Samsung Lions vs Hanwha Eagles Prediction, 4/16/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds
Game: Samsung Lions vs Hanwha Eagles
Date: Thursday, April 16, 2026
Location: Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon, South Korea
TV: KN-T
Odds/Point Spread: Samsung (-275) Hanwha (+220)
Lewin Diaz and the Samsung Lions (9-4, 2nd in KBO) head to Hanwha Life Eagles Park on Thursday, April 16, 2026, where they'll take on the Hanwha Eagles (6-8, 7th in KBO). The line on this matchup has the Lions coming in at -275 and the Eagles are at +220. The over/under opens at 8.5.

As a team, the Samsung Lions are notching 5.8 runs per game, which has them at 4th in KBO. They have accounted for 81 runs and have an on-base percentage of .376. The Lions have recorded 26 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 12 balls out of the park. They have amassed 77 RBI's in addition to 130 base knocks on the year, and their average at the plate is at .271. Samsung has a slugging % of .426 and have struck out 83 times, while getting the free base on 73 occasions.
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Lewin Diaz is a hitter who should impact this game for Samsung. In his career, Diaz has hit 218 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 789 runs. Over the course of his time in the league, he came to the plate 4,913 times and has delivered with a base hit 1,184 times. Diaz has accumulated a batting average of .269 for his career, in addition to 595 runs scored and an OPS of .815. His slugging percentage is .481 and he has racked up 2,114 bases. He has gone down on strikes 909 times and has been walked on 408 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .334 OBP.
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The Samsung Lions have amassed 378 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 152 assists and 8 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .985 which has them ranked 3rd in KBO and have accumulated 15 double plays. The Lions have stolen 11 bags and have been gunned down 4 times, which tells us their caught stealing rate is 26.7%.
The Lions are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.43 on the season (3rd in the league), and their staff has rung up 95 batters. Samsung has given up 130 hits (9.3 per 9 innings) as well as 62 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.61 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.50. Lions pitchers have given up 17 home runs and also 66 runs (8th in baseball).
Hanwha has hit 13 HRs for the season and 86 RBIs. They have recorded 25 two-baggers, while taking a walk 61 times as well as racking up 91 runs. The Hanwha Eagles hold a team OBP of .368 and a team batting average of .283 for the year. The Eagles hold a team SLG% of .412 and they are scoring 6.50 runs per game (2nd in baseball). They have struck out on 117 instances (3rd in KBO) and have totaled 145 base hits.
Yonathan Perlaza is a batter who should impact this game for Hanwha. Perlaza has drawn a free base 422 times while fanning on 817 occasions. His on-base percentage sits at .361 and he has a career OPS of .826. In the 3,279 at-bats in his professional career, Perlaza has recorded a batting average of .278 with 911 hits. He has amassed 569 runs and has 522 RBIs. He has gone yard 114 times, as well as 1,524 total bases and also a .465 slugging percentage.
The Hanwha Eagles have turned 13 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .969 (9th in Korean baseball). The Eagles have recorded 125 assists, 16 errors and have 381 putouts during this campaign. In their 7 attempts at getting a steal, they got to the bag before the ball 5 times and been caught 2 times (28.6% caught stealing percentage).
The Hanwha pitching staff have conceded 98 runs for the year while having a team ERA of 6.38 (90 earned runs relinquished). They have allowed 11 dingers and they concede 6.94 runs per 9 innings (10th in baseball). The Eagles have a team WHIP of 1.795 and have a FIP of 6.94 as a unit so far this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.48 (127 strikeouts vs 86 free passes). They sit at 3rd in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 142.
Who will win tonight's KBO game against the spread?
Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Samsung (-275)
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