Samsung Lions vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 9/24/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Samsung Lions vs Kia Tigers

Date: Tuesday, September 24, 2024

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: KN-T

Ja Wook Koo and the Samsung Lions (77-61, 2nd in KBO) go to Gwangju Kia Champions Field on Tuesday, September 24, 2024, where they'll meet the Kia Tigers (83-53, 1st in KBO).

Samsung is slugging .430 and have been called out on strikes 1,115 times, while taking a walk on 520 occasions. They have recorded 720 RBI's in addition to 1,311 base knocks so far this year, and their average at the plate comes in at .270. The Lions have hit 200 doubles as a squad and have knocked 180 balls out of the park. They have earned a total of 756 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .349. As a unit, the Samsung Lions are scoring 5.4 runs per game, which puts them at 6th in the league.

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Ja Wook Koo is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Samsung. For his career, Koo has hit 167 balls out of the park while driving in 786 runs. Over the course of his pro career, he came to the plate 5,303 times and has notched a base knock 1,495 times. Koo has recorded a batting average of .318 in his time in baseball, with 879 runs scored and an OPS of .898. He has accumulated a slugging percentage of .513 and he has totaled 2,408 bases. He has struck out 909 times and has taken a walk on 476 occasions, contributing to a .385 OBP.

The Samsung Lions have earned 3,746 putouts for the season, as well as 1,207 assists and 79 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .984 which ranks 1st in the league and they have turned 99 double plays. The Lions have swiped 111 bags and have been caught 48 times, which tells us their caught stealing rate is 30.2%.

The Lions hold a team ERA of 4.64 on the season (2nd in baseball), and their staff has struck out 958 batters. Samsung has given up 1,338 base hits (9.6 per 9 innings) as well as 643 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.07 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.44. Lions pitchers have surrendered 157 home runs in addition to 693 runs in total (10th in baseball).

The Tigers hold a team slugging % of .462 and they are scoring 5.96 runs per contest (1st in KBO). They have recorded 260 two-baggers, while taking a walk 505 times as well as scoring 822 runs. Kia has accounted for 159 home runs so far this season and 781 runs batted in. They have struck out on 870 instances (10th in the league) and have notched a total of 1,480 hits. The Kia Tigers hold an OBP of .369 and a team batting average of .301 this season.

Socrates Brito is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Kia. Over the course of the 6,532 at-bats in his baseball career, Brito has accrued an average at the plate of .284 in addition to having 1,855 base hits. He has homered 161 times, with 2,874 total bases and also a .440 slugging %. Brito has recorded a free base 499 times while being called out on strikes on 1,363 chances. He is sitting with 992 runs in addition to having 877 runs batted in. His OBP is .335 and he also has a lifetime OPS of .775.

Of their 138 attempts at stealing a base, they have made it 107 times and been caught 31 times (22.5% caught stealing percentage). The Kia Tigers have turned 125 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .973 (10th in KBO). The Tigers have recorded 1,341 assists, 140 errors and have notched a total of 3,705 putouts so far this year.

The Kia pitching staff have surrendered 729 runs this year while having a team ERA of 4.41 (605 earned runs conceded). They have conceded 138 long balls and they relinquish 5.31 runs per 9 innings (4th in KBO). The Tigers have a team WHIP of 1.481 in addition to having a FIP of 5.31 as a unit on the campaign. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.08 (1,079 strikeouts against 520 free passes). They are sitting at 7th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 1,309.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Samsung

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