SSG Landers vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 8/29/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: SSG Landers vs Kia Tigers

Date: Thursday, August 29, 2024

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: TVING

Socrates Brito and the Kia Tigers (72-48, 1st in KBO) play the SSG Landers (58-63, 7th in KBO) at Gwangju Kia Champions Field on Thursday, August 29, 2024.

As a team, the SSG Landers are recording 5.2 runs per game, which puts them at 9th in KBO. They have a total of 628 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .342. The Landers have accumulated 194 doubles as a squad and have knocked 121 balls out of the park. They have recorded 601 RBI's and 1,147 hits so far this year, and their average at the plate is at .272. SSG owns a slugging percentage of .411 and have been rung up 928 times, while drawing a walk on 407 occasions.

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Guillermo Heredia is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for SSG. In his professional baseball career, Heredia has hit 84 balls out of the park while knocking in 474 runs. He has recorded a slugging percentage of .404 and he has a total of 1,627 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he stepped up to bat 4,620 times and has delivered with a hit 1,124 times. He has gone down on strikes 686 times and has walked on 398 at-bats, contributing to a .357 OBP. Heredia has an average at the plate of .279 for his career in baseball, with 639 scored runs and an OPS of .761.

The SSG Landers have earned a total of 3,215 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 1,127 assists and 107 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .976 which puts them in 9th in KBO and they have turned 107 double plays. The Landers have stolen 101 bases and have been gunned down 34 times, which shows us their caught stealing rate is 25.2%.

Their K/BB ratio is 1.85 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.57. Landers pitchers have relinquished 142 home runs in addition to 708 total runs (1st in baseball). SSG has conceded 1,144 hits (9.6 per 9 innings) as well as 643 earned runs. The Landers have compiled a team ERA of 5.40 for the year (10th in KBO), and they have rung up 1,005 batters.

The Kia Tigers have accumulated a team on-base percentage of .368 and a batting average of .297 for the year. They have been rung up on 777 instances (10th in the league) and have a total of 1,292 base hits. Kia has tallied 138 HRs this year to go along with 681 RBIs. The Tigers hold a slugging % of .456 and they earn 5.88 runs per game (1st in the league). They have hit 228 two-baggers, while taking a walk 458 times as well as recording 717 runs.

Socrates Brito is a hitter who should impact this game for Kia. Brito has recorded a free base 497 times while being called out on strikes on 1,354 occasions. His on-base percentage comes in at .335 and he is the owner of a career OPS of .775. Over the course of the 6,463 official at-bats in his professional career, Brito has hit .283 with 1,832 base hits. He has compiled 981 runs and has 866 RBIs. He has gone yard 159 times, as well as 2,841 total bases and a .440 slugging percentage.

Out of their 122 attempts at getting a steal, they have had success 94 times and been caught 28 times (23.0% caught stealing percentage). The Kia Tigers have turned 109 double plays and have a fielding rate of .973 (10th in Korean baseball). The Tigers have racked up 1,197 assists, 123 errors and have notched a total of 3,273 putouts for the year.

The Tigers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.498 with a FIP of 5.36 as a pitching staff over the course of the season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.01 (940 strikeouts vs 467 walks). They are currently ranked 3rd in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 1,167. They have surrendered 121 dingers and they allow 5.36 runs per 9 innings (4th in the league). The Kia pitching staff have conceded 650 runs over the course of the season while holding a team ERA of 4.43 (537 earned runs allowed).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

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

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