SSG Landers vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 8/20/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: SSG Landers vs Samsung Lions

Date: Thursday, August 20, 2026

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: SPO-2T

Odds/Point Spread: SSG (+110) Samsung (-130)

Daegu Samsung Lions Park is the venue where Lewin Diaz and the Samsung Lions (62-42, 2nd in KBO) will take on the SSG Landers (44-62, 9th in KBO) on Thursday, August 20, 2026. The Landers open this game at +110 while the Lions are coming in at -130. The total opens at 9.

The Landers have accumulated 172 doubles as a unit and have knocked 120 balls out of the stadium. SSG is slugging .410 and have been rung up 859 times, while being walked on 426 occasions. As a team, the SSG Landers are earning 5.0 runs per contest, which ranks them 7th in baseball. They have accounted for 520 RBI's in addition to 991 base knocks so far this year, and their average at the plate sits at .261. They have 549 runs scored while having a team OBP of .339.

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Seong Han Park is a hitter who can be a difference maker for SSG. In his career, Park has slapped 38 baseballs out of the park while driving in 329 runs. His slugging percentage is .386 and he has racked up 1,105 bases. For his time in the league, he came to the plate 3,323 times and has delivered with a hit 833 times. He has struck out 492 times and has been walked on 399 occasions, contributing to a .378 on-base percentage. Park has hit .291 for his time in baseball, in addition to 410 scored runs and an OPS of .764.

The Landers have stolen 63 bags and have been thrown out 21 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage sits at 25.0%. The SSG Landers have 2,905 putouts on the year, as well as 1,030 assists and 72 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .982 which puts them in 4th in Korean baseball and they have turned 103 double plays.

The Landers have compiled a team ERA of 5.49 so far this year (10th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 833 batters. Landers pitchers have surrendered 122 home runs and 653 runs (1st in KBO). SSG has relinquished 1,031 base knocks (9.6 per 9 innings) and 591 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.69 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.58.

The Samsung Lions have tallied an OBP of .368 and a batting average of .278 this year. They have struck out on 738 instances (10th in baseball) and have totaled 1,019 base hits. Samsung has hit 96 HRs this year and 577 runs batted in. The Lions hold a slugging % of .413 and they earn 5.70 runs per game (2nd in baseball). They have hit 166 doubles, while taking a walk 483 times as well as earning 604 runs.

Lewin Diaz is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Samsung. Diaz has drawn a walk 457 times while fanning on 986 attempts. He has amassed 650 runs in addition to having 866 runs batted in. His OBP is .337 and he has earned a lifetime OPS of .816. He has hit it out of the park 232 times, as well as 2,275 bases in total and also a .479 slugging percentage. For the 4,749 at-bats in his professional career, Diaz has accumulated a batting average of .270 in addition to having 1,283 base hits.

The Samsung Lions have turned 87 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .983 (1st in KBO). The Lions have accrued 1,019 assists, 67 errors and have amassed 2,823 putouts over the course of the season. In their 103 attempts at getting a steal, they have had success 76 times and been caught 27 times (26.2% caught stealing rate).

The Samsung pitching staff have surrendered 493 runs over the course of the season while having an ERA of 4.28 (447 earned runs relinquished). They have given up 103 home runs and they yield 4.72 runs per 9 innings (2nd in KBO). The Lions have a WHIP of 1.391 in addition to having a FIP of 4.72 as a team on the campaign. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 2.16 (801 strikeouts against 371 walks). They are currently ranked 9th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 938.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take SSG (+110)

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