KT Wiz vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 10/12/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: KT Wiz vs Samsung Lions

Date: Monday, October 12, 2026

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: MS-T

Odds/Point Spread: KT (-150) Samsung (+125)

Hyun Soo Kim and the KT Wiz (88-49, 1st in KBO) head to Daegu Samsung Lions Park on Monday, October 12, 2026, where they'll meet the Samsung Lions (83-55, 2nd in KBO). The moneyline on this contest has the Wiz coming in at -150 and the Lions are at +125. The total is set at 8.5.

As a team, the KT Wiz are earning 5.7 runs per game, which is 1st in baseball. They are sitting with 809 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .366. The Wiz have compiled 250 two-baggers as a team and have hit 117 balls out of the park. They have accumulated 756 RBI's and 1,412 base knocks this season, and their team batting average is sitting at .284. KT is slugging .413 and have struck out 1,080 times, while taking a walk on 585 occasions.

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Hyun Soo Kim is a hitter who should impact this game for KT. Kim has hit .308 in his time in baseball, in addition to 1,387 runs scored and an OPS of .853. He has fanned 1,150 times and has gotten a free base on 1,203 at-bats, contributing to a .389 OBP. In his career, Kim has slapped 282 baseballs over the fence while driving in 1,661 runs. He has accumulated a slugging percentage of .464 and he has racked up 4,284 bases. For his career, he stepped up to bat 10,648 times and has notched a base hit 2,846 times.

The KT Wiz have a tally of 3,822 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 1,397 assists and 86 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .984 which puts them in 3rd in Korean baseball and have a total of 124 double plays. The Wiz have swiped 88 bags and have been caught 26 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage sits at 22.8%.

The Wiz have a team earned run average of 4.17 this year (2nd in the league), and their staff has rung up 1,140 hitters. KT has conceded 1,320 hits (9.3 per 9 innings) in addition to 590 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.54 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.39. Wiz pitchers have allowed 121 home runs in addition to 644 runs in total (9th in the league).

The Samsung Lions have compiled an OBP of .364 and a batting average of .275 so far this year. They have been called out on strikes on 984 instances (10th in baseball) and are sitting with 1,331 base hits. Samsung has tallied 138 HRs on the year as well as 767 runs batted in. The Lions hold a slugging % of .417 and they score 5.67 runs per game (3rd in KBO). They have hit 219 two-baggers, while taking a walk 624 times as well as scoring 800 runs.

Lewin Diaz is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Samsung. Diaz has earned a walk 475 times while being called out on strikes on 1,004 plate appearances. He has accumulated 671 runs and notched 906 RBIs. His OBP sits at .339 and he is the owner of a career OPS of .822. He has homered 241 times, as well as 2,355 total bases and a .483 slugging %. In the 4,879 at-bats in his pro career, Diaz has accrued an average at the plate of .272 with 1,327 hits.

The Samsung Lions have turned 111 double plays and have a fielding rate of .984 (1st in KBO). Out of their 130 attempts at stealing a base, they have made it 97 times and been caught 33 times (25.4% caught stealing percentage). The Lions have recorded 1,364 assists, 84 errors and have a tally of 3,762 putouts this year.

The Lions have a team WHIP of 1.374 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.67 as a team on the campaign. They rank 7th in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 1,266. The Samsung pitching staff have given up 650 runs over the course of the season while having an ERA of 4.26 (594 earned runs conceded). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 2.35 (1,074 strikeouts vs 457 walks). They have allowed 133 dingers and they concede 4.67 runs per 9 innings (3rd in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take KT (-150)

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