Samsung Lions vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 7/18/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Samsung Lions vs Kia Tigers

Date: Thursday, July 18, 2024

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: SPO-T

Gwangju Kia Champions Field is the venue where Hyoung Woo Choi and the Kia Tigers (52-35, 1st in KBO) will play the Samsung Lions (48-40, 2nd in KBO) on Thursday, July 18, 2024.

As a team, the Samsung Lions are knocking in 5.0 runs per game, which has them at 9th in the league. They have notched a total of 452 runs and have an on-base percentage of .342. The Lions have tallied 132 doubles as a team and have knocked 100 balls out of the park. They have tallied 429 RBI's in addition to 806 hits for the year, and their batting average is at .261. Samsung has a slugging % of .407 and have been rung up 714 times, while being walked on 340 occasions.

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Young Woong Kim is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Samsung. In his professional baseball career, Kim has slapped 20 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 61 runs. His slugging percentage is .440 and he has racked up 182 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he came to the plate 467 times and came through with a base base knock 99 times. He has fanned 134 times and has gotten a free base on 43 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .311 on-base percentage. Kim has earned a batting average of .239 for his career, in addition to 59 scored runs and an OPS of .751.

The Samsung Lions have 2,411 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 751 assists and 54 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .983 which ranks 1st in the league and have accumulated 56 double plays. The Lions have swiped 88 bases and have been thrown out 34 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage sits at 27.9%.

The Lions hold a team earned run average of 4.49 this season (2nd in KBO), and their staff has rung up 631 hitters. Samsung has given up 840 base knocks (9.4 per 9 innings) in addition to 401 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 1.99 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.44. Lions pitchers have given up 97 long balls and 434 total runs (10th in the league).

Kia has knocked in 101 home runs so far this season in addition to 508 runs batted in. They have recorded 166 doubles, while getting a free base 356 times as well as scoring 536 runs. The Kia Tigers hold an OBP of .369 and a team batting average of .295 for the year. The Tigers hold a team slugging percentage of .452 and they tally 6.02 runs per game (1st in baseball). They have been called out on strikes on 572 instances (10th in the league) and have earned a total of 945 base knocks.

Hyoung Woo Choi is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Kia. Choi has drawn a walk 1,116 times while fanning on 1,379 chances. His on-base percentage is .400 and he has a lifetime OPS of .932. Over the course of the 7,766 at-bats in his pro career, Choi has recorded a batting average of .311 in addition to 2,412 base knocks. He has amassed 1,275 runs and also has 1,622 RBIs. He has gone deep 390 times, as well as 4,128 total bases and a .532 slugging %.

The Kia Tigers have turned 90 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .973 (10th in the league). The Tigers have recorded 911 assists, 92 errors and have accumulated 2,406 putouts on the campaign. Out of their 97 chances at getting a steal, they have made it 76 times and been caught 21 times (21.6% caught stealing rate).

The Tigers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.496 and are the owners of a FIP of 5.33 as a staff over the course of the season. They come in at 5th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 857. The Kia pitching staff have surrendered 475 runs so far this season while holding a team ERA of 4.44 (396 earned runs given up). Their K/BB ratio is 1.99 (681 strikeouts against 343 bases on balls). They have conceded 90 home runs and they relinquish 5.33 runs per 9 innings (5th in the league).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

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

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