Kiwoom Heroes vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 3/23/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs Samsung Lions

Date: Sunday, March 23, 2025

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: SPO-T

Odds/Point Spread: Kiwoom (+126) Samsung (-152)

Daegu Samsung Lions Park is the site where Young Woong Kim and the Samsung Lions (78-64, 2nd in KBO) will play the Kiwoom Heroes (58-86, 10th in KBO) on Sunday, March 23, 2025. The Heroes open this game at +126 while the Lions are priced at -152. The over/under is set at 9.

As a squad, the Kiwoom Heroes notched 4.7 runs per contest, which was 10th in KBO. They had 672 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .337. The Heroes accounted for 222 two-baggers as a squad and smacked 104 balls out of the stadium. They amassed 641 RBI's and 1,326 base knocks over the course of the prior season, while their batting average was at .264. Kiwoom owned a slugging percentage of .380 and struck out 1,141 times, while getting the free base on 492 occasions.

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Ju Hyoung Lee is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Kiwoom. For his professional baseball career, Lee has hit 13 balls over the fence while knocking in 60 runs. For his time in the league, he came to bat 556 times and has come through with a base knock 128 times. Lee has an average at the plate of .262 for his baseball career, in addition to 85 runs scored and an OPS of .745. His slugging percentage is .393 in addition to having tallied 192 bases. He has struck out 126 times and has been walked on 50 occasions, contributing to a .348 on-base percentage.

The Kiwoom Heroes accounted for 3,818 putouts last season, in addition to 1,309 assists and 104 errors. Their fielding rate was at .980 which put them in 4th in KBO and earned 129 double plays. The Heroes stole 117 bases and were gunned down 40 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage came in at 25.5%.

They earned a K/BB ratio of 1.85 and their pitching staff held a collective WHIP of 1.50. Their pitching staff walked 497 opposing players and their FIP came in at 5.63 as a team in the prior season. Kiwoom surrendered 1,416 base hits (10.0 per 9 innings) and 729 earned runs. The Heroes held a team ERA of 5.16 during the previous year (9th in the league), and their staff rung up 921 hitters.

Samsung tallied 185 HRs for the previous season in addition to 734 RBIs. They hit 204 doubles, while getting a free base 531 times as well as notching 770 runs. The Samsung Lions accumulated an on-base percentage of .347 and a team batting average of .269 in the previous season. The Lions had a team slugging percentage of .428 and they averaged 5.35 runs per game (6th in KBO). They struck out on 1,150 occasions (2nd in the league) and notched a total of 1,336 hits.

Young Woong Kim is a batter who should impact this game for Samsung. Kim has drawn a free base 53 times while fanning on 190 attempts. His OBP is .305 and he holds a lifetime OPS of .759. Over the course of the 562 official at-bats in his baseball career, Kim has accumulated a batting average of .238 with 134 base hits. He has recorded 78 runs and also has 92 RBIs. He has gone yard 31 times, in addition to having 255 total bases and also a .454 slugging percentage.

Out of their 164 tries at swiping a bag, they were successful 114 times and were caught 50 times (30.5% caught stealing percentage). The Samsung Lions turned 105 double plays and owned a fielding percentage of .984 (1st in KBO). The Lions racked up 1,252 assists, 81 errors and earned a total of 3,848 putouts over the course of last year.

The Samsung pitching staff allowed 719 runs last year while holding a team ERA of 4.68 (667 earned runs allowed). They surrendered 164 HR's and they gave up 5.04 runs per 9 innings (1st in KBO). The Lions held a team WHIP of 1.451 with a FIP of 5.04 as a squad over the course of the prior season. Their K/BB ratio was 2.05 (980 strikeouts vs 477 bases on balls). They were ranked 6th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 1,384.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kiwoom (+126)

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