Samsung Lions vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 4/24/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Samsung Lions vs Kiwoom Heroes

Date: Friday, April 24, 2026

Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea

TV: KN-T

Odds/Point Spread: Samsung (-150) Kiwoom (+125)

Trenton Brooks and the Kiwoom Heroes (7-14, 9th in KBO) play the Samsung Lions (12-7, 3rd in KBO) at Gocheok Sky Dome on Friday, April 24, 2026. The Lions open this game at -150 while the Heroes are coming in at +125. The total is set at 8.5.

The Lions have earned 34 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 15 balls out of the park. Samsung is slugging .403 and have struck out 133 times, while being walked on 104 occasions. As a squad, the Samsung Lions are notching 5.7 runs per game, which ranks them 3rd in KBO. They have accrued 106 RBI's in addition to 186 hits this season, while their team batting average is sitting at .268. They have notched a total of 113 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .373.

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Ji Hyuk Ryu is a batter who can be a difference maker for Samsung. In his pro baseball career, Ryu has hit 17 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 267 runs. During his time in professional baseball, he stepped up to bat 2,769 times and has reached base with a base knock 650 times. Ryu has compiled an average at the plate of .273 for his career in baseball, with 391 scored runs and an OPS of .691. He has compiled a slugging percentage of .340 and he has racked up 809 bases. He has struck out 451 times and has gotten a free base on 263 at-bats, contributing to a .357 OBP.

The Samsung Lions have accumulated 543 putouts thus far, as well as 217 assists and 11 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .986 which puts them in 2nd in the league and have 18 double plays. The Lions have swiped 18 bases and have been thrown out 4 times, which means their caught stealing rate is 18.2%.

The Lions have an ERA of 4.08 on the campaign (3rd in baseball), and the staff has struck out 132 batters. Samsung has conceded 172 hits (8.6 per 9 innings) as well as 82 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.55 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.42. Lions pitchers have relinquished 20 home runs in addition to 87 total runs (9th in the league).

The Heroes hold a slugging percentage of .329 and they average 3.43 runs per contest (9th in the league). They have 35 two-baggers, while getting a free base 65 times as well as putting up 72 runs. Kiwoom has knocked in 10 home runs on the season and 65 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 177 occasions (1st in KBO) and have earned a total of 164 hits. The Kiwoom Heroes have compiled an on-base percentage of .309 as well as a batting average of .233 this season.

Trenton Brooks is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Kiwoom. Brooks has drawn a free base 555 times while going down on strikes on 671 tries. He has scored 609 runs and also has 624 runs batted in. His on-base percentage sits at .367 and he holds a has a OPS in his career of .794. He has hit it out of the park 102 times, as well as 1,660 total bases and a .427 slugging %. For the 3,888 at-bats in his career, Brooks has earned a batting average of .273 and has racked up 1,061 base hits.

The Kiwoom Heroes have turned 19 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .975 (9th in KBO). The Heroes have accrued 188 assists, 19 errors and have accounted for 548 putouts so far this season. Of their 16 attempts at stealing a base, they have had success 12 times and been caught 4 times (25.0% caught stealing percentage).

The Heroes are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.537 in addition to having a FIP of 4.93 as a staff over the course of the season. They are currently ranked 1st in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 206. The Kiwoom pitching staff have surrendered 100 runs this season while holding a team ERA of 4.54 (92 earned runs yielded). Their K/BB ratio is 1.92 (142 strikeouts vs 74 bases on balls). They have allowed 17 homers and they relinquish 4.93 runs per 9 innings (5th in baseball).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Kiwoom (+125) and under the total runs

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