SSG Landers vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 8/2/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: SSG Landers vs Samsung Lions

Date: Friday, August 2, 2024

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: KN-T

Ji Hoon Choi and the SSG Landers (51-48, 5th in KBO) are headed to Daegu Samsung Lions Park on Friday, August 2, 2024, where they'll take on the Samsung Lions (52-48, 3rd in KBO).

As a team, the SSG Landers are knocking in 5.3 runs per contest, which puts them at 5th in the league. They have earned a total of 529 runs scored and have an OBP of .348. The Landers have hit 160 doubles as a unit and have hit 97 balls out of the park. They have accrued 505 RBI's and 956 base knocks on the season, while their team batting average sits at .275. SSG has a slugging percentage of .412 and have been called out on strikes 751 times, while taking a walk on 348 occasions.

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Ji Hoon Choi is a hitter who should impact this game for SSG. In his career, Choi has slapped 26 balls out of the park while knocking in 204 runs. For his time in baseball, he faced a pitcher 2,651 times and has come through with a hit 649 times. Choi has earned a batting average of .275 for his career, with 373 runs scored and an OPS of .717. He has earned a slugging percentage of .379 and he has racked up 893 bases. He has gone down on strikes 341 times and has walked on 209 at-bats, which contributes in part to a .338 OBP.

The Landers have swiped 83 bases and have been caught 32 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage is 27.8%. The SSG Landers have 2,649 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 937 assists and 89 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .976 which is 9th in Korean baseball and have accumulated 86 double plays.

The Landers have a team earned run average of 5.22 so far this season (9th in the league), and they have struck out 830 batters. Landers pitchers have relinquished 114 home runs and 568 total runs (2nd in KBO). SSG has conceded 916 base knocks (9.3 per 9 innings) and 512 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.90 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.53.

The Lions hold a team slugging % of .414 and they are recording 5.10 runs per contest (9th in KBO). They hit 148 doubles, while taking a walk 372 times as well as recording 520 runs. Samsung has recorded 120 home runs over the course of the season in addition to 492 runs batted in. They have struck out on 811 occasions (2nd in the league) and have notched a total of 922 base hits. The Samsung Lions are sitting with a team on-base percentage of .342 and a team batting average of .263 on the year.

Young Woong Kim is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Samsung. Kim has drawn a free base 44 times while striking out on 150 chances. He is sitting with 65 runs and racked up 70 RBIs. His on-base rate is .305 and he also has a career OPS of .746. He has gone deep 23 times, with 203 total bases and also a .441 slugging %. For the 460 official at-bats in his baseball career, Kim has accrued an average at the plate of .237 with 109 base knocks.

The Samsung Lions have turned 67 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .982 (2nd in KBO). The Lions have recorded 871 assists, 67 errors and have amassed 2,722 putouts on the season. Of their 133 tries at getting a steal, they got to the bag before the ball 95 times and been caught 38 times (28.6% caught stealing percentage).

The Lions have a team WHIP of 1.465 in addition to having a FIP of 5.00 as a unit this year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.96 (703 strikeouts vs 359 walks). They are sitting at 5th in KBO as a staff in total hits allowed with 970. They have relinquished 110 homers and they concede 5.00 runs per 9 innings (1st in the league). The Samsung pitching staff have surrendered 504 runs this season and come in with a team ERA of 4.61 (465 earned runs allowed).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take SSG

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