NC Dinos vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 7/10/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: NC Dinos vs Samsung Lions

Date: Wednesday, July 10, 2024

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: MS-T

Ja Wook Koo and the Samsung Lions (44-39, 4th in KBO) play the NC Dinos (40-41, 5th in KBO) at Daegu Samsung Lions Park on Wednesday, July 10, 2024.

As a unit, the NC Dinos are scoring 5.3 runs per game, which has them at 6th in KBO. They have notched a total of 438 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .356. The Dinos have tallied 124 two-baggers as a team and have hit 96 balls out of the stadium. They have recorded 421 runs batted in and 774 base knocks for the year, while their average at the plate sits at .268. NC is slugging .416 and have struck out 706 times, while taking a walk on 330 occasions.

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Ah-seop Son is a batter who should be able to impact this game for NC. Son has an average at the plate of .321 for his baseball career, with 1,361 scored runs and an OPS of .848. He has been struck out 1,274 times and earned a walk on 925 occasions, which has contributed to a .393 on-base percentage. In his career, Son has slapped 181 balls out of the park while driving in 1,036 runs. He is sitting with a career slugging percentage of .455 in addition to having tallied 3,563 bases. During his time in professional baseball, he came to the plate 8,869 times and has delivered with a base knock 2,511 times.

The Dinos have swiped 58 bases and have been caught 33 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage is 36.3%. The NC Dinos have earned 2,235 putouts this season, in addition to 766 assists and 54 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .982 which has them sitting 2nd in KBO and have 59 double plays.

They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.20 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.45. Dinos pitchers have conceded 71 home runs in addition to 423 total runs (9th in the league). NC has surrendered 789 hits (9.5 per 9 innings) as well as 380 earned runs. The Dinos have an ERA of 4.59 so far this season (5th in the league), and the staff has struck out 633 batters.

The Lions have a SLG% of .402 and they average 4.85 runs per game (10th in KBO). They have recorded 125 two-baggers, while getting a free base 308 times and putting up 412 runs. Samsung has accumulated 91 home runs so far this season and 391 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 664 occasions (3rd in the league) and have notched a total of 760 hits. The Samsung Lions have accounted for an on-base percentage of .339 and a team batting average of .260 on the campaign.

Ja Wook Koo is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Samsung. Koo has drawn a walk 451 times while striking out on 887 occasions. His on-base rate is .381 and he has earned a has a OPS in his career of .884. For the 4,529 official at-bats in his career, Koo has earned a batting average of .315 in addition to 1,426 base hits. He has accounted for 839 runs and racked up 734 RBIs. He has gone yard 151 times, with 2,276 total bases and also a .503 slugging percentage.

The Samsung Lions have turned 52 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .983 (1st in the league). The Lions have accrued 713 assists, 51 errors and have earned a total of 2,279 putouts so far this season. In their 115 tries at swiping a bag, they have had success 83 times and been caught 32 times (27.8% caught stealing percentage).

The Lions are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.453 and have a FIP of 4.85 as a pitching staff this season. They come in at 6th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 796. The Samsung pitching staff have surrendered 409 runs so far this year while holding a team ERA of 4.49 (379 earned runs relinquished). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.93 (591 strikeouts against 307 walks). They have surrendered 90 homers and they allow 4.85 runs per 9 innings (1st in the league).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take NC

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