Samsung Lions vs KT Wiz Prediction, 6/28/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Samsung Lions vs KT Wiz

Date: Friday, June 28, 2024

Location: Suwon KT Wiz Park in Suwon, South Korea

TV: SPO-2T

Suwon KT Wiz Park is the site where Seong Ho Cheon and the KT Wiz (33-44, 9th in KBO) will take on the Samsung Lions (43-34, 3rd in KBO) on Friday, June 28, 2024.

The Lions have tallied 121 two-baggers as a team and have hit 85 balls out of the stadium. Samsung has a slugging percentage of .409 and have struck out 612 times, while getting the free base on 288 occasions. As a team, the Samsung Lions are notching 5.0 runs/g, which ranks them 9th in baseball. They have 371 runs batted in and 713 hits this year, while their team batting average sits at .264. They have racked up 391 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .344.

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Young Woong Kim is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Samsung. Kim has accrued an average at the plate of .240 for his career, with 54 runs scored and an OPS of .752. He has fanned 128 times and has gotten a free base on 41 occasions, contributing to a .313 OBP. In his pro baseball career, Kim has hit 19 balls out of the park while knocking in 57 runs. He has compiled a slugging percentage of .439 in addition to having tallied 172 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he stepped up to bat 442 times and has delivered with a hit 94 times.

The Lions have stolen 77 bags and have been thrown out 31 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 28.7%. The Samsung Lions have accumulated 2,092 putouts on the campaign, as well as 652 assists and 46 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .984 which puts them in 1st in Korean baseball and they have turned 50 double plays.

The Lions hold a team ERA of 4.52 this season (2nd in KBO), and their staff has rung up 543 hitters. Samsung has surrendered 727 base knocks (9.4 per 9 innings) in addition to 350 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.90 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.45. Lions pitchers have surrendered 80 home runs in addition to 376 total runs (10th in the league).

KT has accumulated 82 long balls for the season as well as 379 runs batted in. They have notched 121 doubles, while taking a walk 330 times as well as scoring 410 runs. The KT Wiz have earned a team on-base percentage of .354 and a team batting average of .272 so far this year. The Wiz hold a slugging % of .411 and they are earning 5.26 runs per game (6th in the league). They have been rung up on 616 occasions (2nd in the league) and have a total of 743 hits.

Seong Ho Cheon is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for KT. Over the course of the 320 at-bats in his pro career, Cheon has hit .275 and has racked up 88 base hits. He has homered 1 times, in addition to having 109 total bases and a .341 slugging percentage. Cheon has recorded a walk 26 times while fanning on 61 occasions. He has compiled 60 runs and has 22 RBIs. His on-base percentage is .336 and he has a has a OPS in his career of .677.

The KT Wiz have turned 64 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .980 (6th in Korean baseball). The Wiz have 710 assists, 58 errors and are sitting with 2,065 putouts so far this season. Out of their 103 chances at getting a steal, they have made it 78 times and been caught 25 times (24.3% caught stealing rate).

The KT pitching staff have conceded 467 runs on the season while holding a team ERA of 5.69 (435 earned runs relinquished). They have given up 86 HR's and they give up 6.11 runs per 9 innings (10th in the league). The Wiz have a team WHIP of 1.530 and are the owners of a FIP of 6.11 as a pitching staff on the season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.28 (599 strikeouts vs 263 free passes). They rank 1st in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 790.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

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

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