NC Dinos vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 9/2/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: NC Dinos vs Samsung Lions

Date: Saturday, September 2, 2023

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: SPOTV

Daegu Samsung Lions Park is the site where Jose Pirela and the Samsung Lions (48-61, 8th in KBO) will play the NC Dinos (55-49, 4th in KBO) on Saturday, September 2, 2023.

NC is slugging .392 and have been called out on strikes 759 times, while being walked on 380 occasions. They have compiled 480 runs batted in as well as 990 hits for the season, and their team batting average is sitting at .272. The Dinos have earned 167 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 75 balls out of the park. They have accumulated 510 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .349. As a squad, the NC Dinos are scoring 4.8 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 3rd in KBO.

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Ah-seop Son is a batter who can be a difference maker for NC. Son has earned a batting average of .322 for his career in baseball, in addition to 1,288 runs scored and an OPS of .854. He has fanned 1,200 times and earned a walk on 891 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .396 OBP. For his pro baseball career, Son has drilled 174 baseballs over the fence while driving in 984 runs. His slugging percentage is .458 and he has racked up 3,375 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he stepped into the batters box 8,366 times and has come through with a hit 2,369 times.

The Dinos have stolen 74 bases and have been caught 31 times, which means their caught stealing percentage comes in at 29.5%. The NC Dinos have a tally of 2,848 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 999 assists and 94 errors. Their fielding rate is at .976 which is 9th in Korean baseball and they have twisted 102 double plays.

The Dinos have compiled a team ERA of 3.73 on the campaign (2nd in the league), and their staff has rung up 814 hitters. NC has conceded 849 hits (8.1 per 9 innings) and also 393 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.02 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.32. Dinos pitchers have conceded 73 home runs and also 449 runs (10th in KBO).

The Samsung Lions have an OBP of .335 in addition to a team batting average of .266 for the season. They have been called out on strikes on 735 occasions (7th in the league) and have a total of 1,009 base hits. Samsung has accounted for 69 home runs this year and 467 runs batted in. The Lions have a SLG% of .374 and they average 4.47 runs per game (6th in KBO). They have recorded 169 two-baggers, while walking 357 times as well as scoring 492 runs.

Jose Pirela is a batter who can be a difference maker for Samsung. Over the course of the 8,175 official at-bats in his baseball career, Pirela has hit .286 in addition to having 2,336 hits. He has homered 207 times, as well as 3,557 total bases and also a .435 slugging %. Pirela has tallied a walk 723 times while going down on strikes on 1,296 plate appearances. He has compiled 1,281 runs and racked up 1,068 runs batted in. His on-base % is .349 and he has a career OPS of .784.

In their 79 chances at swiping a bag, they have been successful 56 times and been caught 23 times (29.1% caught stealing percentage). The Samsung Lions have turned 89 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .982 (2nd in the league). The Lions have accrued 1,091 assists, 76 errors and have accounted for 2,953 putouts so far this season.

The Lions are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.460 and have a FIP of 5.07 as a pitching staff over the course of the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 2.03 (704 strikeouts vs 346 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 2nd in KBO as a staff in total hits given up with 1,091. They have allowed 91 long balls and they concede 5.07 runs per 9 innings (10th in baseball). The Samsung pitching staff have surrendered 555 runs for the season while having a team ERA of 4.59 (502 earned runs surrendered).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Samsung and under the total runs

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