Samsung Lions vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 8/10/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Samsung Lions vs Kia Tigers

Date: Saturday, August 10, 2024

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: MS-T

Gwangju Kia Champions Field is the site where Hyoung Woo Choi and the Kia Tigers (62-43, 1st in KBO) will take on the Samsung Lions (57-49, 2nd in KBO) on Saturday, August 10, 2024.

The Lions have accumulated 161 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 127 balls out of the stadium. Samsung owns a slugging percentage of .419 and have struck out 854 times, while drawing a walk on 402 occasions. As a unit, the Samsung Lions are scoring 5.2 runs per game, which is 8th in KBO. They have 537 runs batted in in addition to 998 hits on the year, and their batting average sits at .268. They have accounted for 566 runs scored and have an OBP of .348.

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Young Woong Kim is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Samsung. Kim is sitting with a batting avereage of .242 for his baseball career, in addition to 70 scored runs and an OPS of .765. He has been struck out 157 times and has been walked on 46 occasions, which has contributed to a .309 on-base percentage. In his career, Kim has hit 26 balls out of the park while driving in 78 runs. He is sitting with a career slugging percentage of .456 and he has racked up 219 bases. For his time in the league, he stepped into the batters box 538 times and has reached base with a base hit 116 times.

The Samsung Lions have a total of 2,884 putouts this season, in addition to 924 assists and 69 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .982 which puts them in 2nd in the league and they have turned 72 double plays. The Lions have swiped 96 bases and have been thrown out 40 times, which means their caught stealing rate is 29.4%.

The Lions hold a team earned run average of 4.58 for the year (2nd in KBO), and the staff has rung up 741 hitters. Samsung has allowed 1,022 base hits (9.6 per 9 innings) as well as 489 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.00 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.45. Lions pitchers have allowed 115 home runs and also 528 total runs (10th in the league).

Kia has knocked in 125 HRs for the year in addition to 604 RBIs. They have hit 201 two-baggers, while walking 420 times and notching 638 runs. The Kia Tigers hold an OBP of .369 as well as a team batting average of .296 on the campaign. The Tigers hold a slugging percentage of .458 and they score 5.96 runs per contest (1st in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 689 occasions (10th in the league) and have accounted for 1,132 hits.

Hyoung Woo Choi is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Kia. Choi has earned a free base 1,122 times while fanning on 1,391 tries. His on-base % is .400 and he holds a career OPS of .931. For the 7,819 at-bats in his professional career, Choi has earned a batting average of .310 in addition to having 2,426 hits. He has compiled 1,283 runs and notched 1,635 runs batted in. He has hit a home run 392 times, in addition to having 4,151 bases in total and also a .531 slugging percentage.

Of their 108 attempts at stealing a base, they have made it 84 times and been caught 24 times (22.2% caught stealing percentage). The Kia Tigers have turned 102 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .973 (10th in Korean baseball). The Tigers have 1,079 assists, 109 errors and have earned a total of 2,873 putouts on the season.

The Tigers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.525 with a FIP of 5.54 as a staff on the season. They come in at 2nd in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 1,042. The Kia pitching staff have conceded 589 runs so far this year and come in with a team ERA of 4.54 (483 earned runs given up). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 1.96 (818 strikeouts vs 418 walks). They have surrendered 106 home runs and they surrender 5.54 runs per 9 innings (6th 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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