Samsung Lions vs KT Wiz Prediction, 6/9/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Samsung Lions vs KT Wiz

Date: Tuesday, June 9, 2026

Location: Suwon KT Wiz Park in Suwon, South Korea

TV: TVING

Odds/Point Spread: Samsung (+120) KT (-144)

Ji Hyuk Ryu and the Samsung Lions (33-24, 3rd in KBO) travel to Suwon KT Wiz Park on Tuesday, June 9, 2026, where they'll take on the KT Wiz (34-24, 2nd in KBO). The Lions open this contest at +120 while the Wiz are coming in at -144. The over/under is set at 8.5.

Samsung has a slugging percentage of .421 and have struck out 397 times, while drawing a walk on 276 occasions. They have compiled 310 RBI's as well as 551 base knocks this season, while their average at the plate is at .274. The Lions have accounted for 92 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 59 balls out of the park. They are sitting with 324 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .367. As a unit, the Samsung Lions are notching 5.6 runs per outing, which has them at 3rd in KBO.

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Ji Hyuk Ryu is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Samsung. In his career, Ryu has hit 19 baseballs over the fence while driving in 282 runs. He has earned a slugging percentage of .342 and he has a total of 854 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he came to the plate 2,906 times and came through with a base base hit 680 times. He has gone down on strikes 474 times and has gotten a free base on 273 at-bats, which has contributed to a .356 on-base %. Ryu is sitting with a batting avereage of .272 for his baseball career, with 402 scored runs and an OPS of .686.

The Lions have stolen 45 bases and have been caught 17 times, which means their caught stealing percentage sits at 27.4%. The Samsung Lions have 1,551 putouts this season, as well as 588 assists and 34 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .984 which puts them in 1st in KBO and they have turned 52 double plays.

The Lions have a team ERA of 4.18 for the season (3rd in the league), and they have struck out 419 batters. Samsung has given up 510 base hits (8.9 per 9 innings) and also 240 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.98 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.40. Lions pitchers have surrendered 57 home runs and also 264 total runs (10th in the league).

The KT Wiz have compiled a team on-base percentage of .371 and a batting average of .284 so far this year. They have been rung up on 448 occasions (4th in KBO) and have earned a total of 588 base hits. KT has accumulated 42 home runs so far this season to go along with 317 runs batted in. The Wiz have a slugging percentage of .402 and they tally 5.68 runs per outing (2nd in KBO). They hit 94 doubles, while walking 267 times as well as scoring 335 runs.

Sam Hilliard is a batter who should impact this game for KT. Hilliard has drawn a free base 523 times while going down on strikes on 1,436 attempts. His on-base percentage sits at .346 and he has earned a has a OPS in his career of .842. During the 4,510 at-bats in his pro career, Hilliard has accumulated a batting average of .270 with 1,218 base hits. He has amassed 805 runs and has 763 runs batted in. He has homered 217 times, as well as 2,235 bases in total and a .496 slugging percentage.

The KT Wiz have turned 56 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .982 (3rd in Korean baseball). The Wiz have racked up 591 assists, 39 errors and have a total of 1,585 putouts on the campaign. In their 57 tries at stealing a base, they have made it 46 times and been caught 11 times (19.3% caught stealing rate).

The Wiz have a team WHIP of 1.424 and have a FIP of 5.01 as a pitching staff over the course of the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 2.56 (464 strikeouts against 181 walks). They come in at 2nd in baseball as a staff in total hits given up with 571. They have relinquished 53 homers and they surrender 5.01 runs per 9 innings (5th in baseball). The KT pitching staff have relinquished 294 runs over the course of the season and come in with a team ERA of 4.60 (270 earned runs yielded).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Samsung (+120)

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