LG Twins vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 10/20/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: LG Twins vs Samsung Lions

Date: Sunday, October 20, 2024

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: TVING

Daegu Samsung Lions Park is the site where Ji Chan Kim and the Samsung Lions (78-64, 2nd in KBO) will play the LG Twins (76-66, 3rd in KBO) on Sunday, October 20, 2024.

LG has a slugging rate of .414 and have been called out on strikes 969 times, while being walked on 616 occasions. They have tallied 765 runs batted in in addition to 1,394 hits on the season, and their batting average sits at .283. The Twins have hit 238 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 115 balls out of the stadium. They have earned a total of 808 runs scored while having a team OBP of .366. As a unit, the LG Twins are knocking in 5.6 runs per contest, which is 2nd in the league.

Get all of our KBO Parlay Picks

Hyun Soo Kim is a batter who should impact this game for LG. In his professional baseball career, Kim has hit 257 balls out of the park while knocking in 1,470 runs. He has accumulated a slugging percentage of .470 and he has racked up 3,835 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he stepped up to the plate 9,421 times and has delivered with a base knock 2,531 times. He has gone down on strikes 999 times and has gotten a free base on 1,072 at-bats, which has contributed to a .391 OBP. Kim has recorded a batting average of .311 for his time in baseball, in addition to 1,247 runs scored and an OPS of .861.

The Twins have swiped 126 bags and have been caught 40 times, which means their caught stealing percentage is 24.1%. The LG Twins are sitting with 3,831 putouts for the season, as well as 1,348 assists and 102 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .981 which has them sitting 3rd in the league and they have turned 135 double plays.

Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.05 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.49. Twins pitchers have conceded 126 home runs in addition to 728 runs (9th in the league). LG has given up 1,375 base hits (9.7 per 9 innings) as well as 657 earned runs. The Twins have an ERA of 4.63 this year (2nd in baseball), and their staff has struck out 1,082 hitters.

Samsung has accumulated 185 long balls on the year and 734 RBIs. They hit 204 doubles, while taking a walk 531 times as well as scoring 770 runs. The Samsung Lions have a team on-base percentage of .347 and a batting average of .269 for the year. The Lions have a slugging percentage of .428 and they are recording 5.35 runs per outing (6th in KBO). They have been rung up on 1,150 instances (2nd in the league) and have earned a total of 1,336 hits.

Ji Chan Kim is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Samsung. Kim has drawn a walk 204 times while striking out on 215 occasions. He has recorded 320 runs and has 118 RBIs. His on-base percentage is .368 and he has earned a career OPS of .700. He has homered 6 times, as well as 549 total bases and a .332 slugging percentage. During the 1,655 at-bats in his professional career, Kim has an average at the plate of .283 in addition to having 469 base hits.

The Samsung Lions have turned 105 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .984 (1st in the league). The Lions have accrued 1,252 assists, 81 errors and have notched a total of 3,848 putouts so far this season. Out of their 164 attempts at stealing a base, they have made it 114 times and been caught 50 times (30.5% caught stealing percentage).

The Lions hold a team WHIP of 1.451 with a FIP of 5.04 as a pitching staff this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.05 (980 strikeouts vs 477 bases on balls). They rank 6th in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 1,384. They have surrendered 164 homers and they concede 5.04 runs per 9 innings (1st in baseball). The Samsung pitching staff have given up 719 runs so far this year while having an ERA of 4.68 (667 earned runs surrendered).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Samsung and under the total runs

Get $60 worth of FREE premium member picks. No Obligation. No Salesman. No Credit Card. Fast Sign up with Instant Access Click Here