Kia Tigers vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 9/8/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kia Tigers vs Samsung Lions

Date: Tuesday, September 8, 2026

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: MS-T

Odds/Point Spread: Kia (+150) Samsung (-182)

Ji Chan Kim and the Samsung Lions (71-46, 1st in KBO) host the Kia Tigers (65-52, 4th in KBO) at Daegu Samsung Lions Park on Tuesday, September 8, 2026. The odds on this game have the Tigers coming in at +150 and the Lions are at -182. The over/under opens at 8.

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As a squad, the Kia Tigers are notching 5.4 runs per outing, which ranks them 4th in the league. They have accounted for 646 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .348. The Tigers have hit 208 doubles as a squad and have knocked 151 balls out of the stadium. They have accumulated 621 runs batted in as well as 1,112 base knocks on the campaign, while their average at the plate comes in at .271. Kia has a slugging rate of .440 and have been called out on strikes 940 times, while drawing a walk on 437 occasions.

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Ho Ryung Kim is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Kia. In his pro baseball career, Kim has hit 39 balls out of the park while driving in 222 runs. In his time in the Majors, he faced a pitcher 2,350 times and got on base with a base hit 521 times. Kim has a batting average of .251 for his time in baseball, in addition to 348 runs scored and an OPS of .689. He has accumulated a slugging percentage of .370 in addition to earning 767 bases. He has struck out 618 times and has gotten a free base on 176 occasions, which contributes in part to a .319 on-base percentage.

The Kia Tigers are sitting with 3,165 putouts on the year, as well as 1,084 assists and 84 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .981 which ranks 6th in KBO and they have turned 98 double plays. The Tigers have swiped 93 bases and have been caught 19 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage is 17.0%.

The Tigers have an ERA of 4.39 this year (4th in the league), and the staff has rung up 866 hitters. Kia has conceded 1,047 base hits (8.9 per 9 innings) and 515 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 1.96 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.41. Tigers pitchers have surrendered 115 home runs in addition to 568 runs in total (7th in the league).

Samsung has tallied 110 home runs for the season as well as 663 runs batted in. They have notched 192 doubles, while taking a walk 541 times as well as notching 692 runs. The Samsung Lions have earned an on-base percentage of .369 and a team batting average of .279 for the year. The Lions hold a slugging % of .416 and they are scoring 5.77 runs per outing (2nd in the league). They have struck out on 850 occasions (9th in the league) and have 1,158 base hits.

Ji Chan Kim is a batter who can be a difference maker for Samsung. In the 2,361 at-bats in his baseball career, Kim has earned a batting average of .291 with 686 base hits. He has gone deep 6 times, with 799 total bases and also a .338 slugging percentage. Kim has tallied a walk 300 times while going down on strikes on 295 attempts. He has compiled 469 runs in addition to having 178 RBIs. His on-base percentage is .376 and he has a lifetime OPS of .714.

The Samsung Lions have turned 101 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .983 (1st in Korean baseball). Out of their 119 chances at getting a steal, they have made it 88 times and been caught 31 times (26.1% caught stealing rate). The Lions have 1,154 assists, 74 errors and have accumulated 3,207 putouts during this campaign.

The Lions hold a team WHIP of 1.366 with a FIP of 4.52 as a team on the season. They are currently ranked 7th in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 1,058. The Samsung pitching staff have surrendered 537 runs on the season while having a team ERA of 4.13 (490 earned runs surrendered). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.31 (929 strikeouts against 402 free passes). They have conceded 110 homers and they allow 4.52 runs per 9 innings (2nd in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kia (+150)

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