KT Wiz vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 10/23/2021 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: KT Wiz vs Samsung Lions

Date: Saturday, October 23, 2021

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: SBS Sports

Odds/Point Spread: KT (-125) Samsung (-106)

David Buchanan and the Samsung Lions (73-57, 2nd in KBO) host the KT Wiz (73-55, 1st in KBO) at Daegu Samsung Lions Park on Saturday. The Lions open this contest at -106 while the Wiz are coming in at -125. The over/under is set at 8.5. The starting pitchers will be Odrisamer Despaigne and David Buchanan.

KT is slugging .380 and have been rung up 1,002 times, while being walked on 615 occasions. They have accounted for 643 RBI's in addition to 1,197 base knocks this season, while their average at the plate sits at .264. The Wiz have recorded 205 doubles as a team and have smacked 100 balls out of the stadium. They have tallied 688 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .356. As a team, the KT Wiz are earning 5.1 runs per game, which ranks them 4th in baseball.

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Jae-gyun Hwang is a hitter who can be a difference maker for KT. For his professional baseball career, Hwang has hit 196 balls over the fence while driving in 920 runs. During his time in professional baseball, he stepped up to bat 6,950 times and has delivered a base hit 1,808 times. Hwang has compiled an average at the plate of .292 in his time in baseball, with 943 scored runs and an OPS of .818. He has recorded a slugging percentage of .454 and he has racked up 2,817 bases. He has fanned 1,174 times and earned a walk on 577 occasions, which has contributed to a .354 OBP.

The Wiz have swiped 92 bases and have been caught 28 times, which means their caught stealing percentage sits at 23.3%. The KT Wiz have 3,585 putouts on the year, as well as 1,397 assists and 109 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .979 which puts them in 7th in KBO and have 127 double plays.

The Wiz are sitting with a team ERA of 3.67 over the course of the season (2nd in KBO), and they have struck out 989 hitters. KT has yielded 1,102 base hits (8.3 per 9 innings) and 487 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.11 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.31. Wiz pitchers have given up 81 home runs and 556 runs in total (9th in KBO).

Despaigne has thrown 2,013 innings and has tallied 1,512 strikeouts in his pro baseball career. Despaigne (112-114 career mark) has earned a FIP of 4.54 and he has faced 8,776 batters in baseball. His ERA is 4.06 (909 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.409. He has surrendered 2,068 base hits (9.2 hits per nine innings) and has had 769 free passes.

Samsung has tallied 125 home runs this year in addition to 644 runs batted in. They have 198 doubles, while walking 525 times and earning 686 runs. The Samsung Lions have tallied a team OBP of .344 in addition to a batting average of .267 so far this year. The Lions have a team SLG% of .398 and they score 4.97 runs per game (6th in the league). They have struck out on 864 occasions (8th in baseball) and have recorded 1,239 hits.

Hae-Min Park is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Samsung. For the 3,969 official at-bats in his pro career, Park has an average at the plate of .287 in addition to 1,139 base knocks. He has hit the long ball 42 times, with 1,543 bases in total and a .389 slugging percentage. Park has drawn a free base 412 times while fanning on 671 plate appearances. He has accounted for 705 runs in addition to having 412 RBIs. His on-base percentage comes in at .355 and he has earned a career OPS of .744.

Out of their 84 chances at swiping a bag, they have made it 58 times and been caught 26 times (31.0% caught stealing percentage). The Samsung Lions have twisted 125 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .983 (2nd in Korean baseball). The Lions have racked up 1,269 assists, 83 errors and have a total of 3,620 putouts on the campaign.

The Lions have a WHIP of 1.464 in addition to having a FIP of 4.75 as a pitching staff for the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.93 (992 strikeouts against 514 walks). They are currently ranked 2nd in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 1,253. They have given up 126 dingers and they allow 4.75 runs per 9 innings (4th in the league). The Samsung pitching staff have allowed 637 runs so far this season and come in with a team ERA of 4.35 (584 earned runs conceded).

Buchanan (112-102 career record) has a 3.95 ERA while surrendering 9.4 hits per 9 innings. His K/BB ratio is 2.11 and he has gone up against 7,509 opposing hitters during his pro baseball career. He has given up a total of 771 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.352 and a FIP of 4.4. During his career, Buchanan has conceded 1,835 base hits while he has tallied 1,141 punch outs in 1,757 frames.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take KT (-125)

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