SSG Landers vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 7/14/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: SSG Landers vs Kia Tigers

Date: Sunday, July 14, 2024

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: SPO-2T

Ji Hoon Choi and the SSG Landers (43-43, 5th in KBO) go to Gwangju Kia Champions Field on Sunday, July 14, 2024, where they'll meet the Kia Tigers (51-33, 1st in KBO).

The Landers have compiled 135 doubles as a unit and have smacked 81 balls out of the stadium. SSG is slugging .404 and have struck out 659 times, while being walked on 304 occasions. As a squad, the SSG Landers are notching 5.0 runs per contest, which is 8th in baseball. They have accounted for 414 runs batted in in addition to 819 base knocks so far this season, while their average at the plate is .272. They have accumulated 435 runs scored and hold an OBP of .345.

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Ji Hoon Choi is a batter who should impact this game for SSG. For his career, Choi has hit 25 balls out of the park while knocking in 197 runs. He is sitting with a career slugging percentage of .376 and he has a total of 863 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he stepped into the batters box 2,587 times and has come through with a base hit 630 times. He has struck out 333 times and has been walked on 208 occasions, contributing to a .339 on-base %. Choi is sitting with a batting avereage of .274 for his career in baseball, with 358 scored runs and an OPS of .715.

The Landers have swiped 74 bags and have been caught 30 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 28.8%. The SSG Landers have accumulated 2,301 putouts this season, in addition to 792 assists and 77 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .976 which has them ranked 9th in KBO and they have turned 70 double plays.

They have a K/BB ratio of 1.95 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.53. Landers pitchers have allowed 97 long balls and 489 runs (2nd in the league). SSG has yielded 796 base knocks (9.3 per 9 innings) and 440 earned runs. The Landers hold a team ERA of 5.16 so far this season (9th in KBO), and the staff has rung up 738 batters.

The Kia Tigers have an on-base percentage of .369 as well as a batting average of .296 so far this year. They have struck out on 558 occasions (10th in baseball) and have notched a total of 915 base knocks. Kia has 97 HRs for the season as well as 482 runs batted in. The Tigers have a SLG% of .452 and they average 5.91 runs per game (1st in KBO). They have 158 doubles, while taking a walk 338 times and notching 508 runs.

Hyoung Woo Choi is a batter who should impact this game for Kia. Over the course of the 7,760 at-bats in his professional career, Choi has recorded a batting average of .311 in addition to 2,412 hits. He has hit a home run 390 times, in addition to having 4,128 total bases and also a .532 slugging percentage. Choi has tallied a free base 1,113 times while fanning on 1,377 occasions. He has accounted for 1,275 runs and racked up 1,622 RBIs. His on-base percentage comes in at .400 and he is the owner of a lifetime OPS of .932.

The Kia Tigers have turned 86 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .973 (10th in KBO). The Tigers have accrued 869 assists, 89 errors and have accumulated 2,325 putouts so far this year. In their 92 tries at swiping a bag, they have been successful 71 times and been caught 21 times (22.8% caught stealing percentage).

The Tigers have a WHIP of 1.476 and are the owners of a FIP of 5.13 as a staff so far this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 2.01 (662 strikeouts against 329 free passes). They are sitting at 7th in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 815. They have conceded 88 home runs and they concede 5.13 runs per 9 innings (4th in KBO). The Kia pitching staff have relinquished 442 runs on the year and come in with a team ERA of 4.31 (371 earned runs conceded).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

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

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