Samsung Lions vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 7/23/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Samsung Lions vs Kiwoom Heroes

Date: Thursday, July 23, 2026

Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea

TV: MS-T

Odds/Point Spread: Samsung (-160) Kiwoom (+132)

Chi Hong An and the Kiwoom Heroes (32-57, 10th in KBO) host the Samsung Lions (53-33, 1st in KBO) at Gocheok Sky Dome on Thursday, July 23, 2026. The Heroes open this contest at +132 while the Lions are coming in at -160. The over/under opens at 8.

Samsung is slugging .411 and have been called out on strikes 602 times, while taking a walk on 418 occasions. They have compiled 478 runs batted in and 837 base knocks on the year, and their average at the plate is at .277. The Lions have hit 135 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 79 balls out of the stadium. They have earned 502 runs and have an on-base percentage of .371. As a team, the Samsung Lions are putting up 5.7 runs per game, which ranks them 2nd in KBO.

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Lewin Diaz is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Samsung. Diaz is sitting with a batting avereage of .270 for his time in baseball, with 640 runs scored and an OPS of .818. He has struck out 966 times and earned a walk on 448 occasions, which contributes in part to a .337 on-base %. In his career, Diaz has hit 231 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 853 runs. He is sitting with a career slugging percentage of .481 and he has a total of 2,252 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he stepped up to the plate 5,245 times and has come through with a hit 1,266 times.

The Lions have stolen 63 bases and have been thrown out 25 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage is 28.4%. The Samsung Lions have notched a total of 2,346 putouts this season, in addition to 864 assists and 52 errors. Their fielding rate is at .984 which ranks 1st in KBO and have accumulated 75 double plays.

The Lions are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.11 over the course of the season (2nd in baseball), and their staff has struck out 650 hitters. Samsung has surrendered 761 hits (8.8 per 9 innings) and also 357 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.03 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.38. Lions pitchers have given up 83 home runs and 390 total runs (10th in baseball).

Kiwoom has accounted for 56 HRs on the year as well as 310 runs batted in. They have 126 two-baggers, while walking 302 times as well as scoring 329 runs. The Kiwoom Heroes have an OBP of .317 and a batting average of .238 for the season. The Heroes hold a team slugging % of .339 and they earn 3.62 runs per contest (10th in KBO). They have been rung up on 780 occasions (1st in baseball) and have accounted for 730 base knocks.

Chi Hong An is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Kiwoom. Ahn has earned a walk 650 times while being called out on strikes on 1,005 tries. His OBP sits at .359 and he also has a has a OPS in his career of .787. For the 6,619 at-bats in his baseball career, Ahn has hit .293 with 1,939 hits. He has amassed 937 runs and has 962 RBIs. He has gone deep 161 times, as well as 2,833 bases in total and also a .428 slugging percentage.

The Kiwoom Heroes have turned 73 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .980 (6th in the league). The Heroes have recorded 784 assists, 64 errors and have accumulated 2,405 putouts this season. Of their 88 attempts at getting a steal, they have been successful 60 times and been caught 28 times (31.8% caught stealing percentage).

The Heroes have a team WHIP of 1.510 in addition to having a FIP of 5.44 as a squad so far this year. Their K/BB ratio is 2.06 (687 strikeouts vs 334 free passes). They come in at 1st in baseball as a staff in total hits allowed with 876. They have allowed 79 HR's and they surrender 5.44 runs per 9 innings (9th in baseball). The Kiwoom pitching staff have conceded 485 runs this season and come in with a team ERA of 5.02 (447 earned runs conceded).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kiwoom (+132)

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