Samsung Lions vs Lotte Giants Prediction, 7/31/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Samsung Lions vs Lotte Giants

Date: Friday, July 31, 2026

Location: Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan, South Korea

TV: KN-T

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

Victor Reyes and the Lotte Giants (42-52, 8th in KBO) host the Samsung Lions (58-36, 1st in KBO) at Sajik Baseball Stadium on Friday, July 31, 2026. The Lions open this game at -132 while the Giants are coming in at +110. The total is set at 8.5.

As a unit, the Samsung Lions are earning 5.7 runs per game, which has them at 2nd in the league. They have 549 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .371. The Lions have accumulated 148 two-baggers as a team and have hit 85 balls out of the park. They have 523 RBI's as well as 919 hits so far this season, while their team batting average comes in at .278. Samsung is slugging .411 and have struck out 655 times, while taking a walk on 453 occasions.

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Ji Hyuk Ryu is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Samsung. In his career, Ryu has hit 20 balls out of the park while driving in 303 runs. For his time in the league, he came to the plate 3,048 times and has reached base with a base hit 710 times. Ryu has hit .272 for his career in baseball, in addition to 419 runs scored and an OPS of .686. His career slugging percentage is .341 and he has racked up 893 bases. He has struck out 491 times and has gotten a free base on 290 occasions, which contributes in part to a .356 on-base percentage.

The Samsung Lions have notched a total of 2,562 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 939 assists and 57 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .984 which puts them in 1st in the league and they have turned 79 double plays. The Lions have stolen 66 bases and have been thrown out 25 times, which means their caught stealing percentage is 27.5%.

The Lions hold a team ERA of 4.08 this year (2nd in the league), and their staff has struck out 712 hitters. Lions pitchers have allowed 89 home runs in addition to 426 runs in total (10th in baseball). Samsung has conceded 838 base knocks (8.8 per 9 innings) and also 387 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.11 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.38.

The Lotte Giants have compiled an on-base percentage of .325 in addition to a team batting average of .262 on the campaign. They have struck out on 711 instances (5th in KBO) and have earned 875 base hits. Lotte has 70 long balls on the season to go along with 404 runs batted in. The Giants hold a team slugging % of .381 and they are recording 4.48 runs per contest (9th in baseball). They hit 159 two-baggers, while getting a free base 292 times and racking up 430 runs.

Victor Reyes is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Lotte. Reyes has drawn a free base 440 times while striking out on 1,080 chances. He has accumulated 840 runs and notched 844 runs batted in. His on-base percentage sits at .349 and he holds a career OPS of .775. He has gone deep 108 times, as well as 2,572 total bases and a .426 slugging percentage. For the 6,037 at-bats in his career, Reyes has an average at the plate of .301 in addition to 1,820 hits.

The Lotte Giants have turned 81 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .981 (4th in Korean baseball). The Giants have recorded 936 assists, 67 errors and are sitting with 2,561 putouts this year. Of their 76 tries at stealing a base, they have been successful 52 times and been caught 24 times (31.6% caught stealing percentage).

The Giants are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.471 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.94 as a unit on the season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.12 (778 strikeouts vs 367 walks). They are currently ranked 6th in baseball as a staff in total hits given up with 888. They have given up 86 home runs and they give up 4.94 runs per 9 innings (5th in the league). The Lotte pitching staff have allowed 469 runs so far this year while holding an ERA of 4.41 (418 earned runs relinquished).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Lotte (+110) and under the total runs

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