base % is .373 and he has earned a career OPS of .709. For the 2,420 at-bats in his professional career, Kim has earned a batting average of .289 with 699 base knocks. He has accounted for 476 runs and notched 179 runs batted in. He has hit a home run 6 times, with 812 total bases and also a .336 slugging %.

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

The Lions hold a team WHIP of 1.387 with a FIP of 4.70 as a pitching staff on the campaign. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.32 (1,091 strikeouts vs 471 walks). They are currently ranked 6th in baseball as a staff in total hits conceded with 1,304. They have given up 138 dingers and they concede 4.70 runs per 9 innings (4th in the league). The Samsung pitching staff have allowed 669 runs over the course of the season and come in with a team ERA of 4.31 (613 earned runs conceded).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kia (+172)

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