Samsung Lions vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 7/16/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Samsung Lions vs Kia Tigers

Date: Tuesday, July 16, 2024

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: KN-T

Ja Wook Koo and the Samsung Lions (46-39, 2nd in KBO) travel to Gwangju Kia Champions Field on Tuesday, July 16, 2024, where they'll meet the Kia Tigers (51-33, 1st in KBO).

Samsung has a slugging rate of .410 and have been called out on strikes 683 times, while being walked on 316 occasions. They have accounted for 412 RBI's and 787 base knocks so far this season, and their team batting average is sitting at .263. The Lions have accrued 130 doubles as a unit and have hit 97 balls out of the park. They have notched a total of 433 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .341. As a team, the Samsung Lions are notching 5.0 runs/g, which puts them at 9th in the league.

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Ja Wook Koo is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Samsung. In his career, Koo has hit 153 balls over the fence while driving in 739 runs. In his time in the Majors, he came to bat 5,125 times and has come through with a hit 1,430 times. Koo has accrued an average at the plate of .314 in his time in baseball, with 845 runs scored and an OPS of .884. He has earned a slugging percentage of .503 and he has a total of 2,288 bases. He has gone down on strikes 890 times and has been walked on 455 occasions, contributing to a .380 OBP.

The Lions have swiped 83 bags and have been thrown out 32 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 27.8%. The Samsung Lions are sitting with 2,333 putouts for the season, as well as 719 assists and 52 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .983 which has them ranked 1st in KBO and they have turned 52 double plays.

The Lions have an ERA of 4.49 for the year (2nd in KBO), and their staff has rung up 609 hitters. Samsung has given up 812 hits (9.4 per 9 innings) and 388 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.98 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.44. Lions pitchers have given up 95 home runs in addition to 419 runs in total (10th in baseball).

The Tigers hold a slugging % of .452 and they score 5.91 runs per contest (1st in baseball). They have 158 two-baggers, while taking a walk 338 times as well as notching 508 runs. Kia has a total of 97 home runs on the season and 482 runs batted in. They have struck out on 558 instances (10th in baseball) and have 915 base hits. The Kia Tigers have an on-base percentage of .369 and a team batting average of .296 this season.

Socrates Brito is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Kia. Brito has recorded a free base 490 times while being called out on strikes on 1,331 tries. He has recorded 958 runs and has 848 runs batted in. His on-base percentage sits at .334 and he holds a career OPS of .771. He has gone deep 154 times, with 2,768 total bases and a .437 slugging percentage. For the 6,332 at-bats in his pro career, Brito has compiled an average at the plate of .282 in addition to 1,788 hits.

The Kia Tigers have turned 86 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .973 (10th in the league). The Tigers have 869 assists, 89 errors and have 2,325 putouts this season. Out of their 92 chances at swiping a bag, they have been successful 71 times and been caught 21 times (22.8% caught stealing percentage).

The Tigers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.476 and have a FIP of 5.13 as a unit for the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.01 (662 strikeouts against 329 free passes). They are currently ranked 7th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 815. They have allowed 88 HR's and they relinquish 5.13 runs per 9 innings (4th in baseball). The Kia pitching staff have yielded 442 runs for the season while having an ERA of 4.31 (371 earned runs conceded).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Kia and under the total runs

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