Samsung Lions vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 7/22/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Samsung Lions vs Kiwoom Heroes

Date: Wednesday, July 22, 2026

Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SPO-2T

Odds/Point Spread: Samsung (-132) Kiwoom (+110)

Gocheok Sky Dome is the venue where Gun Hee Kim and the Kiwoom Heroes (32-57, 10th in KBO) will take on the Samsung Lions (53-33, 1st in KBO) on Wednesday, July 22, 2026. The moneyline on this matchup has the Lions coming in at -132 and the Heroes are at +110. The over/under is set at 8.5.

As a team, the Samsung Lions are scoring 5.7 runs per game, which is 2nd in baseball. They have earned 502 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .371. The Lions have tallied 135 doubles as a team and have smacked 79 balls out of the park. They have compiled 478 RBI's in addition to 837 base knocks on the campaign, while their average at the plate sits at .277. Samsung has a slugging % of .411 and have been rung up 602 times, while taking a walk on 418 occasions.

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Hyoung Woo Choi is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Samsung. Choi has earned a batting average of .311 for his career, in addition to 1,405 runs scored and an OPS of .930. He has fanned 1,553 times and has taken a walk on 1,250 occasions, contributing to a .401 OBP. In his career, Choi has slapped 431 balls out of the park while driving in 1,804 runs. His slugging percentage sits at .529 and he has a total of 4,577 bases. In his time in the Majors, he stepped up to bat 10,132 times and came through with a base hit 2,685 times.

The Lions have stolen 63 bases and have been caught 25 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage is 28.4%. The Samsung Lions have earned 2,346 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 864 assists and 52 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .984 which is 1st in KBO and have accumulated 75 double plays.

The Lions have an earned run average of 4.11 on the season (2nd in KBO), and their staff has struck out 650 hitters. Lions pitchers have yielded 83 long balls in addition to 390 runs in total (10th in baseball). Samsung has given up 761 base hits (8.8 per 9 innings) and 357 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.03 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.38.

The Kiwoom Heroes have recorded an on-base percentage of .317 and a batting average of .238 this season. They have struck out on 780 occasions (1st in baseball) and have accounted for 730 base knocks. Kiwoom has compiled 56 home runs so far this season in addition to 310 runs batted in. The Heroes hold a team SLG% of .339 and they are scoring 3.62 runs per contest (10th in KBO). They have 126 doubles, while taking a walk 302 times as well as notching 329 runs.

Gun Hee Kim is a hitter who should impact this game for Kiwoom. Kim has drawn a walk 58 times while fanning on 262 attempts. He has compiled 70 runs in addition to having earned 99 RBIs. His on-base % is .296 and he has earned a career OPS of .672. He has hit the long ball 18 times, in addition to having 317 total bases and also a .376 slugging percentage. Over the course of the 844 at-bats in his baseball career, Kim has compiled an average at the plate of .250 with 211 hits.

The Kiwoom Heroes have turned 73 double plays and have a fielding rate of .980 (6th in Korean baseball). The Heroes have accrued 784 assists, 64 errors and have 2,405 putouts on the campaign. Of their 88 attempts at getting a steal, they have made it 60 times and been caught 28 times (31.8% caught stealing percentage).

The Heroes have a team WHIP of 1.510 with a FIP of 5.44 as a team on the season. They come in at 1st in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 876. The Kiwoom pitching staff have conceded 485 runs on the campaign while holding an ERA of 5.02 (447 earned runs conceded). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 2.06 (687 strikeouts against 334 bases on balls). They have conceded 79 dingers and they concede 5.44 runs per 9 innings (9th in baseball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Samsung (-132)

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