Kia Tigers vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 5/15/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds
Game: Kia Tigers vs Samsung Lions
Date: Friday, May 15, 2026
Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea
TV: TVING
Odds/Point Spread: Kia (+162) Samsung (-196)
Ho Ryung Kim and the Kia Tigers (18-20, 6th in KBO) head to Daegu Samsung Lions Park on Friday, May 15, 2026, where they'll meet the Samsung Lions (22-15, 3rd in KBO). The Lions open this matchup at -196 while the Tigers are coming in at +162. The over/under opens at 8.
As a unit, the Kia Tigers are recording 5.0 runs per game, which is 5th in KBO. They have tallied 196 runs while having a team OBP of .342. The Tigers have accrued 72 doubles as a team and have hit 44 balls out of the park. They have compiled 190 runs batted in and 337 base knocks so far this season, and their team batting average is at .256. Kia is slugging .411 and have struck out 295 times, while taking a walk on 164 occasions.
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Ho Ryung Kim is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Kia. For his professional baseball career, Kim has hit 30 balls out of the park while driving in 178 runs. For his time in baseball, he stepped up to the plate 2,030 times and got on base with a base knock 440 times. Kim is sitting with a batting avereage of .247 for his baseball career, in addition to 304 runs scored and an OPS of .679. His slugging percentage sits at .360 and he has racked up 642 bases. He has fanned 528 times and has walked on 157 attempts at the plate, which has contributed to a .319 on-base %.
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The Tigers have swiped 33 bases and have been caught 10 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage is 23.3%. The Kia Tigers have accumulated 1,038 putouts for the season, in addition to 357 assists and 23 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .984 which ranks 5th in KBO and have a total of 32 double plays.
The Tigers hold a team ERA of 4.60 on the year (6th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 277 hitters. Kia has relinquished 341 base hits (8.9 per 9 innings) as well as 177 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.88 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.41. Tigers pitchers have relinquished 41 home runs and also 188 total runs (5th in KBO).
The Samsung Lions have an on-base percentage of .366 as well as a team batting average of .271 this season. They have been rung up on 266 occasions (9th in the league) and have earned 354 base knocks. Samsung has accumulated 32 HRs so far this season as well as 185 RBIs. The Lions hold a team slugging % of .404 and they are earning 5.16 runs per contest (4th in baseball). They have 60 two-baggers, while walking 183 times and earning 196 runs.
Ji Hyuk Ryu is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Samsung. Ryu has tallied a free base 267 times while fanning on 462 chances. His on-base percentage comes in at .357 and he has earned a has a OPS in his career of .343. For the 2,432 at-bats in his career, Ryu has recorded a batting average of .273 in addition to having 664 base knocks. He has scored 396 runs and also has 279 runs batted in. He has homered 19 times, with 833 bases in total and a .343 slugging %.
The Samsung Lions have turned 33 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .988 (1st in the league). Of their 39 chances at stealing a base, they have had success 30 times and been caught 9 times (23.1% caught stealing percentage). The Lions have racked up 396 assists, 17 errors and have 1,014 putouts for the season.
The Lions hold a team WHIP of 1.391 with a FIP of 4.29 as a staff on the year. They rank 9th in KBO as a staff in total hits allowed with 318. The Samsung pitching staff have conceded 161 runs on the season while holding an ERA of 3.97 (149 earned runs conceded). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.69 (257 strikeouts vs 152 bases on balls). They have allowed 33 home runs and they relinquish 4.29 runs per 9 innings (1st in the league).
Who will win tonight's KBO game against the spread?
Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kia (+162)
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