Samsung Lions vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 4/25/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Samsung Lions vs Kiwoom Heroes

Date: Saturday, April 25, 2026

Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SPO-T

Odds/Point Spread: Samsung (-145) Kiwoom (+125)

Gocheok Sky Dome is the venue where Ju Hyoung Lee and the Kiwoom Heroes (7-15, 10th in KBO) will play the Samsung Lions (12-8, 4th in KBO) on Saturday, April 25, 2026. The Heroes open this contest at +125 while the Lions are coming in at -145. The O/U is set at 9.

As a unit, the Samsung Lions are putting up 5.5 runs/g, which has them at 4th in the league. They have a total of 115 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .373. The Lions have accumulated 36 doubles as a squad and have hit 15 balls out of the stadium. They have compiled 107 RBI's in addition to 196 hits this year, and their batting average is sitting at .269. Samsung has a slugging % of .400 and have struck out 142 times, while being walked on 109 occasions.

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Hyoung Woo Choi is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Samsung. In his professional baseball career, Choi has hit 423 balls out of the park while driving in 1,753 runs. He has accumulated a slugging percentage of .530 and he has racked up 4,463 bases. For his career, he came to bat 9,869 times and has delivered with a hit 2,608 times. He has been struck out 1,509 times and earned a walk on 1,215 occasions, contributing to a .400 on-base percentage. Choi has earned a batting average of .310 for his baseball career, in addition to 1,378 scored runs and an OPS of .930.

The Lions have swiped 18 bags and have been caught 5 times, which shows us their caught stealing rate is 21.7%. The Samsung Lions have notched a total of 570 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 232 assists and 11 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .986 which has them ranked 1st in KBO and they have turned 19 double plays.

They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.57 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.43. Lions pitchers have allowed 21 home runs in addition to 95 runs (8th in KBO). Samsung has given up 183 hits (8.7 per 9 innings) as well as 90 earned runs. The Lions are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.26 on the year (5th in KBO), and they have struck out 140 hitters.

The Heroes have a team slugging % of .329 and they are recording 3.36 runs per game (9th in the league). They have 36 doubles, while taking a walk 66 times and scoring 74 runs. Kiwoom has accounted for 11 long balls so far this season and 67 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 183 occasions (1st in KBO) and have a total of 171 base knocks. The Kiwoom Heroes have earned a team on-base percentage of .308 and a team batting average of .232 on the season.

Ju Hyoung Lee is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Kiwoom. In the 1,017 at-bats in his pro career, Lee has earned a batting average of .253 in addition to having 257 hits. He has hit the long ball 26 times, as well as 394 total bases and a .387 slugging %. Lee has recorded a free base 92 times while striking out on 258 tries. He has amassed 152 runs and has 117 RBIs. His on-base rate is .342 and he is the owner of a career OPS of .720.

The Kiwoom Heroes have turned 20 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .972 (9th in KBO). The Heroes have racked up 197 assists, 22 errors and are sitting with 575 putouts during this campaign. Of their 18 chances at stealing a base, they have been successful 14 times and been caught 4 times (22.2% caught stealing percentage).

The Heroes hold a team WHIP of 1.564 and have a FIP of 5.26 as a unit on the season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 1.94 (151 strikeouts vs 78 free passes). They rank 1st in KBO as a staff in total hits given up with 221. They have allowed 18 home runs and they concede 5.26 runs per 9 innings (8th in the league). The Kiwoom pitching staff have allowed 112 runs over the course of the season and come in with a team ERA of 4.75 (101 earned runs surrendered).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Samsung (-145)

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