Samsung Lions vs KT Wiz Prediction, 4/12/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Samsung Lions vs KT Wiz

Date: Saturday, April 12, 2025

Location: Suwon KT Wiz Park in Suwon, South Korea

TV: KN-T

Odds/Point Spread: Samsung (-128) KT (+106)

Ja Wook Koo and the Samsung Lions (9-5, 2nd in KBO) head to Suwon KT Wiz Park on Saturday, April 12, 2025, where they'll take on the KT Wiz (6-6, 5th in KBO). The moneyline on this contest has the Lions priced at -128 and the Wiz are at +106. The total is set at 8.5.

The Lions have hit 26 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 19 balls out of the park. Samsung is slugging .463 and have been called out on strikes 102 times, while getting the free base on 57 occasions. As a team, the Samsung Lions are notching 7.0 runs per outing, which puts them at 2nd in baseball. They have 89 RBI's as well as 136 hits so far this season, and their team batting average sits at .282. They have earned 98 runs scored and have an OBP of .363.

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Ja Wook Koo is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Samsung. Koo has a batting average of .317 for his career in baseball, in addition to 890 scored runs and an OPS of .893. He has gone down on strikes 920 times and earned a walk on 484 occasions, contributing to a .383 OBP. For his professional baseball career, Koo has hit 169 balls out of the park while knocking in 797 runs. He has earned a slugging percentage of .510 and he has a total of 2,426 bases. For his career, he stepped into the batters box 5,370 times and has delivered with a hit 1,505 times.

The Lions have swiped 5 bags and have been gunned down 1 time, which tells us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 16.7%. The Samsung Lions have amassed 372 putouts this year, as well as 109 assists and 7 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .986 which is 3rd in Korean baseball and they have turned 12 double plays.

The Lions have an earned run average of 3.92 for the season (4th in the league), and their staff has rung up 118 hitters. Lions pitchers have allowed 11 long balls and also 57 total runs (7th in the league). Samsung has surrendered 105 base hits (7.6 per 9 innings) as well as 54 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.68 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.20.

The Wiz have a slugging percentage of .330 and they earn 3.38 runs per contest (9th in KBO). The have tallied 22 two-baggers, while getting a free base 54 times as well as notching 44 runs. KT has 5 home runs for the season to go along with 42 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 97 occasions (8th in KBO) and have totaled 103 base knocks. The KT Wiz have a team OBP of .325 in addition to a team batting average of .236 for the year.

Mel Rojas is a batter who can be a difference maker for KT. In the 7,020 official at-bats in his career, Rojas has hit .279 with 1,958 base knocks. He has homered 262 times, with 3,238 bases in total and also a .461 slugging %. Rojas has drawn a free base 808 times while being called out on strikes on 1,673 occasions. He has amassed 1,041 runs and also has 1,055 runs batted in. His on-base rate is .356 and he is the owner of a lifetime OPS of .817.

Out of their 26 tries at stealing a base, they have been successful 19 times and been caught 7 times (26.9% caught stealing rate). The KT Wiz have turned 10 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .985 (4th in the league). The Wiz have 154 assists, 8 errors and have a total of 363 putouts during this campaign.

The Wiz hold a team WHIP of 1.190 and have a FIP of 2.98 as a team over the course of the season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 2.61 (107 strikeouts against 41 walks). They are currently ranked 7th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 103. They have yielded 9 dingers and they surrender 2.98 runs per 9 innings (2nd in KBO). The KT pitching staff have given up 40 runs so far this season while having a team ERA of 2.68 (36 earned runs given up).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take KT (+106) and under the total runs

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