Samsung Lions vs Hanwha Eagles Prediction, 7/25/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Samsung Lions vs Hanwha Eagles

Date: Thursday, July 25, 2024

Location: Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon, South Korea

TV: SPO-2T

Young Woong Kim and the Samsung Lions (50-43, 3rd in KBO) go to Hanwha Life Eagles Park on Thursday, July 25, 2024, where they'll meet the Hanwha Eagles (38-53, 9th in KBO).

Samsung has a slugging % of .417 and have been called out on strikes 750 times, while being walked on 359 occasions. They have earned 467 RBI's in addition to 868 hits so far this year, while their average at the plate sits at .266. The Lions have recorded 143 doubles as a unit and have smacked 111 balls out of the park. They have earned 494 runs while having a team OBP of .346. As a team, the Samsung Lions are scoring 5.2 runs per game, which puts them at 8th in the league.

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Young Woong Kim is a batter who should impact this game for Samsung. In his pro baseball career, Kim has hit 21 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 65 runs. He has recorded a slugging percentage of .440 in addition to racking up 190 bases. During his time in professional baseball, he faced a pitcher 487 times and has delivered with a base hit 103 times. He has struck out 140 times and has gotten a free base on 44 occasions, contributing to a .311 on-base percentage. Kim has earned a batting average of .238 for his career in baseball, with 62 runs scored and an OPS of .751.

The Lions have stolen 90 bases and have been caught 36 times, which tells us their caught stealing rate is 28.6%. The Samsung Lions have amassed 2,540 putouts so far this season, as well as 807 assists and 60 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .982 which has them ranked 2nd in KBO and they have turned 61 double plays.

The Lions have an earned run average of 4.66 for the year (5th in the league), and their staff has struck out 658 batters. Samsung has surrendered 900 hits (9.6 per 9 innings) and also 438 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 1.92 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.47. Lions pitchers have conceded 104 home runs and 473 runs in total (9th in the league).

The Hanwha Eagles have a team on-base percentage of .348 in addition to a team batting average of .268 on the season. They have been rung up on 696 occasions (5th in the league) and have totaled 867 hits. Hanwha has compiled 80 home runs this season to go along with 448 runs batted in. The Eagles hold a slugging percentage of .395 and they average 5.12 runs per game (9th in baseball). They have recorded 145 doubles, while walking 351 times and scoring 476 runs.

Si Hwan Roh is a batter who can be a difference maker for Hanwha. Noh has drawn a free base 272 times while fanning on 592 tries. His on-base percentage sits at .349 and he also has a career OPS of .787. For the 2,199 at-bats in his baseball career, Noh is sitting with a batting avereage of .264 with 580 base hits. He has amassed 318 runs in addition to having earned 360 runs batted in. He has gone deep 86 times, with 963 total bases and also a .438 slugging %.

Out of their 109 attempts at swiping a bag, they have had success 83 times and been caught 26 times (23.9% caught stealing rate). The Hanwha Eagles have turned 87 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .980 (4th in KBO). The Eagles have 867 assists, 67 errors and have earned a total of 2,470 putouts over the course of the season.

The Eagles have a team WHIP of 1.544 in addition to having a FIP of 5.49 as a unit over the course of the season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 2.03 (708 strikeouts against 348 free passes). They have a ranking of 2nd in KBO as a staff in total hits surrendered with 923. They have surrendered 78 homers and they allow 5.49 runs per 9 innings (6th in KBO). The Hanwha pitching staff have given up 502 runs this season while having a team ERA of 5.03 (460 earned runs surrendered).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Samsung

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