Samsung Lions vs NC Dinos Prediction, 6/14/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Samsung Lions vs NC Dinos

Date: Friday, June 14, 2024

Location: Changwon NC Park in Changwon, South Korea

TV: MS-T

Young Woong Kim and the Samsung Lions (36-29, 3rd in KBO) head to Changwon NC Park on Friday, June 14, 2024, where they'll take on the NC Dinos (31-33, 6th in KBO).

Samsung is slugging .400 and have struck out 526 times, while taking a walk on 247 occasions. They have accounted for 307 runs batted in and 613 base knocks for the year, and their team batting average comes in at .267. The Lions have tallied 103 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 63 balls out of the park. They have a total of 325 runs while having a team OBP of .347. As a unit, the Samsung Lions are compiling 4.9 runs per contest, which has them at 8th in KBO.

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Young Woong Kim is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Samsung. In his career, Kim has drilled 16 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 49 runs. He is sitting with a career slugging percentage of .430 and he has racked up 147 bases. During his time in professional baseball, he stepped into the batters box 392 times and got on base with a base hit 82 times. He has been struck out 115 times and has walked on 41 occasions, contributing to a .322 OBP. Kim is sitting with a batting avereage of .240 for his time in baseball, in addition to 49 runs scored and an OPS of .752.

The Samsung Lions have a tally of 1,778 putouts so far this season, in addition to 569 assists and 43 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .982 which has them ranked 3rd in KBO and they have turned 45 double plays. The Lions have swiped 64 bags and have been thrown out 24 times, which shows us their caught stealing rate is 27.3%.

The Lions hold a team earned run average of 4.67 on the campaign (5th in KBO), and their staff has rung up 457 batters. Samsung has conceded 631 base knocks (9.6 per 9 innings) in addition to 307 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.95 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.46. Lions pitchers have surrendered 65 home runs and also 330 runs (10th in the league).

The Dinos hold a team SLG% of .412 and they average 5.23 runs per game (6th in the league). They have recorded 101 doubles, while getting a free base 264 times and putting up 345 runs. NC is sitting with 70 HRs on the season in addition to 332 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 552 instances (1st in KBO) and are sitting with 628 hits. The NC Dinos have compiled an on-base percentage of .361 as well as a team batting average of .271 so far this season.

Ho Cheol Seo is a hitter who can be a difference maker for NC. Seo has recorded a walk 61 times while striking out on 160 plate appearances. His on-base percentage comes in at .326 and he is the owner of a lifetime OPS of .676. For the 911 at-bats in his baseball career, Seo has accrued an average at the plate of .266 in addition to having 242 base knocks. He has a total of 113 runs and racked up 91 RBIs. He has gone deep 12 times, as well as 319 total bases and a .350 slugging percentage.

In their 70 attempts at swiping a bag, they have been successful 44 times and been caught 26 times (37.1% caught stealing rate). The NC Dinos have turned 46 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .982 (2nd in the league). The Dinos have recorded 627 assists, 44 errors and have earned a total of 1,783 putouts for the year.

The Dinos have a team WHIP of 1.444 and have a FIP of 5.07 as a team for the year. They come in at 8th in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 621. The NC pitching staff have surrendered 335 runs on the season while having a team ERA of 4.51 (298 earned runs relinquished). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 2.13 (505 strikeouts vs 237 free passes). They have yielded 54 homers and they yield 5.07 runs per 9 innings (5th in KBO).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take NC

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