LG Twins vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 7/9/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: LG Twins vs Samsung Lions

Date: Thursday, July 9, 2026

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: KN-T

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

Hyoung Woo Choi and the Samsung Lions (50-31, 1st in KBO) play the LG Twins (51-32, 2nd in KBO) at Daegu Samsung Lions Park on Thursday, July 9, 2026. The Twins open this contest at +110 while the Lions are priced at -130. The O/U opens at 9.

The Twins have tallied 120 doubles as a unit and have hit 74 balls out of the park. LG has a slugging % of .400 and have been rung up 601 times, while being walked on 340 occasions. As a unit, the LG Twins are scoring 5.1 runs/g, which has them at 6th in baseball. They have 404 RBI's as well as 748 hits so far this year, while their team batting average comes in at .271. They have a total of 422 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .358.

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Chang Ki Hong is a batter who should be able to impact this game for LG. For his career, Hong has hit 20 baseballs out of the park while driving in 339 runs. For his time in baseball, he stepped up to the plate 3,708 times and has delivered with a base hit 924 times. Hong has accrued an average at the plate of .307 for his career in baseball, with 582 scored runs and an OPS of .817. He has amassed a slugging percentage of .390 in addition to earning 1,175 bases. He has fanned 603 times and has gotten a free base on 550 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .427 on-base %.

The Twins have stolen 66 bags and have been thrown out 19 times, which means their caught stealing percentage is 22.4%. The LG Twins are sitting with 2,200 putouts for the season, in addition to 777 assists and 60 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .980 which ranks 7th in KBO and have 67 double plays.

The Twins have an ERA of 4.51 for the year (6th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 551 batters. LG has given up 786 base hits (9.6 per 9 innings) as well as 367 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.97 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.45. Twins pitchers have surrendered 69 long balls and 391 total runs (7th in the league).

The Samsung Lions have accounted for an on-base percentage of .370 and a batting average of .276 for the season. They have been called out on strikes on 570 occasions (10th in baseball) and have earned a total of 789 base hits. Samsung has accounted for 73 HRs this season and 453 runs batted in. The Lions have a team slugging percentage of .409 and they are earning 5.75 runs per outing (2nd in baseball). They have 128 doubles, while getting a free base 396 times and putting up 477 runs.

Hyoung Woo Choi is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Samsung. Choi has recorded a walk 1,246 times while being called out on strikes on 1,549 occasions. He has a total of 1,404 runs and also has 1,800 runs batted in. His on-base percentage sits at .401 and he has a lifetime OPS of .930. He has gone yard 430 times, with 4,567 total bases and a .529 slugging percentage. During the 8,628 at-bats in his baseball career, Choi has accumulated a batting average of .310 with 2,678 base knocks.

The Samsung Lions have turned 71 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .983 (1st in KBO). The Lions have racked up 821 assists, 51 errors and have 2,211 putouts over the course of the season. In their 84 attempts at swiping a bag, they have had success 59 times and been caught 25 times (29.8% caught stealing percentage).

The Samsung pitching staff have given up 365 runs for the year while holding an ERA of 4.05 (332 earned runs yielded). They have given up 80 home runs and they relinquish 4.46 runs per 9 innings (1st in baseball). The Lions are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.379 and have a FIP of 4.46 as a staff on the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.97 (598 strikeouts vs 303 walks). They come in at 9th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 713.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take LG (+110)

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