KT Wiz vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 8/14/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: KT Wiz vs Samsung Lions

Date: Wednesday, August 14, 2024

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: KN-T

Daegu Samsung Lions Park is the site where Young Woong Kim and the Samsung Lions (58-51, 3rd in KBO) will take on the KT Wiz (53-55, 6th in KBO) on Wednesday, August 14, 2024.

As a squad, the KT Wiz are notching 5.3 runs per outing, which puts them at 7th in KBO. They have notched a total of 584 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .356. The Wiz have accounted for 175 doubles as a team and have hit 112 balls out of the park. They have accumulated 548 RBI's and 1,084 base knocks for the year, and their batting average comes in at .278. KT has a slugging % of .414 and have been called out on strikes 881 times, while drawing a walk on 455 occasions.

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Jae-gyun Hwang is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for KT. For his pro baseball career, Hwang has hit 220 balls out of the park while driving in 1,080 runs. He has accumulated a slugging percentage of .442 and he has totaled 3,333 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he came to the plate 8,436 times and has delivered with a base hit 2,172 times. He has struck out 1,420 times and earned a walk on 705 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .351 on-base %. Hwang has recorded a batting average of .288 for his career, with 1,115 runs scored and an OPS of .442.

The KT Wiz have a tally of 2,941 putouts for the season, in addition to 988 assists and 91 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .977 which puts them in 8th in the league and have earned 82 double plays. The Wiz have stolen 106 bags and have been thrown out 31 times, which means their caught stealing rate is 22.6%.

The Wiz are sitting with a team ERA of 5.34 on the campaign (10th in the league), and their staff has struck out 852 batters. KT has conceded 1,110 base knocks (10.2 per 9 innings) and 581 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.39 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.50. Wiz pitchers have conceded 117 long balls and 641 runs in total (1st in KBO).

The Samsung Lions are sitting with an on-base percentage of .348 as well as a team batting average of .269 over the course of the season. They have been rung up on 882 instances (2nd in KBO) and have recorded 1,033 hits. Samsung has accumulated 131 home runs this season to go along with 553 runs batted in. The Lions hold a team slugging percentage of .420 and they average 5.25 runs per game (9th in baseball). They have hit 166 doubles, while walking 409 times as well as recording 583 runs.

Young Woong Kim is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Samsung. Over the course of the 487 at-bats in his pro career, Kim has hit .242 in addition to having 118 hits. He has gone yard 26 times, with 221 total bases and a .454 slugging %. Kim has tallied a free base 47 times while going down on strikes on 160 plate appearances. He has accumulated 70 runs and notched 80 runs batted in. His on-base rate is .310 and he has earned a lifetime OPS of .764.

The Samsung Lions have turned 73 double plays and have a fielding rate of .983 (1st in the league). The Lions have recorded 948 assists, 69 errors and have a total of 2,969 putouts on the campaign. Of their 138 chances at swiping a bag, they have been successful 96 times and been caught 42 times (30.4% caught stealing rate).

The Lions are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.449 and have a FIP of 4.97 as a unit this season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 2.02 (758 strikeouts vs 375 bases on balls). They are sitting at 5th in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 1,058. They have allowed 120 homers and they surrender 4.97 runs per 9 innings (1st in the league). The Samsung pitching staff have surrendered 547 runs on the year while holding an ERA of 4.62 (508 earned runs conceded).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Samsung

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