Kiwoom Heroes vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 6/18/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs Samsung Lions

Date: Thursday, June 18, 2026

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: SPO-2T

Odds/Point Spread: Kiwoom (+125) Samsung (-145)

Gun Hee Kim and the Kiwoom Heroes (26-41, 10th in KBO) are headed to Daegu Samsung Lions Park on Thursday, June 18, 2026, where they'll take on the Samsung Lions (37-27, 3rd in KBO). The line on this contest has the Heroes priced at +125 and the Lions are at -145. The O/U opens at 8.5.

As a unit, the Kiwoom Heroes are notching 3.5 runs per game, which has them at 10th in the league. They are sitting with 238 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .312. The Heroes have accumulated 96 doubles as a team and have hit 38 balls out of the park. They have 220 RBI's and 531 hits this year, and their average at the plate comes in at .233. Kiwoom is slugging .329 and have been called out on strikes 595 times, while being walked on 228 occasions.

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Gun Hee Kim is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Kiwoom. For his career, Kim has hit 18 balls over the fence while knocking in 94 runs. In his time spent in pro baseball, he came to the plate 863 times and has delivered a hit 194 times. Kim has compiled an average at the plate of .245 for his baseball career, with 68 runs scored and an OPS of .665. His slugging percentage is .375 and he has a total of 297 bases. He has been struck out 254 times and has taken a walk on 54 attempts at the plate, which has contributed to a .290 OBP.

The Kiwoom Heroes have earned a total of 1,794 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 598 assists and 48 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .980 which is 7th in the league and have earned 58 double plays. The Heroes have stolen 44 bases and have been caught 20 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage is 31.3%.

They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.98 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.54. Heroes pitchers have given up 56 home runs and 348 total runs (2nd in the league). Kiwoom has given up 668 hits (10.1 per 9 innings) as well as 326 earned runs. The Heroes hold a team ERA of 4.91 on the campaign (9th in KBO), and the staff has rung up 500 batters.

The Lions hold a team SLG% of .414 and they earn 5.55 runs per game (3rd in the league). The have tallied 101 two-baggers, while walking 308 times and recording 361 runs. Samsung has a total of 62 long balls over the course of the season to go along with 347 RBIs. They have been rung up on 442 occasions (10th in baseball) and have tallied 611 base knocks. The Samsung Lions are sitting with an on-base percentage of .367 and a team batting average of .273 this year.

Hyoung Woo Choi is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Samsung. Over the course of the 8,564 official at-bats in his pro career, Choi has hit .310 with 2,654 base hits. He has homered 427 times, as well as 4,528 total bases and also a .529 slugging percentage. Choi has earned a free base 1,242 times while going down on strikes on 1,538 plate appearances. He has recorded 1,395 runs and also has 1,782 runs batted in. His OBP is .401 and he also has a has a OPS in his career of .930.

The Samsung Lions have turned 60 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .984 (1st in KBO). Out of their 67 tries at swiping a bag, they have been successful 47 times and been caught 20 times (29.9% caught stealing percentage). The Lions have accrued 650 assists, 38 errors and have earned a total of 1,734 putouts on the campaign.

The Lions have a team WHIP of 1.396 with a FIP of 4.58 as a unit for the year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.94 (466 strikeouts vs 240 walks). They are currently ranked 8th in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 567. They have conceded 61 HR's and they surrender 4.58 runs per 9 innings (2nd in baseball). The Samsung pitching staff have allowed 294 runs for the season and come in with a team ERA of 4.16 (267 earned runs yielded).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kiwoom (+125)

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