Samsung Lions vs Hanwha Eagles Prediction, 9/18/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Samsung Lions vs Hanwha Eagles

Date: Friday, September 18, 2026

Location: Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon, South Korea

TV: TVING

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

Si Hwan Roh and the Hanwha Eagles (54-69, 8th in KBO) host the Samsung Lions (75-49, 2nd in KBO) at Hanwha Life Eagles Park on Friday, September 18, 2026. The Eagles open this matchup at +132 while the Lions are coming in at -160. The O/U is set at 8.5.

As a team, the Samsung Lions are notching 5.7 runs per contest, which has them at 2nd in the league. They have earned 729 runs scored while having a team OBP of .367. The Lions have recorded 200 doubles as a unit and have knocked 117 balls out of the park. They have accrued 698 RBI's and 1,222 hits this season, and their team batting average comes in at .279. Samsung has a slugging rate of .416 and have struck out 885 times, while taking a walk on 563 occasions.

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Ji Chan Kim is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Samsung. Kim has hit .289 for his baseball career, with 473 runs scored and an OPS of .712. He has gone down on strikes 297 times and earned a walk on 301 at-bats, which has contributed to a .375 OBP. For his professional baseball career, Kim has slapped 6 balls out of the park while driving in 178 runs. He has earned a slugging percentage of .337 and he has totaled 804 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he stepped into the batters box 2,808 times and has reached base with a base hit 691 times.

The Lions have stolen 89 bases and have been caught 31 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 25.8%. The Samsung Lions have earned 3,396 putouts on the year, in addition to 1,225 assists and 77 errors. Their fielding rate is at .984 which ranks 1st in Korean baseball and they have turned 101 double plays.

The Lions have compiled a team ERA of 4.17 so far this year (2nd in KBO), and the staff has struck out 976 hitters. Lions pitchers have allowed 120 home runs and also 571 total runs (8th in KBO). Samsung has given up 1,127 base hits (9.0 per 9 innings) and also 524 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.32 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.37.

The Eagles hold a team slugging percentage of .437 and they are scoring 5.89 runs per game (1st in the league). They have hit 201 doubles, while taking a walk 484 times and scoring 742 runs. Hanwha is sitting with 161 home runs over the course of the season as well as 697 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 1,000 occasions (4th in baseball) and have recorded 1,232 base hits. The Hanwha Eagles have accumulated an OBP of .355 and a batting average of .276 this year.

Si Hwan Roh is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Hanwha. Noh has drawn a free base 418 times while being called out on strikes on 903 attempts. His on-base percentage comes in at .353 and he is the owner of a career OPS of .809. For the 3,388 at-bats in his professional career, Noh has earned a batting average of .266 in addition to having 902 base hits. He has accrued 536 runs and notched 580 runs batted in. He has homered 151 times, with 1,544 total bases and a .456 slugging percentage.

The Hanwha Eagles have turned 121 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .979 (10th in KBO). The Eagles have accrued 1,214 assists, 99 errors and have accumulated 3,344 putouts this year. In their 79 attempts at getting a steal, they have made it 51 times and been caught 28 times (35.4% caught stealing rate).

The Eagles have a team WHIP of 1.569 and have a FIP of 5.89 as a team for the year. They rank 2nd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 1,249. The Hanwha pitching staff have allowed 729 runs for the year and come in with a team ERA of 5.23 (647 earned runs relinquished). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.84 (920 strikeouts vs 499 free passes). They have given up 123 homers and they concede 5.89 runs per 9 innings (10th in the league).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Samsung (-160)

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