Kiwoom Heroes vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 5/7/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs Samsung Lions

Date: Thursday, May 7, 2026

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: SPO-T

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

Lewin Diaz and the Samsung Lions (16-14, 4th in KBO) host the Kiwoom Heroes (12-20, 10th in KBO) at Daegu Samsung Lions Park on Thursday, May 7, 2026. The odds on this game have the Heroes priced at +172 and the Lions are at -210. The O/U has been set at 8.

As a team, the Kiwoom Heroes are compiling 3.5 runs per game, which is 10th in baseball. They have a total of 111 runs scored while having a team OBP of .311. The Heroes have accumulated 52 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 16 balls out of the stadium. They have recorded 101 runs batted in as well as 252 base knocks so far this season, while their average at the plate comes in at .236. Kiwoom has a slugging percentage of .333 and have been rung up 266 times, while taking a walk on 102 occasions.

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Chi Hong An is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Kiwoom. In his professional baseball career, Ahn has hit 157 baseballs over the fence while driving in 936 runs. He has earned a slugging percentage of .431 and he has a total of 2,772 bases. For his career, he stepped into the batters box 7,320 times and has delivered with a hit 1,894 times. He has gone down on strikes 979 times and has taken a walk on 636 occasions, contributing to a .361 on-base percentage. Ahn is sitting with a batting avereage of .294 for his time in baseball, in addition to 918 runs scored and an OPS of .792.

The Kiwoom Heroes have notched a total of 842 putouts thus far, as well as 298 assists and 31 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .974 which ranks 10th in Korean baseball and they have turned 26 double plays. The Heroes have swiped 19 bases and have been caught 4 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage sits at 17.4%.

The Heroes are sitting with a team earned run average of 5.14 so far this year (9th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 220 hitters. Kiwoom has allowed 329 hits (10.6 per 9 innings) and also 160 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.80 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.61. Heroes pitchers have relinquished 28 home runs and 174 runs in total (2nd in the league).

The Samsung Lions have earned an on-base percentage of .366 and a team batting average of .272 so far this season. They have been rung up on 219 instances (9th in baseball) and have earned a total of 294 base knocks. Samsung is sitting with 25 HRs for the year in addition to 147 runs batted in. The Lions hold a slugging percentage of .402 and they are earning 5.03 runs per contest (5th in KBO). They have put up 47 doubles, while getting a free base 146 times and earning 156 runs.

Lewin Diaz is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Samsung. Diaz has drawn a walk 418 times while striking out on 924 occasions. He has accounted for 603 runs in addition to having earned 802 runs batted in. His on-base percentage is .335 and he has earned a lifetime OPS of .814. He has homered 220 times, as well as 2,138 total bases and a .479 slugging percentage. Over the course of the 4,461 at-bats in his career, Diaz has hit .269 with 1,201 hits.

The Samsung Lions have turned 28 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .988 (1st in Korean baseball). The Lions have recorded 325 assists, 14 errors and have accounted for 828 putouts for the year. Out of their 32 tries at swiping a bag, they have been successful 25 times and been caught 7 times (21.9% caught stealing rate).

The Lions have a WHIP of 1.475 in addition to having a FIP of 4.76 as a squad on the campaign. They are sitting at 5th in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 278. The Samsung pitching staff have relinquished 146 runs so far this year while having an ERA of 4.50 (138 earned runs relinquished). Their K/BB ratio is 1.60 (206 strikeouts vs 129 walks). They have conceded 31 dingers and they yield 4.76 runs per 9 innings (3rd in the league).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Samsung (-210) and under the total runs

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