Samsung Lions vs Lotte Giants Prediction, 8/1/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Samsung Lions vs Lotte Giants

Date: Saturday, August 1, 2026

Location: Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan, South Korea

TV: SPO-T

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

Hyoung Woo Choi and the Samsung Lions (58-37, 1st in KBO) travel to Sajik Baseball Stadium on Saturday, August 1, 2026, where they'll take on the Lotte Giants (42-53, 8th in KBO). The Giants open this game at +132 while the Lions are priced at -160. The O/U is set at 8.

The Lions have earned 148 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 86 balls out of the park. Samsung has a slugging rate of .411 and have been called out on strikes 663 times, while being walked on 455 occasions. As a unit, the Samsung Lions are notching 5.7 runs per game, which ranks them 2nd in the league. They have recorded 526 runs batted in in addition to 931 hits over the course of the season, while their average at the plate is at .278. They have earned a total of 552 runs and have an OBP of .371.

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Hyoung Woo Choi is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Samsung. For his pro baseball career, Choi has slapped 431 baseballs over the fence while knocking in 1,808 runs. Over the course of his pro career, he stepped up to bat 10,167 times and has reached base with a base hit 2,693 times. Choi has accumulated a batting average of .310 in his time in baseball, with 1,408 scored runs and an OPS of .930. He has earned a slugging percentage of .529 and he has racked up 4,586 bases. He has been struck out 1,563 times and earned a walk on 1,254 occasions, which has contributed to a .401 on-base percentage.

The Samsung Lions are sitting with 2,589 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 948 assists and 59 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .984 which puts them in 1st in the league and have accumulated 80 double plays. The Lions have stolen 66 bags and have been caught 25 times, which means their caught stealing percentage comes in at 27.5%.

They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.14 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.38. Lions pitchers have surrendered 92 home runs and 438 total runs (9th in KBO). Samsung has yielded 852 base hits (8.9 per 9 innings) and 397 earned runs. The Lions have an ERA of 4.14 so far this season (2nd in KBO), and the staff has struck out 724 hitters.

Lotte has accounted for 71 home runs so far this season and 406 runs batted in. The have tallied 159 doubles, while taking a walk 295 times as well as scoring 432 runs. The Lotte Giants have recorded a team on-base percentage of .325 in addition to a team batting average of .262 so far this season. The Giants hold a team slugging percentage of .381 and they are earning 4.45 runs per game (9th in the league). They have been rung up on 720 occasions (5th in baseball) and have totaled 885 base hits.

Min Jae Jeon is a batter who should impact this game for Lotte. Jeon has recorded a walk 61 times while being called out on strikes on 207 tries. His on-base percentage sits at .317 and he also has a career OPS of .674. In the 960 at-bats in his baseball career, Jeon is sitting with a batting avereage of .269 with 258 hits. He has accounted for 123 runs and has 118 RBIs. He has gone yard 15 times, with 343 total bases and also a .357 slugging percentage.

The Lotte Giants have turned 83 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .981 (4th in KBO). The Giants have 948 assists, 67 errors and have earned 2,586 putouts this season. Out of their 77 chances at swiping a bag, they have been successful 53 times and been caught 24 times (31.2% caught stealing percentage).

The Lotte pitching staff have surrendered 472 runs over the course of the season and come in with a team ERA of 4.40 (421 earned runs given up). They have given up 87 homers and they surrender 4.93 runs per 9 innings (5th in the league). The Giants hold a team WHIP of 1.470 in addition to having a FIP of 4.93 as a staff over the course of the season. Their K/BB ratio is 2.12 (788 strikeouts against 371 walks). They are sitting at 6th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 896.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Lotte (+132) and under the total runs

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