LG Twins vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 4/18/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds
Game: LG Twins vs Samsung Lions
Date: Saturday, April 18, 2026
Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea
TV: KN-T
Odds/Point Spread: LG (+106) Samsung (-128)
Hyoung Woo Choi and the Samsung Lions (11-4, 1st in KBO) host the LG Twins (11-5, 3rd in KBO) at Daegu Samsung Lions Park on Saturday, April 18, 2026. The Lions open this matchup at -128 while the Twins are priced at +106. The O/U has been set at 8.
The Twins have recorded 25 doubles as a squad and have hit 9 balls out of the stadium. LG is slugging .364 and have been called out on strikes 108 times, while being walked on 79 occasions. As a squad, the LG Twins are scoring 4.8 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 6th in baseball. They have accrued 75 RBI's in addition to 140 base knocks on the year, while their average at the plate is .266. They have a total of 76 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .369.
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Bo Gyeong Moon is a batter who can be a difference maker for LG. For his career, Moon has slapped 74 baseballs out of the park while driving in 385 runs. His slugging percentage sits at .453 and he has totaled 1,013 bases. For his time in baseball, he came to bat 2,612 times and came through with a base hit 644 times. He has struck out 436 times and has taken a walk on 309 occasions, contributing to a .372 on-base percentage. Moon has hit .288 for his baseball career, in addition to 343 runs scored and an OPS of .825.
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The LG Twins have a tally of 429 putouts this year, as well as 163 assists and 8 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .987 which is 3rd in KBO and have earned 14 double plays. The Twins have stolen 11 bases and have been caught 2 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage is 15.4%.
The Twins are sitting with a team ERA of 3.59 for the season (1st in the league), and their staff has rung up 118 hitters. Twins pitchers have given up 11 long balls and also 58 total runs (10th in the league). LG has allowed 151 hits (9.5 per 9 innings) and 57 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.27 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.42.
The Samsung Lions have compiled a team OBP of .385 as well as a team batting average of .279 for the season. They have struck out on 102 instances (10th in baseball) and have tallied 157 base hits. Samsung has hit 12 HRs on the year to go along with 93 RBIs. The Lions hold a slugging % of .419 and they average 6.25 runs per contest (2nd in baseball). They have recorded 31 doubles, while walking 87 times as well as putting up 100 runs.
Hyoung Woo Choi is a batter who can be a difference maker for Samsung. During the 8,402 at-bats in his pro career, Choi is sitting with a batting avereage of .310 in addition to having 2,603 base hits. He has homered 423 times, in addition to having 4,457 bases in total and a .530 slugging percentage. Choi has drawn a free base 1,214 times while fanning on 1,507 plate appearances. He has scored 1,376 runs and has 1,752 RBIs. His OBP sits at .400 and he has earned a lifetime OPS of .930.
The Samsung Lions have turned 16 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .987 (2nd in Korean baseball). In their 16 attempts at swiping a bag, they have been successful 12 times and been caught 4 times (25.0% caught stealing rate). The Lions have accrued 173 assists, 8 errors and are sitting with 432 putouts on the campaign.
The Samsung pitching staff have given up 72 runs so far this year and come in with a team ERA of 4.25 (68 earned runs surrendered). They have relinquished 18 HR's and they surrender 4.50 runs per 9 innings (2nd in the league). The Lions have a team WHIP of 1.451 with a FIP of 4.50 as a team so far this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.65 (109 strikeouts against 66 free passes). They have a ranking of 5th in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 143.
Who will win tonight's KBO game against the spread?
Tony Sink's Pick: Take LG (+106)
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