Samsung Lions vs KT Wiz Prediction, 4/28/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Samsung Lions vs KT Wiz

Date: Friday, April 28, 2023

Location: Suwon KT Wiz Park in Suwon, South Korea

TV: SBS SPORTS

Anthony Alford and the KT Wiz (7-10, 8th in KBO) play the Samsung Lions (8-12, 9th in KBO) at Suwon KT Wiz Park on Friday, April 28, 2023.

Samsung owns a slugging percentage of .356 and have struck out 145 times, while taking a walk on 74 occasions. They have compiled 83 RBI's as well as 167 hits for the season, and their batting average sits at .248. The Lions have hit 26 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 15 balls out of the park. They have 85 runs and have an on-base percentage of .328. As a team, the Samsung Lions are compiling 4.3 runs per game, which has them at 7th in baseball.

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Ja Wook Koo is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Samsung. Koo is sitting with a batting avereage of .314 in his time in baseball, in addition to 736 runs scored and an OPS of .879. He has fanned 767 times and has been walked on 380 occasions, contributing to a .379 OBP. In his career, Koo has slapped 125 baseballs over the fence while knocking in 610 runs. He has earned a slugging percentage of .500 and he has a total of 1,917 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he came to bat 4,316 times and got on base with a base knock 1,202 times.

The Samsung Lions have a tally of 535 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 190 assists and 8 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .989 which ranks 1st in KBO and they have twisted 14 double plays. The Lions have swiped 12 bags and have been caught 6 times, which means their caught stealing percentage is 33.3%.

Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.85 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.50. Lions pitchers have yielded 13 long balls and also 105 runs (1st in the league). Samsung has allowed 195 hits (9.9 per 9 innings) as well as 99 earned runs. The Lions have an earned run average of 5.00 for the year (9th in KBO), and the staff has struck out 133 batters.

KT has 11 long balls on the year to go along with 89 runs batted in. They have recorded 37 two-baggers, while taking a walk 61 times and racking up 95 runs. The KT Wiz hold a team on-base percentage of .329 in addition to a batting average of .267 this year. The Wiz hold a slugging % of .375 and they score 5.00 runs per game (3rd in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 142 instances (6th in the league) and have totaled 183 base knocks.

Anthony Alford is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for KT. Alford has recorded a free base 16 times while fanning on 91 tries. His on-base percentage comes in at .275 and he has earned a has a OPS in his career of .643. In the 220 official at-bats in his pro career, Alford has recorded a batting average of .209 and has racked up 46 base knocks. He has accrued 25 runs and notched 20 runs batted in. He has gone yard 8 times, with 81 total bases and a .368 slugging %.

Of their 19 attempts at stealing a base, they have been successful 18 times and been caught 1 time (5.3% caught stealing rate). The KT Wiz have twisted 19 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .980 (3rd in the league). The Wiz have racked up 173 assists, 14 errors and have earned a total of 516 putouts so far this year.

The Wiz hold a team WHIP of 1.453 in addition to having a FIP of 4.81 as a squad this year. They have a ranking of 4th in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 187. The KT pitching staff have surrendered 92 runs for the year while holding an ERA of 4.50 (86 earned runs surrendered). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 2.08 (131 strikeouts against 63 walks). They have given up 12 homers and they give up 4.81 runs per 9 innings (7th in KBO).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

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

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