Samsung Lions vs NC Dinos Prediction, 9/14/2022 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Samsung Lions vs NC Dinos

Date: Wednesday, September 14, 2022

Location: Changwon NC Park in Changwon, South Korea

TV: SPOTV

Changwon NC Park is the site where Ui-ji Yang and the NC Dinos (55-63, 6th in KBO) will play the Samsung Lions (54-68, 8th in KBO) on Wednesday, September 14, 2022.

The Lions have earned 193 doubles as a squad and have hit 80 balls out of the park. Samsung owns a slugging percentage of .371 and have struck out 899 times, while being walked on 392 occasions. As a unit, the Samsung Lions are recording 4.3 runs per game, which ranks them 7th in baseball. They have accrued 508 runs batted in in addition to 1,131 base knocks this year, and their team batting average comes in at .263. They have notched a total of 537 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .329.

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Jose Pirela is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Samsung. Pirela has accumulated a batting average of .285 for his career, with 1,215 runs scored and an OPS of .784. He has gone down on strikes 1,227 times and has gotten a free base on 692 occasions, which contributes in part to a .350 on-base %. In his professional baseball career, Pirela has drilled 191 balls out of the park while driving in 985 runs. He is sitting with a career slugging percentage of .434 and he has a total of 3,316 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he stepped up to bat 8,546 times and has come through with a base hit 2,180 times.

The Lions have swiped 40 bags and have been thrown out 30 times, which means their caught stealing percentage sits at 42.9%. The Samsung Lions have a tally of 3,330 putouts on the year, in addition to 1,243 assists and 104 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .978 which has them ranked 8th in KBO and they have turned 101 double plays.

The Lions have a team earned run average of 4.33 over the course of the season (8th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 838 hitters. Samsung has given up 1,178 base knocks (9.6 per 9 innings) as well as 534 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 1.93 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.45. Lions pitchers have conceded 107 long balls in addition to 612 total runs (3rd in the league).

NC has hit 96 home runs so far this year and 546 RBIs. They have hit 209 two-baggers, while getting a free base 424 times and recording 572 runs. The NC Dinos have compiled an on-base percentage of .337 as well as a batting average of .259 on the season. The Dinos hold a slugging percentage of .384 and they are earning 4.73 runs per contest (4th in the league). They have been rung up on 820 occasions (9th in baseball) and are sitting with 1,072 base hits.

Ui-ji Yang is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for NC. Over the course of the 4,966 at-bats in his professional career, Yang has earned a batting average of .308 in addition to having 1,528 hits. He has hit the long ball 228 times, with 2,513 total bases and also a .506 slugging percentage. Yang has drawn a walk 563 times while going down on strikes on 639 attempts. He has recorded 758 runs and also has 934 runs batted in. His on-base percentage is .390 and he also has a career OPS of .896.

The NC Dinos have turned 94 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .975 (10th in Korean baseball). The Dinos have 1,152 assists, 114 errors and have accounted for 3,242 putouts on the campaign. In their 91 chances at stealing a base, they have had success 54 times and been caught 37 times (40.7% caught stealing percentage).

The Dinos hold a team WHIP of 1.378 and have a FIP of 4.62 as a team this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.25 (982 strikeouts vs 437 walks). They are currently ranked 8th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 1,051. They have yielded 92 dingers and they give up 4.62 runs per 9 innings (5th in KBO). The NC pitching staff have conceded 555 runs so far this year and come in with a team ERA of 3.98 (478 earned runs relinquished).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

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

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