KT Wiz vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 8/29/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: KT Wiz vs Samsung Lions

Date: Saturday, August 29, 2026

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: SPO-T

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

Won Jun Choi and the KT Wiz (66-42, 1st in KBO) are headed to Daegu Samsung Lions Park on Saturday, August 29, 2026, where they'll take on the Samsung Lions (67-44, 2nd in KBO). The Wiz open this game at -210 while the Lions are coming in at +172. The total is set at 8.5.

The Wiz have hit 177 doubles as a team and have hit 84 balls out of the park. KT owns a slugging percentage of .397 and have struck out 851 times, while being walked on 454 occasions. As a squad, the KT Wiz are putting up 5.5 runs per game, which has them sitting at 4th in KBO. They have 571 RBI's as well as 1,071 base knocks for the season, while their team batting average is .278. They have a total of 609 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .361.

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Won Jun Choi is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for KT. For his professional baseball career, Choi has slapped 33 balls out of the park while knocking in 297 runs. He has accumulated a slugging percentage of .397 and he has totaled 1,103 bases. In his time in the Majors, he came to bat 3,155 times and came through with a base base hit 817 times. He has fanned 410 times and has walked on 275 occasions, which contributes in part to a .363 OBP. Choi has compiled an average at the plate of .294 for his career, in addition to 467 runs scored and an OPS of .760.

The Wiz have stolen 77 bases and have been thrown out 23 times, which means their caught stealing percentage comes in at 23.0%. The KT Wiz have a tally of 2,977 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 1,122 assists and 70 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .983 which is 1st in the league and have accumulated 106 double plays.

Their K/BB ratio is 2.44 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.41. Wiz pitchers have relinquished 95 home runs and 517 total runs (9th in baseball). KT has allowed 1,049 hits (9.5 per 9 innings) and 480 earned runs. The Wiz have compiled a team ERA of 4.35 on the year (3rd in baseball), and the staff has struck out 859 hitters.

The Lions hold a team SLG% of .419 and they are scoring 5.86 runs per game (1st in the league). They have recorded 182 two-baggers, while walking 529 times and earning 668 runs. Samsung is sitting with 109 home runs this year as well as 641 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 800 instances (10th in KBO) and have 1,106 hits. The Samsung Lions hold an OBP of .371 in addition to a batting average of .280 this season.

Hyoung Woo Choi is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Samsung. Choi has drawn a walk 1,261 times while being called out on strikes on 1,575 attempts. He has accounted for 1,421 runs in addition to having 1,829 RBIs. His on-base percentage comes in at .401 and he has earned a has a OPS in his career of .930. He has hit it out of the park 435 times, as well as 4,625 total bases and a .529 slugging percentage. For the 8,741 at-bats in his professional career, Choi has a batting average of .311 with 2,715 hits.

The Samsung Lions have turned 96 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .983 (2nd in Korean baseball). In their 111 tries at getting a steal, they have had success 83 times and been caught 28 times (25.2% caught stealing rate). The Lions have 1,093 assists, 72 errors and have a total of 3,042 putouts so far this year.

The Lions hold a team WHIP of 1.374 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.62 as a staff for the season. They are sitting at 9th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 1,007. The Samsung pitching staff have relinquished 520 runs so far this year while having an ERA of 4.20 (473 earned runs allowed). Their K/BB ratio is 2.26 (872 strikeouts against 386 bases on balls). They have allowed 106 long balls and they give up 4.62 runs per 9 innings (2nd in KBO).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take KT (-210)

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