Samsung Lions vs LG Twins Prediction, 4/16/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Samsung Lions vs LG Twins

Date: Wednesday, April 16, 2025

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: KN-T

Odds/Point Spread: Samsung (+162) LG (-196)

Ja Wook Koo and the Samsung Lions (10-8, 4th in KBO) head to Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Wednesday, April 16, 2025, where they'll take on the LG Twins (14-3, 1st in KBO). The Twins open this matchup at -196 while the Lions are coming in at +162. The over/under opens at 9.

The Lions have tallied 33 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 21 balls out of the park. Samsung has a slugging percentage of .432 and have struck out 147 times, while drawing a walk on 69 occasions. As a unit, the Samsung Lions are putting up 6.1 runs per game, which has them sitting at 2nd in baseball. They have compiled 97 runs batted in and 169 base knocks for the year, and their average at the plate is at .270. They have tallied 110 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .348.

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Ja Wook Koo is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Samsung. In his pro baseball career, Koo has hit 171 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 800 runs. He has accumulated a slugging percentage of .511 and he has totaled 2,438 bases. For his time in the league, he came to the plate 5,388 times and has notched a base knock 1,509 times. He has struck out 923 times and has been walked on 486 occasions, contributing to a .383 on-base %. Koo has an average at the plate of .316 for his career, with 893 scored runs and an OPS of .894.

The Lions have swiped 8 bags and have been caught 2 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage is 20.0%. The Samsung Lions have a tally of 483 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 157 assists and 8 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .988 which has them sitting 2nd in the league and they have turned 16 double plays.

The Lions have an ERA of 3.86 this year (4th in KBO), and their staff has rung up 141 batters. Samsung has given up 147 base hits (8.2 per 9 innings) and 69 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.39 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.28. Lions pitchers have allowed 12 long balls and 73 runs in total (7th in baseball).

The Twins have a team slugging % of .424 and they are earning 6.41 runs per game (1st in KBO). They have hit 26 doubles, while getting a free base 80 times as well as earning 109 runs. LG has recorded 18 long balls so far this year and 99 runs batted in. They have struck out on 127 instances (7th in the league) and have tallied 158 base hits. The LG Twins have compiled a team OBP of .375 in addition to a batting average of .279 this season.

Austin Dean is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for LG. For the 4,639 official at-bats in his professional career, Dean has accrued an average at the plate of .287 in addition to having 1,332 hits. He has hit the long ball 156 times, with 2,149 bases in total and a .463 slugging percentage. Dean has drawn a free base 452 times while fanning on 873 occasions. He has amassed 725 runs and also has 732 RBIs. His on-base percentage sits at .352 and he is the owner of a career OPS of .815.

Of their 6 tries at stealing a base, they have been successful 5 times and been caught 1 time (16.7% caught stealing rate). The LG Twins have turned 19 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .992 (1st in KBO). The Twins have recorded 167 assists, 5 errors and have amassed 453 putouts on the season.

The Twins hold a team WHIP of 1.086 in addition to having a FIP of 2.68 as a squad on the season. They come in at 10th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 107. The LG pitching staff have relinquished 45 runs on the campaign while having an ERA of 2.68 (45 earned runs surrendered). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.26 (129 strikeouts vs 57 free passes). They have given up 9 home runs and they relinquish 2.68 runs per 9 innings (1st in the league).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take LG (-196) and under the total runs

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