Samsung Lions vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 8/27/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds
Game: Samsung Lions vs Kiwoom Heroes
Date: Thursday, August 27, 2026
Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea
TV: MS-T
Odds/Point Spread: Samsung (-196) Kiwoom (+162)
Chi Hong An and the Kiwoom Heroes (42-72, 10th in KBO) host the Samsung Lions (65-44, 2nd in KBO) at Gocheok Sky Dome on Thursday, August 27, 2026. The Heroes open this game at +162 while the Lions are coming in at -196. The O/U opens at 8.5.
The Lions have tallied 177 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 106 balls out of the stadium. Samsung has a slugging rate of .416 and have struck out 786 times, while getting the free base on 517 occasions. As a team, the Samsung Lions are putting up 5.7 runs per game, which is 2nd in the league. They have accrued 614 RBI's and 1,074 base knocks this season, while their team batting average is .278. They have notched a total of 641 runs scored while having a team OBP of .369.
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Lewin Diaz is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Samsung. In his pro baseball career, Diaz has drilled 235 baseballs over the fence while knocking in 875 runs. He has earned a slugging percentage of .481 in addition to earning 2,295 bases. For his time in the league, he stepped up to bat 5,348 times and has notched a hit 1,292 times. He has been struck out 991 times and has taken a walk on 460 occasions, which has contributed to a .338 OBP. Diaz has hit .271 in his time in baseball, with 655 scored runs and an OPS of .819.
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The Samsung Lions have 2,988 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 1,080 assists and 71 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .983 which is 2nd in the league and they have turned 95 double plays. The Lions have swiped 83 bases and have been caught 28 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage sits at 25.2%.
The Lions are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.24 so far this season (2nd in KBO), and the staff has struck out 855 hitters. Lions pitchers have given up 106 home runs and also 516 runs in total (8th in baseball). Samsung has given up 993 hits (9.0 per 9 innings) and also 469 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.23 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.38.
Kiwoom has accumulated 86 home runs over the course of the season in addition to 435 RBIs. The have tallied 160 two-baggers, while walking 391 times and scoring 463 runs. The Kiwoom Heroes have compiled a team OBP of .324 and a team batting average of .246 so far this year. The Heroes hold a slugging percentage of .356 and they tally 3.96 runs per outing (10th in baseball). They have been rung up on 1,011 occasions (1st in baseball) and have accounted for 973 hits.
Chi Hong An is a batter who should impact this game for Kiwoom. Ahn has drawn a free base 660 times while being called out on strikes on 1,018 chances. His OBP comes in at .359 and he is the owner of a lifetime OPS of .787. During the 6,694 official at-bats in his professional career, Ahn has accumulated a batting average of .293 in addition to having 1,958 hits. He has accounted for 948 runs and has 978 RBIs. He has gone yard 164 times, in addition to having 2,863 total bases and also a .428 slugging percentage.
The Kiwoom Heroes have turned 97 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .981 (6th in the league). The Heroes have 1,031 assists, 80 errors and have earned 3,094 putouts on the campaign. Of their 100 attempts at getting a steal, they have been successful 69 times and been caught 31 times (31.0% caught stealing rate).
The Heroes hold a team WHIP of 1.550 with a FIP of 5.67 as a team this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.89 (854 strikeouts vs 452 bases on balls). They are sitting at 1st in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 1,146. They have yielded 111 home runs and they surrender 5.67 runs per 9 innings (9th in the league). The Kiwoom pitching staff have surrendered 650 runs on the campaign while having an ERA of 5.19 (595 earned runs relinquished).
Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?
Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kiwoom (+162)
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