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

Game: NC Dinos vs Samsung Lions

Date: Saturday, September 7, 2024

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: TVING

Daegu Samsung Lions Park is the venue where Young Woong Kim and the Samsung Lions (71-56, 2nd in KBO) will play the NC Dinos (57-65, 9th in KBO) on Saturday, September 7, 2024.

NC is slugging .427 and have been called out on strikes 1,042 times, while taking a walk on 465 occasions. They have earned 653 runs batted in as well as 1,166 hits over the course of the season, and their average at the plate sits at .272. The Dinos have hit 189 two-baggers as a squad and have smacked 152 balls out of the park. They have notched a total of 686 runs scored while having a team OBP of .355. As a unit, the NC Dinos are compiling 5.5 runs per game, which has them sitting at 4th in the league.

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Ho Cheol Seo is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for NC. In his career, Seo has hit 17 baseballs over the fence while knocking in 115 runs. In his time in the Majors, he stepped up to bat 1,234 times and has delivered with a hit 297 times. Seo has earned a batting average of .266 for his baseball career, with 144 runs scored and an OPS of .682. His career slugging percentage is .359 and he has totaled 401 bases. He has been struck out 193 times and earned a walk on 70 occasions, contributing to a .323 on-base percentage.

The NC Dinos have accounted for 3,302 putouts for the season, in addition to 1,148 assists and 90 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .980 which has them ranked 3rd in Korean baseball and have 95 double plays. The Dinos have swiped 75 bases and have been thrown out 42 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage is 35.9%.

They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.06 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.49. Dinos pitchers have conceded 114 home runs and 660 total runs (7th in KBO). NC has relinquished 1,190 base hits (9.7 per 9 innings) and 582 earned runs. The Dinos have a team earned run average of 4.76 for the season (4th in KBO), and their staff has struck out 913 hitters.

Samsung has accounted for 160 long balls so far this season as well as 645 RBIs. They have notched 185 doubles, while walking 474 times as well as putting up 677 runs. The Samsung Lions have earned an on-base percentage of .346 in addition to a batting average of .268 on the year. The Lions have a slugging percentage of .423 and they tally 5.25 runs per outing (7th in baseball). They have been rung up on 1,034 occasions (2nd in the league) and have a total of 1,191 base knocks.

Young Woong Kim is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Samsung. Kim has tallied a free base 49 times while striking out on 182 chances. He has amassed 74 runs and also has 85 runs batted in. His on-base percentage comes in at .306 and he has earned a career OPS of .755. He has hit the long ball 28 times, with 240 bases in total and also a .449 slugging %. Over the course of the 534 at-bats in his professional career, Kim is sitting with a batting avereage of .242 in addition to having 129 hits.

The Samsung Lions have turned 86 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .984 (1st in KBO). The Lions have accrued 1,119 assists, 75 errors and have accumulated 3,461 putouts so far this year. Of their 149 tries at swiping a bag, they have had success 103 times and been caught 46 times (30.9% caught stealing percentage).

The Lions are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.417 in addition to having a FIP of 4.83 as a squad so far this season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 2.09 (882 strikeouts against 423 bases on balls). They rank 5th in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 1,211. They have given up 142 long balls and they concede 4.83 runs per 9 innings (1st in baseball). The Samsung pitching staff have relinquished 619 runs so far this season while having a team ERA of 4.50 (576 earned runs relinquished).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Samsung

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