NC Dinos vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 6/8/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: NC Dinos vs Samsung Lions

Date: Thursday, June 8, 2023

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: SBS Sports

Daegu Samsung Lions Park is the venue where Jae Hyeon Lee and the Samsung Lions (23-28, 7th in KBO) will play the NC Dinos (26-24, 4th in KBO) on Thursday, June 8, 2023.

NC owns a slugging percentage of .377 and have struck out 383 times, while getting the free base on 189 occasions. They have tallied 209 runs batted in in addition to 451 base knocks this season, while their average at the plate is sitting at .265. The Dinos have tallied 77 doubles as a team and have knocked 31 balls out of the park. They have a total of 225 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .349. As a team, the NC Dinos are scoring 4.5 runs per game, which is 4th in the league.

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Ju Won Kim is a batter who should be able to impact this game for NC. For his professional baseball career, Kim has hit 20 balls out of the park while knocking in 84 runs. Over the course of his time in the league, he came to bat 707 times and has delivered with a hit 145 times. Kim has accrued an average at the plate of .238 for his career, in addition to 79 scored runs and an OPS of .714. He has recorded a slugging percentage of .385 and he has totaled 234 bases. He has been struck out 200 times and has walked on 64 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .329 on-base %.

The Dinos have stolen 29 bags and have been caught 18 times, which means their caught stealing percentage is 38.3%. The NC Dinos have a total of 1,330 putouts for the season, as well as 437 assists and 48 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .974 which is 9th in the league and have 40 double plays.

The Dinos hold a team ERA of 3.39 on the year (2nd in the league), and the staff has struck out 429 hitters. NC has surrendered 375 base hits (7.6 per 9 innings) and 167 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.25 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.28. Dinos pitchers have allowed 31 home runs in addition to 191 runs (9th in the league).

Samsung has 36 home runs over the course of the season to go along with 210 RBIs. They have notched 67 doubles, while taking a walk 168 times as well as notching 221 runs. The Samsung Lions have accumulated an on-base percentage of .320 as well as a team batting average of .248 for the season. The Lions hold a slugging % of .354 and they are scoring 4.33 runs per contest (6th in the league). They have struck out on 357 occasions (7th in baseball) and have a total of 433 base knocks.

Jae Hyeon Lee is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Samsung. During the 405 official at-bats in his pro career, Lee has an average at the plate of .227 with 92 hits. He has gone yard 12 times, in addition to having 138 total bases and a .341 slugging %. Lee has recorded a walk 21 times while striking out on 82 chances. He has accumulated 43 runs and also has 43 runs batted in. His on-base percentage is .268 and he holds a lifetime OPS of .609.

The Samsung Lions have twisted 36 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .989 (1st in Korean baseball). The Lions have accrued 487 assists, 21 errors and have a tally of 1,374 putouts so far this season. Out of their 31 tries at stealing a base, they have had success 22 times and been caught 9 times (29.0% caught stealing percentage).

The Lions are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.461 with a FIP of 5.09 as a pitching staff on the year. They are currently ranked 3rd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 493. The Samsung pitching staff have given up 259 runs on the season while having an ERA of 4.91 (250 earned runs surrendered). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.03 (357 strikeouts against 176 walks). They have conceded 42 long balls and they give up 5.09 runs per 9 innings (10th in baseball).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

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

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