Kia Tigers vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 5/17/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kia Tigers vs Samsung Lions

Date: Sunday, May 17, 2026

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: SPO-T

Odds/Point Spread: Kia (+126) Samsung (-152)

Lewin Diaz and the Samsung Lions (23-15, 2nd in KBO) play the Kia Tigers (19-20, 5th in KBO) at Daegu Samsung Lions Park on Sunday, May 17, 2026. The odds on this game have the Tigers priced at +126 and the Lions are at -152. The over/under is set at 8.

Kia has a slugging rate of .413 and have been rung up 304 times, while getting the free base on 165 occasions. They have 192 runs batted in as well as 349 base knocks over the course of the season, and their average at the plate is .258. The Tigers have hit 75 doubles as a squad and have hit 44 balls out of the stadium. They have racked up 201 runs and have an on-base percentage of .343. As a unit, the Kia Tigers are putting up 5.0 runs per game, which puts them at 5th in baseball.

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Sun Bin Kim is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Kia. In his career, Kim has hit 45 baseballs over the fence while driving in 685 runs. In his time spent in pro baseball, he stepped up to the plate 6,669 times and has delivered with a hit 1,773 times. Kim has a batting average of .306 for his career, with 789 runs scored and an OPS of .760. He has compiled a slugging percentage of .383 in addition to earning 2,223 bases. He has struck out 579 times and has taken a walk on 641 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .377 OBP.

The Tigers have stolen 33 bases and have been caught 10 times, which means their caught stealing percentage sits at 23.3%. The Kia Tigers have 1,065 putouts this season, as well as 370 assists and 24 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .984 which ranks 4th in the league and they have turned 33 double plays.

The Tigers hold a team earned run average of 4.56 for the season (6th in the league), and the staff has rung up 283 batters. Kia has allowed 350 base hits (8.9 per 9 innings) as well as 180 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 1.91 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.40. Tigers pitchers have conceded 43 home runs and also 191 total runs (5th in the league).

Samsung has a total of 35 home runs this year as well as 194 runs batted in. They have notched 60 two-baggers, while walking 186 times as well as notching 205 runs. The Samsung Lions have earned an OBP of .366 and a batting average of .272 on the season. The Lions hold a slugging percentage of .408 and they are scoring 5.26 runs per game (4th in baseball). They have been rung up on 270 occasions (9th in the league) and have tallied 367 base knocks.

Lewin Diaz is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Samsung. Diaz has recorded a free base 424 times while going down on strikes on 929 tries. His on-base % is .335 and he has earned a lifetime OPS of .813. Over the course of the 4,491 at-bats in his baseball career, Diaz has hit .269 with 1,210 hits. He has accounted for 610 runs in addition to having 808 RBIs. He has hit a home run 220 times, with 2,148 total bases and also a .478 slugging %.

The Samsung Lions have turned 34 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .987 (1st in KBO). The Lions have 410 assists, 19 errors and are sitting with 1,041 putouts so far this year. Out of their 39 attempts at stealing a base, they have had success 30 times and been caught 9 times (23.1% caught stealing percentage).

The Lions have a team WHIP of 1.378 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.31 as a staff so far this season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 1.71 (263 strikeouts vs 154 walks). They come in at 9th in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 324. They have given up 35 home runs and they relinquish 4.31 runs per 9 innings (1st in KBO). The Samsung pitching staff have surrendered 166 runs this season while having a team ERA of 3.97 (153 earned runs given up).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Samsung (-152)

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