NC Dinos vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 9/29/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: NC Dinos vs Samsung Lions

Date: Friday, September 29, 2023

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: KBS N Sports

Jae Hyeon Lee and the Samsung Lions (53-74, 9th in KBO) host the NC Dinos (68-56, 3rd in KBO) at Daegu Samsung Lions Park on Friday, September 29, 2023.

As a team, the NC Dinos are notching 4.7 runs/g, which is 3rd in baseball. They have earned a total of 593 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .347. The Dinos have tallied 199 two-baggers as a team and have hit 87 balls out of the park. They have recorded 559 runs batted in as well as 1,159 hits this season, while their batting average is .269. NC has a slugging percentage of .388 and have struck out 897 times, while drawing a walk on 444 occasions.

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Ju Won Kim is a batter who should be able to impact this game for NC. For his pro baseball career, Kim has drilled 25 balls out of the park while knocking in 114 runs. He has accumulated a slugging percentage of .365 in addition to having tallied 299 bases. For his career, he came to the plate 962 times and got on base with a base hit 188 times. He has fanned 248 times and has gotten a free base on 89 occasions, contributing to a .326 on-base %. Kim has accrued an average at the plate of .230 in his time in baseball, in addition to 106 scored runs and an OPS of .691.

The Dinos have stolen 87 bases and have been gunned down 35 times, which means their caught stealing rate is 28.7%. The NC Dinos have a tally of 3,385 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 1,190 assists and 115 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .975 which ranks 10th in the league and have accumulated 119 double plays.

The Dinos have an ERA of 3.65 on the year (1st in baseball), and the staff has rung up 981 hitters. NC has given up 998 base knocks (8.0 per 9 innings) and also 457 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.11 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.30. Dinos pitchers have allowed 81 home runs and 521 runs in total (10th in the league).

The Samsung Lions have earned an OBP of .335 and a team batting average of .264 for the year. They have been called out on strikes on 847 occasions (8th in baseball) and have totaled 1,158 hits. Samsung has hit 78 HRs for the season and 529 RBIs. The Lions hold a slugging % of .368 and they average 4.34 runs per outing (8th in the league). They have hit 180 two-baggers, while getting a free base 428 times and earning 556 runs.

Jae Hyeon Lee is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Samsung. Lee has recorded a free base 47 times while fanning on 121 occasions. He has a total of 76 runs in addition to having earned 75 RBIs. His on-base rate is .301 and he is the owner of a career OPS of .674. He has gone yard 19 times, with 240 total bases and also a .373 slugging percentage. Over the course of the 644 official at-bats in his career, Lee has recorded a batting average of .247 in addition to having 159 base hits.

The Samsung Lions have twisted 104 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .981 (3rd in the league). The Lions have 1,264 assists, 92 errors and have 3,424 putouts for the season. Of their 98 chances at getting a steal, they have been successful 70 times and been caught 28 times (28.6% caught stealing rate).

The Samsung pitching staff have relinquished 655 runs on the campaign while holding a team ERA of 4.64 (588 earned runs surrendered). They have allowed 111 HR's and they yield 5.17 runs per 9 innings (10th in KBO). The Lions have a WHIP of 1.470 and have a FIP of 5.17 as a team so far this year. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.97 (817 strikeouts against 415 bases on balls). They come in at 1st in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 1,262.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take NC

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