Lotte Giants vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 9/2/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Lotte Giants vs Samsung Lions

Date: Wednesday, September 2, 2026

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: SPO-2T

Odds/Point Spread: Lotte (+110) Samsung (-132)

Min Jae Jeon and the Lotte Giants (50-61, 7th in KBO) head to Daegu Samsung Lions Park on Wednesday, September 2, 2026, where they'll take on the Samsung Lions (68-44, 1st in KBO). The Giants open this matchup at +110 while the Lions are priced at -132. The O/U is set at 9.

The Giants have hit 193 doubles as a squad and have smacked 89 balls out of the stadium. Lotte has a slugging percentage of .394 and have been called out on strikes 817 times, while drawing a walk on 350 occasions. As a team, the Lotte Giants are knocking in 4.8 runs per contest, which ranks them 8th in baseball. They have 512 RBI's and 1,062 base knocks so far this year, and their average at the plate comes in at .269. They are sitting with 542 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .332.

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Min Jae Jeon is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Lotte. In his career, Jeon has drilled 15 balls out of the park while knocking in 127 runs. For his time in baseball, he came to the plate 1,120 times and also came through with a hit 276 times. Jeon has a batting average of .272 in his time in baseball, with 131 scored runs and an OPS of .679. His career slugging percentage is .360 and he has a total of 365 bases. He has struck out 214 times and has gotten a free base on 64 occasions, contributing to a .319 on-base percentage.

The Giants have swiped 54 bases and have been gunned down 25 times, which means their caught stealing percentage is 31.6%. The Lotte Giants have earned 2,999 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 1,096 assists and 76 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .982 which is 5th in the league and have 94 double plays.

The Giants have compiled a team ERA of 4.64 so far this year (5th in the league), and their staff has rung up 916 batters. Lotte has given up 1,063 base hits (9.6 per 9 innings) in addition to 515 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.17 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.49. Giants pitchers have conceded 100 home runs in addition to 575 runs (6th in KBO).

Samsung has knocked in 109 home runs over the course of the season in addition to 645 runs batted in. They have hit 185 doubles, while taking a walk 531 times as well as recording 672 runs. The Samsung Lions have an OBP of .371 and a batting average of .280 so far this year. The Lions hold a team SLG% of .419 and they average 5.84 runs per game (1st in the league). They have struck out on 810 occasions (10th in KBO) and have notched a total of 1,116 base hits.

Hyoung Woo Choi is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Samsung. Choi has drawn a free base 1,261 times while striking out on 1,578 tries. His on-base percentage is .400 and he has earned a lifetime OPS of .929. During the 8,745 at-bats in his career, Choi has compiled an average at the plate of .310 in addition to 2,715 base knocks. He has compiled 1,421 runs in addition to having earned 1,829 RBIs. He has gone yard 435 times, with 4,625 total bases and a .529 slugging percentage.

The Samsung Lions have turned 97 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .983 (2nd in KBO). In their 112 tries at stealing a base, they have made it 83 times and been caught 29 times (25.9% caught stealing percentage). The Lions have accrued 1,103 assists, 72 errors and have notched a total of 3,069 putouts on the campaign.

The Lions hold a team WHIP of 1.373 in addition to having a FIP of 4.59 as a pitching staff this year. They rank 9th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 1,017. The Samsung pitching staff have conceded 522 runs so far this year while having an ERA of 4.18 (475 earned runs relinquished). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.27 (880 strikeouts vs 388 bases on balls). They have conceded 107 dingers and they yield 4.59 runs per 9 innings (2nd in the league).

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

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

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