Samsung Lions vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 7/21/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Samsung Lions vs Kiwoom Heroes

Date: Tuesday, July 21, 2026

Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SPO-2T

Odds/Point Spread: Samsung (-128) Kiwoom (+106)

Gocheok Sky Dome is the venue where Joo Hwan Choi and the Kiwoom Heroes (32-57, 10th in KBO) will take on the Samsung Lions (53-33, 1st in KBO) on Tuesday, July 21, 2026. The Lions open this contest at -128 while the Heroes are coming in at +106. The total has been set at 8.

Samsung is slugging .411 and have been called out on strikes 602 times, while taking a walk on 418 occasions. They have 478 RBI's and 837 hits on the campaign, while their average at the plate comes in at .277. The Lions have accumulated 135 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 79 balls out of the stadium. They have tallied 502 runs while holding a team OBP of .371. As a team, the Samsung Lions are putting up 5.7 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 2nd in the league.

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Ji Hyuk Ryu is a batter who can be a difference maker for Samsung. Ryu has a batting average of .272 for his career, in addition to 415 scored runs and an OPS of .686. He has been struck out 487 times and has gotten a free base on 288 occasions, contributing to a .356 on-base %. For his career, Ryu has hit 20 baseballs over the fence while knocking in 301 runs. He has amassed a slugging percentage of .341 in addition to racking up 883 bases. In his time spent in pro baseball, he stepped up to bat 3,017 times and has delivered a base knock 703 times.

The Lions have stolen 63 bags and have been gunned down 25 times, which tells us their caught stealing rate is 28.4%. The Samsung Lions have earned 2,346 putouts thus far, as well as 864 assists and 52 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .984 which puts them in 1st in KBO and they have turned 75 double plays.

Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.03 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.38. Lions pitchers have surrendered 83 home runs and also 390 runs in total (10th in KBO). Samsung has allowed 761 hits (8.8 per 9 innings) and 357 earned runs. The Lions have a team ERA of 4.11 for the year (2nd in KBO), and their staff has rung up 650 hitters.

Kiwoom has 56 home runs this year and 310 RBIs. They have hit 126 two-baggers, while walking 302 times as well as earning 329 runs. The Kiwoom Heroes are sitting with an on-base percentage of .317 as well as a team batting average of .238 for the year. The Heroes hold a slugging percentage of .339 and they score 3.62 runs per game (10th in the league). They have struck out on 780 instances (1st in baseball) and have accounted for 730 hits.

Joo Hwan Choi is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Kiwoom. Choi has recorded a free base 484 times while striking out on 795 attempts. He has tallied 628 runs and has 782 RBIs. His on-base percentage sits at .343 and he holds a lifetime OPS of .770. He has hit it out of the park 143 times, with 2,112 total bases and a .427 slugging %. In the 4,943 official at-bats in his career, Choi has recorded a batting average of .274 with 1,355 base knocks.

The Kiwoom Heroes have turned 73 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .980 (6th in Korean baseball). The Heroes have accrued 784 assists, 64 errors and have notched a total of 2,405 putouts this season. In their 88 attempts at getting a steal, they have been successful 60 times and been caught 28 times (31.8% caught stealing rate).

The Kiwoom pitching staff have allowed 485 runs for the year while holding an ERA of 5.02 (447 earned runs yielded). They have yielded 79 dingers and they relinquish 5.44 runs per 9 innings (9th in KBO). The Heroes hold a team WHIP of 1.510 in addition to having a FIP of 5.44 as a unit so far this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 2.06 (687 strikeouts vs 334 walks). They come in at 1st in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 876.

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kiwoom (+106)

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