Lotte Giants vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 3/28/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Lotte Giants vs Samsung Lions

Date: Saturday, March 28, 2026

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: MS-T

Odds/Point Spread: Lotte (+106) Samsung (-128)

Ja Wook Koo and the Samsung Lions (74-68 last year, 4th in KBO) host the Lotte Giants (66-72 last season, 7th in KBO) at Daegu Samsung Lions Park on Saturday, March 28, 2026. The Lions open this contest at -128 while the Giants are priced at +106. The O/U has been set at 8.

Lotte had a slugging rate of .372 and were rung up 1,030 times, while being walked on 530 occasions. They compiled 629 RBI's in addition to 1,318 base knocks over the course of last year, while their team batting average sat at .267. The Giants accumulated 242 doubles as a team and hit 75 baseballs out of the stadium. They accounted for 676 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .346. As a squad, the Lotte Giants notched 4.7 runs per contest, which put them at 5th in the league.

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Victor Reyes is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Lotte. In his career, Reyes has hit 95 baseballs out of the park while driving in 774 runs. His career slugging percentage is .420 and he has a total of 2,378 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he came to bat 6,175 times and came through with a base base knock 1,689 times. He has fanned 1,033 times and has walked on 403 occasions, which contributes in part to a .345 on-base percentage. Reyes has accumulated a batting average of .299 for his career in baseball, in addition to 792 scored runs and an OPS of .765.

The Lotte Giants notched a total of 3,840 putouts last year, in addition to 1,380 assists and 111 errors. Their fielding rate was previously at .979 which had them sitting 6th in the league and accumulated 117 double plays. The Giants swiped 104 bases and were caught 23 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage finished at 18.1%.

The Giants had an earned run average of 4.75 last year (8th in KBO), and they struck out 1,173 hitters. Their pitching staff walked 560 opposing batters and their FIP came in at 5.27 as a unit last season. Lotte gave up 1,351 hits (9.5 per 9 innings) and also 676 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio was 2.09 and their pitching staff earned a collective WHIP of 1.49.

The Lions held a team slugging % of .427 and they averaged 5.38 runs per game (2nd in baseball). They notched 241 two-baggers, while taking a walk 564 times and putting up 775 runs. Samsung accounted for 161 home runs in the prior season to go along with 728 runs batted in. They struck out on 1,087 occasions (6th in the league) and totaled 1,330 base knocks. The Samsung Lions earned a team on-base percentage of .353 as well as a team batting average of .271 for the previous season.

Ja Wook Koo is a batter who should impact this game for Samsung. In the 5,228 official at-bats in his baseball career, Koo has hit .318 and has racked up 1,664 hits. He has homered 186 times, with 2,681 total bases and a .513 slugging percentage. Koo has earned a walk 551 times while fanning on 1,001 tries. He is sitting with 985 runs in addition to having 882 runs batted in. His on-base percentage sits at .387 and he is the owner of a career OPS of .900.

The Samsung Lions turned 122 double plays and held a fielding percentage of .984 (2nd in Korean baseball). The Lions recorded 1,389 assists, 87 errors and accumulated 3,806 putouts in the previous season. In their 133 chances at swiping a bag, they made it 107 times and were caught 26 times (19.5% caught stealing percentage).

The Lions had a team WHIP of 1.350 with a FIP of 4.59 as a unit over the course of last year. Their K/BB ratio was 2.30 (1,048 strikeouts against 455 walks). They ranked 6th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 1,257. They relinquished 132 homers and they allowed 4.59 runs per 9 innings (4th in KBO). The Samsung pitching staff relinquished 647 runs over the course of last year while holding an ERA of 4.12 (581 earned runs given up).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Lotte (+106)

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