Lotte Giants vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 7/16/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Lotte Giants vs Samsung Lions

Date: Thursday, July 16, 2026

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: SPO-2T

Odds/Point Spread: Lotte (+220) Samsung (-275)

Lewin Diaz and the Samsung Lions (51-32, 1st in KBO) play the Lotte Giants (38-45, 8th in KBO) at Daegu Samsung Lions Park on Thursday, July 16, 2026. The Lions open this contest at -275 while the Giants are coming in at +220. The over/under opens at 8.5.

As a team, the Lotte Giants are compiling 4.4 runs/g, which has them at 9th in baseball. They are sitting with 375 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .323. The Giants have accounted for 135 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 64 balls out of the park. They have tallied 353 RBI's and 770 hits this season, and their team batting average is at .260. Lotte has a slugging percentage of .380 and have struck out 625 times, while taking a walk on 255 occasions.

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Seong Bin Hwang is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Lotte. In his career, Hwang has drilled 6 balls out of the park while knocking in 92 runs. In his time in the Majors, he stepped up to the plate 1,486 times and has delivered with a hit 379 times. Hwang has earned a batting average of .283 in his time in baseball, in addition to 259 runs scored and an OPS of .698. His slugging percentage is .363 and he has racked up 487 bases. He has been struck out 226 times and has walked on 100 occasions, contributing to a .335 OBP.

The Giants have stolen 49 bases and have been thrown out 19 times, which means their caught stealing rate is 27.9%. The Lotte Giants have a tally of 2,273 putouts this season, in addition to 833 assists and 61 errors. Their fielding rate is at .981 which has them ranked 5th in the league and have accumulated 73 double plays.

They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.14 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.45. Giants pitchers have surrendered 73 home runs and also 418 total runs (4th in KBO). Lotte has yielded 778 hits (9.2 per 9 innings) in addition to 371 earned runs. The Giants have an ERA of 4.41 so far this season (4th in the league), and the staff has struck out 685 batters.

The Samsung Lions have an OBP of .369 and a team batting average of .275 for the year. They have struck out on 584 occasions (10th in the league) and have earned 805 base knocks. Samsung has recorded 75 home runs over the course of the season to go along with 461 runs batted in. The Lions hold a team SLG% of .409 and they score 5.71 runs per game (2nd in baseball). They have notched 131 two-baggers, while taking a walk 403 times as well as putting up 485 runs.

Lewin Diaz is a hitter who should impact this game for Samsung. Diaz has drawn a free base 448 times while going down on strikes on 966 chances. His on-base percentage sits at .337 and he has a career OPS of .818. In the 4,672 at-bats in his professional career, Diaz has compiled an average at the plate of .270 in addition to 1,261 hits. He has scored 637 runs in addition to having earned 849 RBIs. He has hit a home run 231 times, with 2,246 bases in total and a .481 slugging percentage.

The Samsung Lions have turned 73 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .984 (1st in KBO). The Lions have 838 assists, 51 errors and have amassed 2,265 putouts so far this year. Of their 86 chances at getting a steal, they have had success 61 times and been caught 25 times (29.1% caught stealing percentage).

The Samsung pitching staff have yielded 378 runs so far this season while having a team ERA of 4.11 (345 earned runs allowed). They have allowed 81 HR's and they yield 4.51 runs per 9 innings (2nd in the league). The Lions have a WHIP of 1.385 with a FIP of 4.51 as a team so far this season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.00 (617 strikeouts against 309 free passes). They sit at 9th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 737.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Samsung (-275) and under the total runs

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