KT Wiz vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 6/30/2022 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: KT Wiz vs Samsung Lions

Date: Thursday, June 30, 2022

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: KBS N Sports

Jae Il Oh and the Samsung Lions (34-39, 6th in KBO) play the KT Wiz (35-36, 5th in KBO) at Daegu Samsung Lions Park on Thursday, June 30, 2022.

KT owns a slugging percentage of .363 and have been called out on strikes 593 times, while being walked on 263 occasions. They have accumulated 274 runs batted in as well as 613 base knocks on the campaign, and their batting average sits at .249. The Wiz have compiled 94 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 57 balls out of the park. They have accumulated 299 runs scored and hold an OBP of .326. As a team, the KT Wiz are putting up 4.1 runs per game, which is 8th in the league.

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Jae-gyun Hwang is a hitter who should impact this game for KT. In his career, Hwang has drilled 200 balls over the fence while driving in 953 runs. He has recorded a slugging percentage of .450 in addition to having tallied 2,918 bases. For his career, he stepped up to the plate 7,271 times and has delivered a hit 1,881 times. He has fanned 1,225 times and earned a walk on 608 occasions, contributing to a .353 on-base %. Hwang has accumulated a batting average of .290 for his career, in addition to 972 runs scored and an OPS of .787.

The KT Wiz have a tally of 1,967 putouts so far this season, in addition to 726 assists and 48 errors. Their fielding rate is at .982 which has them sitting 2nd in Korean baseball and have a total of 62 double plays. The Wiz have swiped 43 bases and have been caught 12 times, which means their caught stealing percentage is 21.8%.

The Wiz are sitting with a team ERA of 3.60 this year (3rd in KBO), and the staff has rung up 550 hitters. Wiz pitchers have surrendered 43 home runs in addition to 296 runs in total (7th in the league). KT has allowed 638 hits (8.8 per 9 innings) and 262 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.06 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.25.

Samsung has tallied 43 long balls on the campaign as well as 285 runs batted in. They have 109 doubles, while taking a walk 215 times as well as putting up 301 runs. The Samsung Lions have tallied an OBP of .321 and a batting average of .259 for the year. The Lions have a SLG% of .362 and they earn 4.12 runs per contest (7th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 503 occasions (6th in baseball) and have earned 650 hits.

Jae Il Oh is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Samsung. Oh has recorded a walk 478 times while fanning on 868 occasions. He has scored 522 runs and also has 722 runs batted in. His OBP is .365 and he holds a career OPS of .860. He has hit a home run 183 times, as well as 1,811 total bases and a .495 slugging percentage. Over the course of the 3,655 at-bats in his pro career, Oh has compiled an average at the plate of .283 in addition to 1,034 base knocks.

Out of their 41 attempts at stealing a base, they have been successful 23 times and been caught 18 times (43.9% caught stealing rate). The Samsung Lions have twisted 58 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .975 (8th in Korean baseball). The Lions have racked up 728 assists, 68 errors and have a total of 1,956 putouts during this campaign.

The Lions have a WHIP of 1.420 with a FIP of 4.57 as a team over the course of the season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 1.97 (486 strikeouts against 247 free passes). They are currently ranked 1st in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 679. They have given up 58 dingers and they yield 4.57 runs per 9 innings (6th in baseball). The Samsung pitching staff have given up 331 runs on the campaign while holding an ERA of 3.84 (278 earned runs conceded).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Samsung

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