Samsung Lions vs LG Twins Prediction, 4/17/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Samsung Lions vs LG Twins

Date: Thursday, April 17, 2025

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: TVING

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

Jamsil Baseball Stadium is the site where Bo Gyeong Moon and the LG Twins (15-3, 1st in KBO) will play the Samsung Lions (10-9, 4th in KBO) on Thursday, April 17, 2025. The Lions open this contest at +220 while the Twins are coming in at -275. The total opens at 8.

Samsung has a slugging percentage of .415 and have been rung up 160 times, while taking a walk on 71 occasions. They have compiled 97 runs batted in as well as 169 base knocks this season, while their batting average is sitting at .259. The Lions have hit 33 doubles as a team and have hit 21 balls out of the park. They have 110 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .339. As a team, the Samsung Lions are scoring 5.8 runs per game, which ranks them 2nd in the league.

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Ji Chan Kim is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Samsung. Kim has an average at the plate of .286 for his career in baseball, with 333 scored runs and an OPS of .707. He has gone down on strikes 219 times and has been walked on 209 at-bats, which has contributed to a .370 OBP. In his career, Kim has hit 6 balls out of the park while knocking in 120 runs. His slugging percentage is .336 and he has a total of 571 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he approached the plate 1,991 times and has come through with a hit 486 times.

The Lions have swiped 9 bags and have been thrown out 2 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 18.2%. The Samsung Lions have a total of 507 putouts on the year, in addition to 167 assists and 8 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .988 which puts them in 2nd in KBO and have accumulated 18 double plays.

The Lions have a team ERA of 3.83 on the campaign (5th in the league), and the staff has rung up 147 batters. Samsung has yielded 158 base hits (8.4 per 9 innings) and also 72 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.33 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.31. Lions pitchers have yielded 12 long balls and also 76 runs in total (7th in KBO).

LG has compiled 18 home runs so far this season in addition to 102 RBIs. The have tallied 28 two-baggers, while getting a free base 84 times as well as scoring 112 runs. The LG Twins hold a team OBP of .378 and a batting average of .283 this season. The Twins have a SLG% of .423 and they tally 6.22 runs per contest (1st in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 133 instances (8th in baseball) and have accounted for 169 base hits.

Bo Gyeong Moon is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for LG. Moon has recorded a free base 227 times while going down on strikes on 329 occasions. His on-base percentage sits at .373 and he has a career OPS of .832. Over the course of the 1,738 at-bats in his pro career, Moon is sitting with a batting avereage of .296 with 514 base hits. He has accrued 262 runs in addition to having earned 287 RBIs. He has gone yard 53 times, as well as 797 bases in total and a .459 slugging percentage.

The LG Twins have turned 20 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .992 (1st in Korean baseball). The Twins have recorded 172 assists, 5 errors and are sitting with 480 putouts so far this season. Out of their 6 chances at swiping a bag, they got to the bag before the ball 5 times and been caught 1 time (16.7% caught stealing rate).

The Twins are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.038 and have a FIP of 2.53 as a team this season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 2.41 (142 strikeouts vs 59 free passes). They are currently ranked 10th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 107. They have conceded 9 home runs and they allow 2.53 runs per 9 innings (1st in the league). The LG pitching staff have yielded 45 runs for the year while holding an ERA of 2.53 (45 earned runs conceded).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take LG (-275) and under the total runs

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