KT Wiz vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 7/27/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: KT Wiz vs Samsung Lions

Date: Saturday, July 27, 2024

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: SPO-T

Ja Wook Koo and the Samsung Lions (50-43, 3rd in KBO) host the KT Wiz (45-47, 7th in KBO) at Daegu Samsung Lions Park on Saturday, July 27, 2024.

As a unit, the KT Wiz are scoring 5.3 runs per game, which is 5th in baseball. They have notched a total of 501 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .352. The Wiz have accumulated 145 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 98 balls out of the park. They have earned 466 RBI's as well as 897 base knocks on the campaign, and their team batting average is sitting at .272. KT has a slugging percentage of .411 and have been rung up 752 times, while getting the free base on 393 occasions.

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Mel Rojas is a hitter who should impact this game for KT. For his career, Rojas has drilled 252 balls out of the park while knocking in 1,017 runs. Over the course of his time in the league, he stepped into the batters box 7,683 times and has come through with a hit 1,886 times. Rojas has hit .278 for his career, in addition to 998 runs scored and an OPS of .816. He has accumulated a slugging percentage of .461 and he has a total of 3,119 bases. He has struck out 1,623 times and earned a walk on 767 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .355 OBP.

The KT Wiz have accounted for 2,506 putouts this season, in addition to 849 assists and 77 errors. Their fielding rate is at .978 which ranks 8th in the league and have accumulated 74 double plays. The Wiz have stolen 95 bases and have been thrown out 28 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 22.8%.

The Wiz have compiled a team earned run average of 5.42 on the campaign (10th in KBO), and the staff has rung up 729 batters. Wiz pitchers have conceded 98 home runs and also 548 runs in total (1st in the league). KT has surrendered 944 hits (10.2 per 9 innings) and 503 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.31 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.51.

The Lions have a team slugging percentage of .417 and they average 5.20 runs per game (8th in baseball). They have hit 143 two-baggers, while getting a free base 359 times and scoring 494 runs. Samsung has accumulated 111 HRs on the season as well as 467 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 750 occasions (3rd in KBO) and have earned a total of 868 hits. The Samsung Lions have a team on-base percentage of .346 in addition to a batting average of .266 on the campaign.

Ja Wook Koo is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Samsung. Koo has drawn a free base 456 times while going down on strikes on 891 plate appearances. His on-base percentage is .381 and he has earned a career OPS of .884. For the 4,557 official at-bats in his career, Koo has an average at the plate of .314 with 1,433 base knocks. He has tallied 846 runs and also has 742 runs batted in. He has homered 154 times, with 2,294 bases in total and a .503 slugging percentage.

Out of their 126 attempts at swiping a bag, they have been successful 90 times and been caught 36 times (28.6% caught stealing percentage). The Samsung Lions have turned 61 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .982 (2nd in the league). The Lions have accrued 807 assists, 60 errors and have notched a total of 2,540 putouts so far this season.

The Lions have a team WHIP of 1.469 in addition to having a FIP of 5.03 as a staff on the campaign. They have a ranking of 4th in KBO as a staff in total hits relinquished with 900. The Samsung pitching staff have conceded 473 runs so far this year while holding a team ERA of 4.66 (438 earned runs yielded). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 1.92 (658 strikeouts vs 343 walks). They have given up 104 long balls and they allow 5.03 runs per 9 innings (1st in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Samsung

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