Samsung Lions vs KT Wiz Prediction, 6/18/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Samsung Lions vs KT Wiz

Date: Sunday, June 18, 2023

Location: Suwon KT Wiz Park in Suwon, South Korea

TV: MBC

Jae Hyeon Lee and the Samsung Lions (25-34, 8th in KBO) go to Suwon KT Wiz Park on Sunday, June 18, 2023, where they'll take on the KT Wiz (24-33, 9th in KBO).

The Lions have accrued 75 doubles as a squad and have knocked 41 balls out of the park. Samsung has a slugging % of .351 and have been called out on strikes 403 times, while being walked on 195 occasions. As a team, the Samsung Lions are earning 4.1 runs per contest, which puts them at 7th in the league. They have 232 RBI's in addition to 499 hits so far this year, and their batting average sits at .248. They have accounted for 244 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .321.

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Jae Hyeon Lee is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Samsung. For his career, Lee has hit 13 balls out of the park while driving in 45 runs. For his time in the league, he stepped up to the plate 468 times and has come through with a base hit 99 times. Lee has compiled an average at the plate of .230 for his time in baseball, with 48 scored runs and an OPS of .619. He has accumulated a slugging percentage of .347 in addition to having tallied 149 bases. He has gone down on strikes 87 times and has walked on 23 at-bats, contributing to a .272 OBP.

The Lions have stolen 26 bases and have been caught 9 times, which means their caught stealing percentage is 25.7%. The Samsung Lions have earned a total of 1,584 putouts for the season, as well as 564 assists and 29 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .987 which puts them in 1st in KBO and they have turned 40 double plays.

They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.05 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.45. Lions pitchers have conceded 48 home runs in addition to 300 total runs (1st in KBO). Samsung has given up 569 hits (9.7 per 9 innings) and also 281 earned runs. The Lions have an earned run average of 4.79 for the year (10th in the league), and their staff has rung up 406 hitters.

The KT Wiz have a team on-base percentage of .329 and a team batting average of .255 so far this season. They have struck out on 474 instances (3rd in the league) and have totaled 528 hits. KT has accounted for 35 home runs on the season as well as 246 RBIs. The Wiz hold a team slugging percentage of .355 and they tally 4.46 runs per contest (5th in KBO). They have put up 93 doubles, while taking a walk 219 times as well as scoring 263 runs.

Sang-soo Kim is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for KT. Kim has earned a walk 510 times while striking out on 790 occasions. He has scored 779 runs in addition to having 573 RBIs. His on-base percentage comes in at .343 and he also has a career OPS of .703. He has homered 55 times, as well as 1,902 total bases and also a .360 slugging percentage. For the 5,277 at-bats in his career, Kim has earned a batting average of .272 and has racked up 1,434 base hits.

Out of their 47 tries at swiping a bag, they have had success 42 times and been caught 5 times (10.6% caught stealing rate). The KT Wiz have turned 48 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .982 (3rd in Korean baseball). The Wiz have 548 assists, 39 errors and have accounted for 1,590 putouts for the year.

The Wiz are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.457 with a FIP of 5.01 as a pitching staff for the season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.18 (401 strikeouts against 184 bases on balls). They rank 1st in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 588. They have yielded 44 HR's and they allow 5.01 runs per 9 innings (9th in baseball). The KT pitching staff have relinquished 295 runs this year and come in with a team ERA of 4.62 (272 earned runs conceded).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

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

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