Samsung Lions vs SSG Landers Prediction, 5/27/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Samsung Lions vs SSG Landers

Date: Wednesday, May 27, 2026

Location: Incheon SSG Landers Field in Incheon, South Korea

TV: SPO-2T

Odds/Point Spread: Samsung (-275) SSG (+220)

Incheon SSG Landers Field is the site where Guillermo Heredia and the SSG Landers (22-25, 7th in KBO) will play the Samsung Lions (28-18, 1st in KBO) on Wednesday, May 27, 2026. The Landers open this contest at +220 while the Lions are coming in at -275. The over/under has been set at 9.

As a unit, the Samsung Lions are compiling 5.6 runs per game, which has them at 3rd in KBO. They have notched a total of 261 runs scored and hold an OBP of .368. The Lions have tallied 75 doubles as a unit and have knocked 39 balls out of the stadium. They have earned 249 runs batted in in addition to 455 base knocks this year, while their batting average sits at .278. Samsung is slugging .409 and have struck out 319 times, while getting the free base on 217 occasions.

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Hyoung Woo Choi is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Samsung. In his career, Choi has slapped 426 baseballs over the fence while driving in 1,773 runs. Over the course of his time in the league, he came to bat 9,974 times and has come through with a hit 2,643 times. Choi has accumulated a batting average of .311 for his career, in addition to 1,390 runs scored and an OPS of .932. He has recorded a slugging percentage of .531 and he has totaled 4,513 bases. He has struck out 1,521 times and has been walked on 1,233 occasions, which has contributed to a .401 on-base percentage.

The Samsung Lions have earned 1,254 putouts for the season, as well as 477 assists and 24 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .986 which ranks 1st in the league and have a total of 41 double plays. The Lions have swiped 37 bases and have been thrown out 10 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage sits at 21.3%.

They have a K/BB ratio of 1.81 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.38. Lions pitchers have allowed 42 long balls and 208 total runs (10th in baseball). Samsung has allowed 399 hits (8.6 per 9 innings) as well as 190 earned runs. The Lions hold a team earned run average of 4.09 this year (2nd in KBO), and the staff has struck out 321 batters.

SSG has tallied 47 home runs on the season as well as 241 runs batted in. The have tallied 78 two-baggers, while getting a free base 205 times and scoring 256 runs. The SSG Landers hold an OBP of .348 in addition to a team batting average of .264 on the season. The Landers hold a team SLG% of .406 and they score 5.33 runs per contest (4th in baseball). They have been called out on strikes on 357 instances (5th in baseball) and have accounted for 437 hits.

Guillermo Heredia is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for SSG. Heredia has drawn a walk 447 times while fanning on 798 chances. He has a total of 726 runs in addition to having earned 594 RBIs. His on-base % is .360 and he has a lifetime OPS of .777. He has gone yard 111 times, with 1,960 total bases and also a .417 slugging percentage. Over the course of the 4,705 at-bats in his professional career, Heredia has recorded a batting average of .285 and has racked up 1,343 hits.

The SSG Landers have turned 44 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .980 (6th in KBO). The Landers have 449 assists, 36 errors and have accumulated 1,274 putouts so far this year. Out of their 42 chances at getting a steal, they got to the bag before the ball 32 times and been caught 10 times (23.8% caught stealing rate).

The Landers hold a team WHIP of 1.521 and are the owners of a FIP of 5.57 as a unit this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.62 (359 strikeouts vs 221 free passes). They are sitting at 6th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 424. They have given up 46 homers and they surrender 5.57 runs per 9 innings (9th in KBO). The SSG pitching staff have yielded 263 runs over the course of the season while holding an ERA of 5.05 (238 earned runs conceded).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Samsung (-275)

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