SSG Landers vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 3/31/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: SSG Landers vs Samsung Lions

Date: Sunday, March 31, 2024

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: SPO-2T

Daegu Samsung Lions Park is the venue where Jae Hyeon Lee and the Samsung Lions (2-3, 7th in KBO) will take on the SSG Landers (3-3, 6th in KBO) on Sunday, March 31, 2024.

As a team, the SSG Landers are notching 4.2 runs per contest, which has them at 8th in the league. They have a total of 25 runs and hold an OBP of .333. The Landers have hit 8 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 9 balls out of the park. They have 24 RBI's in addition to 50 base knocks on the campaign, while their batting average is at .253. SSG is slugging .429 and have been rung up 46 times, while drawing a walk on 19 occasions.

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Seong Han Park is a batter who should impact this game for SSG. For his pro baseball career, Park has slapped 17 baseballs over the fence while driving in 157 runs. For his time in baseball, he stepped up to bat 1,761 times and has delivered with a hit 430 times. Park has accumulated a batting average of .281 for his career in baseball, in addition to 186 scored runs and an OPS of .724. He has compiled a slugging percentage of .364 and he has racked up 558 bases. He has struck out 254 times and has walked on 190 attempts at the plate, which has contributed to a .360 on-base percentage.

The SSG Landers have 162 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 58 assists and 8 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .965 which ranks 9th in KBO and have 4 double plays. The Landers have swiped 8 bags and have been gunned down 5 times, which means their caught stealing percentage is 38.5%.

They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.40 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.50. Landers pitchers have given up 6 home runs in addition to 32 runs in total (4th in KBO). SSG has conceded 46 base hits (7.7 per 9 innings) as well as 25 earned runs. The Landers hold a team earned run average of 4.17 over the course of the season (5th in baseball), and they have struck out 49 batters.

The Samsung Lions have recorded an on-base percentage of .339 and a batting average of .235 for the season. They have struck out on 44 occasions (6th in the league) and have accounted for 51 base hits. Samsung has accumulated 4 home runs for the year to go along with 27 RBIs. The Lions hold a slugging % of .323 and they average 4.50 runs per game (7th in the league). They hit 7 doubles, while taking a walk 32 times as well as earning 27 runs.

Jae Hyeon Lee is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Samsung. Over the course of the 688 at-bats in his pro career, Lee has hit .244 with 168 base hits. He has hit the long ball 19 times, with 252 total bases and also a .366 slugging %. Lee has earned a free base 57 times while going down on strikes on 133 plate appearances. He has recorded 84 runs in addition to having 83 RBIs. His OBP comes in at .306 and he has earned a career OPS of .672.

Out of their 11 chances at stealing a base, they have had success 7 times and been caught 4 times (36.4% caught stealing percentage). The Samsung Lions have turned 9 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .992 (3rd in the league). The Lions have accrued 67 assists, 2 errors and have accounted for 170 putouts on the campaign.

The Samsung pitching staff have yielded 40 runs on the year while having a team ERA of 6.25 (39 earned runs relinquished). They have allowed 8 homers and they surrender 6.35 runs per 9 innings (8th in KBO). The Lions have a team WHIP of 1.708 and have a FIP of 6.35 as a unit so far this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 1.90 (38 strikeouts against 20 free passes). They rank 1st in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 76.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take SSG

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