NC Dinos vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 7/9/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: NC Dinos vs Samsung Lions

Date: Tuesday, July 9, 2024

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: SPO-T

Daegu Samsung Lions Park is the venue where Young Woong Kim and the Samsung Lions (44-39, 4th in KBO) will take on the NC Dinos (40-41, 5th in KBO) on Tuesday, July 9, 2024.

NC has a slugging % of .416 and have struck out 706 times, while getting the free base on 330 occasions. They have accounted for 421 RBI's as well as 774 base knocks on the campaign, while their team batting average is sitting at .268. The Dinos have accrued 124 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 96 balls out of the stadium. They have earned 438 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .356. As a team, the NC Dinos are scoring 5.3 runs per game, which has them at 6th in KBO.

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Ho Cheol Seo is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for NC. Seo has a batting average of .265 for his career in baseball, in addition to 124 runs scored and an OPS of .678. He has been struck out 172 times and earned a walk on 66 at-bats, contributing to a .326 OBP. For his career, Seo has hit 13 baseballs over the fence while driving in 100 runs. His slugging percentage is .352 in addition to earning 340 bases. During his time in professional baseball, he stepped up to bat 1,073 times and also came through with a base hit 256 times.

The Dinos have swiped 58 bases and have been gunned down 33 times, which tells us their caught stealing rate is 36.3%. The NC Dinos have accounted for 2,235 putouts on the year, in addition to 766 assists and 54 errors. Their fielding rate is at .982 which is 2nd in the league and they have turned 59 double plays.

The Dinos have compiled a team ERA of 4.59 so far this season (5th in the league), and the staff has rung up 633 hitters. NC has relinquished 789 hits (9.5 per 9 innings) in addition to 380 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.20 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.45. Dinos pitchers have conceded 71 home runs and 423 runs in total (9th in the league).

The Samsung Lions have a team on-base percentage of .339 and a team batting average of .260 for the season. They have struck out on 664 occasions (3rd in the league) and are sitting with 760 hits. Samsung has recorded 91 home runs so far this season in addition to 391 runs batted in. The Lions hold a slugging percentage of .402 and they are scoring 4.85 runs per contest (10th in KBO). They have 125 two-baggers, while taking a walk 308 times and scoring 412 runs.

Young Woong Kim is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Samsung. Kim has recorded a free base 41 times while fanning on 130 chances. He has scored 56 runs and racked up 59 runs batted in. His on-base percentage is .314 and he holds a lifetime OPS of .764. He has gone deep 20 times, in addition to having 180 bases in total and a .450 slugging percentage. For the 400 official at-bats in his career, Kim has accumulated a batting average of .243 with 97 hits.

The Samsung Lions have turned 52 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .983 (1st in the league). The Lions have racked up 713 assists, 51 errors and have accounted for 2,279 putouts so far this season. Out of their 115 attempts at getting a steal, they have been successful 83 times and been caught 32 times (27.8% caught stealing rate).

The Samsung pitching staff have given up 409 runs over the course of the season while having an ERA of 4.49 (379 earned runs surrendered). They have allowed 90 home runs and they surrender 4.85 runs per 9 innings (1st in KBO). The Lions are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.453 in addition to having a FIP of 4.85 as a pitching staff this season. Their K/BB ratio is 1.93 (591 strikeouts against 307 bases on balls). They sit at 6th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 796.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take NC

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