Samsung Lions vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 4/8/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Gwangju Kia Champions Field vs Samsung Lions

Date: Wednesday, April 8, 2026

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: KN-T

Odds/Point Spread: Samsung (-196) Kia (+162)

Gwangju Kia Champions Field is the venue where Joon-soon Han and the Kia Tigers (2-6, 8th in KBO) will take on the Samsung Lions (4-3, 4th in KBO) on Wednesday, April 8, 2026. The moneyline on this game has the Lions priced at -196 and the Tigers are at +162. The over/under has been set at 8.

As a squad, the Samsung Lions are recording 4.8 runs per game, which has them at 6th in KBO. They have accounted for 38 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .327. The Lions have tallied 14 doubles as a squad and have knocked 6 balls out of the park. They have compiled 37 runs batted in as well as 68 base knocks so far this season, and their team batting average comes in at .247. Samsung has a slugging percentage of .385 and have been rung up 51 times, while being walked on 30 occasions.

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Lewin Diaz is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Samsung. Diaz has an average at the plate of .269 in his time in baseball, in addition to 591 scored runs and an OPS of .814. He has been struck out 908 times and has taken a walk on 405 occasions, contributing to a .334 OBP. For his pro baseball career, Diaz has slapped 217 baseballs out of the park while driving in 785 runs. His slugging percentage is .480 in addition to having tallied 2,100 bases. In his time spent in pro baseball, he came to the plate 4,886 times and got on base with a hit 1,175 times.

The Samsung Lions have a total of 219 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 80 assists and 2 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .993 which has them ranked 1st in KBO and have 9 double plays. The Lions have swiped 3 bases and have been thrown out 3 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage is 50.0%.

The Lions hold a team ERA of 3.82 over the course of the season (2nd in baseball), and the staff has struck out 56 hitters. Lions pitchers have conceded 11 home runs and 31 total runs (9th in baseball). Samsung has given up 69 hits (8.5 per 9 innings) and 31 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.33 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.27.

Kia has accounted for 5 home runs so far this year to go along with 27 RBIs. They have recorded 13 doubles, while walking 34 times as well as recording 27 runs. The Kia Tigers have recorded an OBP of .320 as well as a team batting average of .232 this year. The Tigers have a SLG% of .338 and they earn 3.38 runs per contest (10th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 61 occasions (5th in KBO) and have notched a total of 61 base hits.

Joon-soon Han is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Kia. Han has tallied a free base 61 times while fanning on 127 chances. He has accrued 85 runs and racked up 84 RBIs. His on-base percentage sits at .331 and he also has a career OPS of .745. He has hit a home run 17 times, with 269 bases in total and also a .414 slugging percentage. For the 650 official at-bats in his career, Han has recorded a batting average of .268 with 174 base hits.

The Kia Tigers have turned 3 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .985 (5th in KBO). The Tigers have recorded 60 assists, 4 errors and have earned 205 putouts during this campaign.

The Tigers have a WHIP of 1.468 in addition to having a FIP of 5.27 as a pitching staff on the year. They have a ranking of 9th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 56. The Kia pitching staff have given up 40 runs for the year while holding an ERA of 5.02 (38 earned runs relinquished). Their K/BB ratio is 1.25 (55 strikeouts against 44 walks). They have surrendered 6 long balls and they allow 5.27 runs per 9 innings (5th in the league).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kia (+162)

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