Samsung Lions vs KT Wiz Prediction, 9/18/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Samsung Lions vs KT Wiz

Date: Wednesday, September 18, 2024

Location: Suwon KT Wiz Park in Suwon, South Korea

TV: SPO-T

Mel Rojas and the KT Wiz (67-67, 5th in KBO) host the Samsung Lions (75-59, 2nd in KBO) at Suwon KT Wiz Park on Wednesday, September 18, 2024.

The Lions have tallied 195 doubles as a squad and have hit 172 balls out of the stadium. Samsung has a slugging % of .428 and have been called out on strikes 1,091 times, while being walked on 501 occasions. As a team, the Samsung Lions are putting up 5.4 runs per game, which puts them at 6th in KBO. They have amassed 695 RBI's and 1,272 base knocks on the year, while their team batting average sits at .270. They have accounted for 730 runs scored and hold an OBP of .348.

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Ja Wook Koo is a hitter who should impact this game for Samsung. For his career, Koo has hit 164 balls out of the park while driving in 780 runs. He has earned a slugging percentage of .510 in addition to having tallied 2,389 bases. During his time in professional baseball, he stepped into the batters box 5,284 times and came through with a base hit 1,486 times. He has fanned 909 times and has been walked on 473 occasions, which contributes in part to a .384 on-base percentage. Koo has earned a batting average of .317 for his baseball career, in addition to 875 scored runs and an OPS of .894.

The Lions have stolen 108 bases and have been thrown out 47 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage sits at 30.3%. The Samsung Lions have accumulated 3,644 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 1,174 assists and 76 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .984 which puts them in 1st in the league and have a total of 97 double plays.

Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.12 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.42. Lions pitchers have surrendered 151 long balls in addition to 659 runs in total (10th in the league). Samsung has given up 1,285 hits (9.5 per 9 innings) as well as 616 earned runs. The Lions hold a team ERA of 4.57 on the campaign (2nd in the league), and the staff has struck out 939 batters.

KT is sitting with 138 home runs on the campaign to go along with 676 runs batted in. They have notched 212 doubles, while getting a free base 553 times and recording 719 runs. The KT Wiz are sitting with a team OBP of .353 in addition to a batting average of .276 for the season. The Wiz hold a slugging percentage of .413 and they score 5.29 runs per contest (7th in KBO). They have been called out on strikes on 1,071 occasions (3rd in KBO) and have earned 1,318 base knocks.

Mel Rojas is a batter who should be able to impact this game for KT. Rojas has drawn a free base 788 times while going down on strikes on 1,651 occasions. His on-base % is .356 and he also has a career OPS of .819. In the 6,939 at-bats in his pro career, Rojas has hit .280 with 1,941 base hits. He has tallied 1,029 runs and has 1,048 runs batted in. He has hit a home run 261 times, in addition to having 3,215 total bases and also a .463 slugging %.

The KT Wiz have turned 102 double plays and have a fielding rate of .978 (7th in the league). The Wiz have recorded 1,205 assists, 110 errors and have earned 3,628 putouts on the season. Of their 171 attempts at stealing a base, they have been successful 133 times and been caught 38 times (22.2% caught stealing rate).

The KT pitching staff have relinquished 764 runs so far this year while having an ERA of 5.15 (692 earned runs yielded). They have conceded 145 long balls and they allow 5.69 runs per 9 innings (9th in the league). The Wiz have a WHIP of 1.480 with a FIP of 5.69 as a pitching staff this season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.59 (1,061 strikeouts against 410 walks). They are sitting at 1st in baseball as a staff in total hits allowed with 1,379.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Samsung

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