KT Wiz vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 7/28/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: KT Wiz vs Samsung Lions

Date: Sunday, July 28, 2024

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: SPO-T

Baek Ho Kang and the KT Wiz (46-47, 5th in KBO) go to Daegu Samsung Lions Park on Sunday, July 28, 2024, where they'll meet the Samsung Lions (50-45, 4th in KBO).

The Wiz have compiled 147 doubles as a team and have hit 98 balls out of the stadium. KT has a slugging % of .410 and have struck out 757 times, while getting the free base on 397 occasions. As a team, the KT Wiz are compiling 5.3 runs per contest, which has them at 5th in KBO. They have 471 RBI's and 905 hits so far this season, while their team batting average is .272. They have earned 506 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .353.

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Baek Ho Kang is a batter who should be able to impact this game for KT. For his career, Kang has drilled 118 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 479 runs. Over the course of his pro career, he stepped up to bat 3,251 times and has come through with a hit 879 times. Kang has compiled an average at the plate of .310 for his career, in addition to 477 runs scored and an OPS of .891. He is sitting with a career slugging percentage of .501 and he has totaled 1,422 bases. He has gone down on strikes 573 times and has gotten a free base on 377 occasions, contributing to a .390 on-base %.

The KT Wiz have a total of 2,533 putouts on the year, as well as 857 assists and 80 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .977 which puts them in 8th in the league and they have turned 74 double plays. The Wiz have swiped 95 bases and have been gunned down 28 times, which means their caught stealing percentage sits at 22.8%.

The Wiz have a team ERA of 5.37 on the year (10th in the league), and the staff has rung up 735 batters. Wiz pitchers have yielded 98 home runs and 551 total runs (1st in baseball). KT has allowed 950 base hits (10.1 per 9 innings) and 504 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.32 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.50.

The Samsung Lions have compiled a team OBP of .345 in addition to a batting average of .265 so far this year. They have been rung up on 769 occasions (2nd in the league) and have notched a total of 885 base hits. Samsung has compiled 112 home runs on the year and 474 runs batted in. The Lions hold a team slugging % of .415 and they are scoring 5.16 runs per outing (8th in the league). They have 144 doubles, while walking 362 times as well as putting up 501 runs.

Ji Chan Kim is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Samsung. Kim has drawn a walk 183 times while striking out on 201 chances. His OBP sits at .362 and he has earned a lifetime OPS of .686. Over the course of the 1,502 official at-bats in his pro career, Kim has accumulated a batting average of .278 with 417 base hits. He has a total of 281 runs and notched 105 RBIs. He has gone deep 6 times, with 486 total bases and also a .324 slugging percentage.

Of their 127 attempts at swiping a bag, they got to the bag before the ball 91 times and been caught 36 times (28.3% caught stealing rate). The Samsung Lions have turned 64 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .982 (3rd in Korean baseball). The Lions have recorded 818 assists, 64 errors and have notched a total of 2,590 putouts this season.

The Lions hold a team WHIP of 1.467 and are the owners of a FIP of 5.02 as a squad on the year. They sit at 3rd in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 919. The Samsung pitching staff have conceded 482 runs so far this year while holding an ERA of 4.63 (444 earned runs conceded). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.93 (671 strikeouts against 347 free passes). They have yielded 105 long balls and they yield 5.02 runs per 9 innings (1st in the league).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take KT

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