KT Wiz vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 8/28/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: KT Wiz vs Samsung Lions

Date: Friday, August 28, 2026

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: SPO-T

Odds/Point Spread: KT (-130) Samsung (+110)

Sam Hilliard and the KT Wiz (65-42, 1st in KBO) travel to Daegu Samsung Lions Park on Friday, August 28, 2026, where they'll meet the Samsung Lions (66-44, 2nd in KBO). The Wiz open this game at -130 while the Lions are coming in at +110. The total is set at 8.

KT is slugging .398 and have been called out on strikes 842 times, while being walked on 452 occasions. They have compiled 568 RBI's and 1,062 base knocks so far this season, and their average at the plate sits at .279. The Wiz have compiled 175 doubles as a team and have smacked 83 balls out of the park. They have notched a total of 604 runs while having a team OBP of .362. As a squad, the KT Wiz are earning 5.5 runs per game, which has them at 4th in KBO.

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Sam Hilliard is a batter who should be able to impact this game for KT. Hilliard has a batting average of .272 for his career, in addition to 841 runs scored and an OPS of .848. He has struck out 1,498 times and has walked on 546 occasions, contributing to a .348 OBP. In his pro baseball career, Hilliard has slapped 234 balls out of the park while knocking in 815 runs. His slugging percentage is .500 and he has totaled 2,354 bases. In his time in the Majors, he faced a pitcher 5,326 times and has come through with a base hit 1,280 times.

The Wiz have swiped 75 bases and have been caught 22 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage is 22.7%. The KT Wiz have a tally of 2,944 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 1,111 assists and 69 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .983 which puts them in 1st in the league and have earned 105 double plays.

The Wiz are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.37 on the season (3rd in baseball), and the staff has rung up 850 hitters. Wiz pitchers have allowed 94 long balls and also 513 total runs (9th in baseball). KT has allowed 1,040 base hits (9.5 per 9 innings) as well as 476 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.44 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.42.

The Samsung Lions have earned a team OBP of .370 as well as a team batting average of .278 so far this season. They have been rung up on 791 instances (10th in the league) and have earned a total of 1,086 base knocks. Samsung has recorded 108 home runs over the course of the season as well as 626 RBIs. The Lions hold a team SLG% of .416 and they earn 5.78 runs per outing (1st in KBO). They hit 177 doubles, while getting a free base 525 times and scoring 653 runs.

Ji Chan Kim is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Samsung. Over the course of the 2,331 official at-bats in his career, Kim has compiled an average at the plate of .289 and has racked up 674 hits. He has hit it out of the park 6 times, in addition to having 779 total bases and a .334 slugging percentage. Kim has drawn a walk 299 times while fanning on 292 attempts. He has compiled 460 runs and also has 175 runs batted in. His OBP is .376 and he holds a lifetime OPS of .710.

The Samsung Lions have turned 96 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .983 (2nd in KBO). In their 111 tries at swiping a bag, they have had success 83 times and been caught 28 times (25.2% caught stealing rate). The Lions have accrued 1,086 assists, 72 errors and have accounted for 3,015 putouts for the year.

The Lions have a WHIP of 1.378 with a FIP of 4.64 as a unit over the course of the season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 2.24 (862 strikeouts against 385 walks). They rank 9th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 1,000. They have conceded 106 homers and they concede 4.64 runs per 9 innings (2nd in baseball). The Samsung pitching staff have surrendered 518 runs on the year while holding an ERA of 4.22 (471 earned runs surrendered).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Samsung (+110)

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