NC Dinos vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 4/1/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: NC Dinos vs Samsung Lions

Date: Saturday, April 1, 2023

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: SPOTV2

Jose Pirela and the Samsung Lions (66-76, 6th in KBO last season) host the NC Dinos (67-74, 5th in KBO last year) at Daegu Samsung Lions Park on Saturday, April 1, 2023.

NC had a slugging % of .375 and struck out 981 times, while being walked on 501 occasions. They tallied 613 RBI's as well as 1,260 base knocks for the prior year, while their average at the plate finished at .257. The Dinos tallied 230 doubles as a squad and smacked 105 baseballs out of the park. They were sitting with 646 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .334. As a squad, the NC Dinos put up 4.5 runs per outing, which ranked them 5th in the league.

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Ah-seop Son is a batter who should be able to impact this game for NC. In his career, Son has drilled 169 balls out of the park while knocking in 921 runs. His slugging percentage is .459 and he has totaled 3,187 bases. For his time in the league, he faced a pitcher 7,912 times and has delivered with a base knock 2,229 times. He has gone down on strikes 1,145 times and earned a walk on 859 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .396 OBP. Son has earned a batting average of .321 for his baseball career, with 1,219 scored runs and an OPS of .855.

The Dinos swiped 60 bags and were thrown out 42 times, which means their caught stealing percentage was 41.2%. The NC Dinos notched a total of 3,860 putouts last season, in addition to 1,360 assists and 127 errors. Their fielding percentage was at .976 which put them in 9th in Korean baseball and they turned 115 double plays.

They had a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.27 and the pitching staff held a WHIP of 1.36. Dinos pitchers surrendered 111 home runs and 642 runs in total (6th in the league). NC relinquished 1,230 base hits (8.6 per 9 innings) as well as 557 earned runs. The Dinos held a team ERA of 3.90 over the course of the prior season (4th in the league), and their staff rung up 1,168 batters.

The Lions held a team slugging % of .387 and they tallied 4.60 runs per contest (4th in the league). They have 241 doubles, while walking 446 times as well as racking up 663 runs. Samsung was sitting with 103 home runs in the previous season in addition to 627 RBIs. They struck out on 1,029 instances (5th in the league) and earned a total of 1,358 hits. The Samsung Lions had an on-base percentage of .334 as well as a team batting average of .270 for the prior year.

Jose Pirela is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Samsung. Pirela has earned a free base 63 times while fanning on 196 tries. His on-base percentage comes in at .308 and he has a lifetime OPS of .700. Over the course of the 909 official at-bats in his career, Pirela has an average at the plate of .257 with 234 base hits. He has accounted for 113 runs and also has 82 runs batted in. He has hit a home run 17 times, with 356 bases in total and also a .392 slugging percentage.

Of their 86 attempts at swiping a bag, they had success 51 times and were caught 35 times (40.7% caught stealing rate). The Samsung Lions turned 125 double plays and had a fielding rate of .978 (7th in the league). The Lions racked up 1,448 assists, 118 errors and accounted for 3,861 putouts in the previous season.

The Lions had a team WHIP of 1.436 and had a FIP of 4.86 as a team over the course of last season. They were ranked 2nd in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 1,370. The Samsung pitching staff surrendered 695 runs over the course of last year while holding a team ERA of 4.29 (613 earned runs yielded). They had a K/BB ratio of 2.03 (971 strikeouts against 478 walks). They surrendered 129 homers and they surrendered 4.86 runs per 9 innings (6th in KBO).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take NC

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