KT Wiz vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 5/21/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: KT Wiz vs Samsung Lions

Date: Thursday, May 21, 2026

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: TVING

Odds/Point Spread: KT (-144) Samsung (+120)

Lewin Diaz and the Samsung Lions (24-17, 3rd in KBO) play the KT Wiz (25-16, 1st in KBO) at Daegu Samsung Lions Park on Thursday, May 21, 2026. The moneyline on this game has the Wiz coming in at -144 and the Lions are at +120. The total opens at 9.

The Wiz have earned 69 doubles as a team and have hit 33 balls out of the park. KT has a slugging % of .410 and have struck out 319 times, while getting the free base on 198 occasions. As a squad, the KT Wiz are notching 5.8 runs per game, which has them at 2nd in KBO. They have 234 RBI's and 424 base knocks on the season, and their average at the plate comes in at .287. They have racked up 244 runs scored and have an OBP of .374.

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Hyun Soo Kim is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for KT. In his career, Kim has hit 272 balls out of the park while knocking in 1,599 runs. For his time in the league, he came to the plate 10,226 times and has delivered with a base knock 2,742 times. Kim is sitting with a batting avereage of .310 for his baseball career, with 1,342 scored runs and an OPS of .856. His slugging percentage sits at .466 and he has racked up 4,129 bases. He has been struck out 1,103 times and earned a walk on 1,164 occasions, which contributes in part to a .390 OBP.

The KT Wiz have accounted for 1,141 putouts on the year, as well as 428 assists and 26 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .984 which has them ranked 2nd in KBO and have a total of 40 double plays. The Wiz have stolen 35 bags and have been thrown out 8 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage is 18.6%.

The Wiz have a team ERA of 4.38 this season (4th in the league), and the staff has rung up 345 hitters. Wiz pitchers have given up 35 long balls and also 203 total runs (8th in the league). KT has allowed 391 base hits (9.3 per 9 innings) in addition to 185 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.54 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.39.

Samsung has tallied 37 home runs this year in addition to 210 RBIs. They have recorded 63 two-baggers, while walking 203 times as well as scoring 221 runs. The Samsung Lions have accounted for an on-base percentage of .363 in addition to a team batting average of .267 this season. The Lions have a slugging percentage of .400 and they earn 5.26 runs per contest (4th in baseball). They have been rung up on 289 instances (9th in KBO) and have accounted for 386 base hits.

Lewin Diaz is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Samsung. Diaz has recorded a walk 425 times while going down on strikes on 932 occasions. His OBP comes in at .335 and he has earned a has a OPS in his career of .812. In the 4,502 at-bats in his pro career, Diaz has hit .269 in addition to having 1,211 base hits. He has a total of 611 runs in addition to having 810 RBIs. He has gone deep 220 times, as well as 2,149 bases in total and also a .477 slugging percentage.

The Samsung Lions have turned 38 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .987 (1st in KBO). The Lions have 439 assists, 20 errors and have accounted for 1,122 putouts during this campaign. Of their 44 tries at stealing a base, they got to the bag before the ball 35 times and been caught 9 times (20.5% caught stealing percentage).

The Samsung pitching staff have surrendered 189 runs this season and come in with a team ERA of 4.19 (174 earned runs yielded). They have allowed 39 long balls and they concede 4.55 runs per 9 innings (2nd in the league). The Lions have a team WHIP of 1.393 and have a FIP of 4.55 as a unit so far this year. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 1.75 (284 strikeouts vs 162 walks). They are sitting at 9th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 359.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take KT (-144)

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