Lotte Giants vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 9/1/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Lotte Giants vs Samsung Lions

Date: Tuesday, September 1, 2026

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: MS-T

Odds/Point Spread: Lotte (+132) Samsung (-160)

Victor Reyes and the Lotte Giants (50-61, 7th in KBO) travel to Daegu Samsung Lions Park on Tuesday, September 1, 2026, where they'll take on the Samsung Lions (68-44, 1st in KBO). The moneyline on this contest has the Giants priced at +132 and the Lions are at -160. The total has been set at 8.5.

The Giants have recorded 193 two-baggers as a team and have hit 89 balls out of the stadium. Lotte has a slugging percentage of .394 and have been called out on strikes 817 times, while being walked on 350 occasions. As a team, the Lotte Giants are compiling 4.8 runs per game, which has them sitting at 8th in the league. They have accrued 512 runs batted in and 1,062 hits for the season, while their average at the plate is .269. They are sitting with 542 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .332.

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Victor Reyes is a hitter who should impact this game for Lotte. Reyes has recorded a batting average of .303 for his career in baseball, in addition to 856 scored runs and an OPS of .780. He has struck out 1,085 times and earned a walk on 444 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .351 on-base percentage. For his career, Reyes has hit 109 balls out of the park while knocking in 859 runs. His slugging percentage is .429 and he has totaled 2,618 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he stepped into the batters box 6,671 times and also came through with a base hit 1,852 times.

The Giants have stolen 54 bags and have been thrown out 25 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage is 31.6%. The Lotte Giants have earned 2,999 putouts thus far, as well as 1,096 assists and 76 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .982 which has them sitting 5th in the league and have 94 double plays.

The Giants have an earned run average of 4.64 on the year (5th in the league), and the staff has struck out 916 batters. Giants pitchers have yielded 100 long balls and 575 runs (6th in KBO). Lotte has conceded 1,063 base hits (9.6 per 9 innings) as well as 515 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 2.17 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.49.

The Lions have a team slugging percentage of .419 and they tally 5.84 runs per game (1st in the league). They have put up 185 two-baggers, while walking 531 times as well as scoring 672 runs. Samsung has hit 109 home runs so far this season as well as 645 RBIs. They have struck out on 810 instances (10th in KBO) and have totaled 1,116 hits. The Samsung Lions have recorded a team OBP of .371 and a batting average of .280 this year.

Ji Chan Kim is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Samsung. Kim has earned a free base 299 times while striking out on 293 plate appearances. His on-base percentage is .376 and he has earned a career OPS of .712. During the 2,340 at-bats in his professional career, Kim has accumulated a batting average of .290 and has racked up 679 hits. He has scored 466 runs and also has 175 runs batted in. He has hit a home run 6 times, with 787 bases in total and a .336 slugging %.

The Samsung Lions have turned 97 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .983 (2nd in KBO). The Lions have 1,103 assists, 72 errors and have notched a total of 3,069 putouts so far this season. Of their 112 attempts at getting a steal, they have been successful 83 times and been caught 29 times (25.9% caught stealing percentage).

The Lions have a team WHIP of 1.373 in addition to having a FIP of 4.59 as a squad on the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.27 (880 strikeouts vs 388 free passes). They are sitting at 9th in KBO as a staff in total hits conceded with 1,017. They have surrendered 107 home runs and they relinquish 4.59 runs per 9 innings (2nd in the league). The Samsung pitching staff have relinquished 522 runs this season while having an ERA of 4.18 (475 earned runs yielded).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Lotte (+132)

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