NC Dinos vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 9/8/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: NC Dinos vs Samsung Lions

Date: Sunday, September 8, 2024

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: KN-T

Daegu Samsung Lions Park is the venue where Ja Wook Koo and the Samsung Lions (71-56, 2nd in KBO) will play the NC Dinos (57-65, 9th in KBO) on Sunday, September 8, 2024.

The Dinos have recorded 189 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 152 balls out of the park. NC has a slugging rate of .427 and have been rung up 1,042 times, while getting the free base on 465 occasions. As a unit, the NC Dinos are earning 5.5 runs per game, which has them sitting at 4th in the league. They have 653 RBI's as well as 1,166 base knocks so far this year, and their batting average comes in at .272. They have accounted for 686 runs and have an OBP of .355.

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Matt Davidson is a batter who should be able to impact this game for NC. For his career, Davidson has hit 344 balls out of the park while driving in 1,115 runs. He is sitting with a career slugging percentage of .469 and he has accumulated 3,034 bases. For his time in the league, he stepped up to bat 7,328 times and has come through with a hit 1,630 times. He has gone down on strikes 2,048 times and has walked on 655 occasions, which contributes in part to a .332 on-base percentage. Davidson has compiled an average at the plate of .252 for his career in baseball, in addition to 917 scored runs and an OPS of .801.

The NC Dinos have accumulated 3,302 putouts on the year, in addition to 1,148 assists and 90 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .980 which has them sitting 3rd in the league and have a total of 95 double plays. The Dinos have swiped 75 bases and have been gunned down 42 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage sits at 35.9%.

They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.06 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.49. Dinos pitchers have allowed 114 home runs in addition to 660 total runs (7th in the league). NC has surrendered 1,190 hits (9.7 per 9 innings) in addition to 582 earned runs. The Dinos have a team ERA of 4.76 over the course of the season (4th in the league), and their staff has rung up 913 batters.

The Samsung Lions have an on-base percentage of .346 and a batting average of .268 this year. They have struck out on 1,034 occasions (2nd in baseball) and have tallied 1,191 base knocks. Samsung has recorded 160 home runs on the season as well as 645 RBIs. The Lions hold a team SLG% of .423 and they are earning 5.25 runs per game (7th in KBO). They have put up 185 doubles, while walking 474 times as well as racking up 677 runs.

Ja Wook Koo is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Samsung. Koo has tallied a walk 473 times while fanning on 906 plate appearances. His on-base rate is .383 and he has a career OPS of .890. In the 4,651 at-bats in his baseball career, Koo has accrued an average at the plate of .316 in addition to 1,468 hits. He has a total of 865 runs and has 764 runs batted in. He has hit the long ball 160 times, in addition to having 2,357 total bases and a .507 slugging %.

The Samsung Lions have turned 86 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .984 (1st in KBO). The Lions have accrued 1,119 assists, 75 errors and have earned a total of 3,461 putouts on the season. In their 149 chances at stealing a base, they have made it 103 times and been caught 46 times (30.9% caught stealing percentage).

The Samsung pitching staff have surrendered 619 runs this year while holding an ERA of 4.50 (576 earned runs conceded). They have surrendered 142 long balls and they concede 4.83 runs per 9 innings (1st in baseball). The Lions hold a team WHIP of 1.417 and have a FIP of 4.83 as a squad for the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.09 (882 strikeouts against 423 bases on balls). They are sitting at 5th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 1,211.

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Samsung

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