Kia Tigers vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 10/25/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kia Tigers vs Samsung Lions

Date: Friday, October 25, 2024

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: TVING

Do Yeong Kim and the Kia Tigers (87-55, 1st in KBO) are headed to Daegu Samsung Lions Park on Friday, October 25, 2024, where they'll meet the Samsung Lions (78-64, 2nd in KBO).

Kia is slugging .459 and have been called out on strikes 915 times, while getting the free base on 529 occasions. They have amassed 812 RBI's as well as 1,542 base knocks on the year, and their team batting average is .301. The Tigers have recorded 266 doubles as a squad and have hit 163 balls out of the stadium. They are sitting with 858 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .370. As a unit, the Kia Tigers are putting up 6.0 runs per game, which is 1st in the league.

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Do Yeong Kim is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Kia. In his career, Kim has hit 48 balls out of the park while knocking in 175 runs. Over the course of his pro career, he stepped up to bat 1,264 times and also came through with a base hit 345 times. Kim has accumulated a batting average of .311 for his career, in addition to 252 scored runs and an OPS of .914. He has earned a slugging percentage of .530 and he has totaled 587 bases. He has fanned 234 times and has walked on 126 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .383 OBP.

The Tigers have stolen 108 bases and have been thrown out 31 times, which means their caught stealing percentage sits at 22.3%. The Kia Tigers have accounted for 3,864 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 1,400 assists and 146 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .973 which has them sitting 10th in KBO and have 133 double plays.

They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.09 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.48. Tigers pitchers have relinquished 141 long balls and also 759 total runs (7th in baseball). Kia has surrendered 1,365 hits (9.5 per 9 innings) and 629 earned runs. The Tigers have an ERA of 4.40 this year (1st in the league), and the staff has struck out 1,125 batters.

The Lions have a team slugging % of .428 and they are recording 5.35 runs per contest (6th in baseball). They have recorded 204 doubles, while walking 531 times and earning 770 runs. Samsung has tallied 185 home runs for the season to go along with 734 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 1,150 occasions (2nd in the league) and have a total of 1,336 base hits. The Samsung Lions are sitting with an on-base percentage of .347 as well as a team batting average of .269 so far this season.

Ji Chan Kim is a hitter who should impact this game for Samsung. Kim has tallied a walk 204 times while being called out on strikes on 215 occasions. He has tallied 320 runs in addition to having 118 RBIs. His on-base rate is .368 and he holds a has a OPS in his career of .700. He has gone deep 6 times, with 549 bases in total and a .332 slugging %. For the 1,655 at-bats in his career, Kim has hit .283 with 469 base hits.

The Samsung Lions have turned 105 double plays and have a fielding rate of .984 (1st in Korean baseball). The Lions have accrued 1,252 assists, 81 errors and have a tally of 3,848 putouts on the campaign. Of their 164 tries at swiping a bag, they have been successful 114 times and been caught 50 times (30.5% caught stealing percentage).

The Lions have a team WHIP of 1.451 and have a FIP of 5.04 as a unit on the season. They are currently ranked 6th in baseball as a staff in total hits given up with 1,384. The Samsung pitching staff have given up 719 runs so far this season while holding an ERA of 4.68 (667 earned runs allowed). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 2.05 (980 strikeouts vs 477 bases on balls). They have conceded 164 home runs and they allow 5.04 runs per 9 innings (1st in KBO).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kia

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