Samsung Lions vs NC Dinos Prediction, 5/19/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Samsung Lions vs NC Dinos

Date: Friday, May 19, 2023

Location: Changwon NC Park in Changwon, South Korea

TV: SBS Sports

Kun Woo Park and the NC Dinos (19-17, 5th in KBO) play the Samsung Lions (15-20, 7th in KBO) at Changwon NC Park on Friday, May 19, 2023.

The Lions have hit 46 doubles as a team and have smacked 24 balls out of the stadium. Samsung is slugging .352 and have been called out on strikes 238 times, while taking a walk on 118 occasions. As a squad, the Samsung Lions are scoring 4.3 runs per game, which puts them at 6th in baseball. They have amassed 146 runs batted in in addition to 294 base knocks so far this season, while their batting average comes in at .248. They have notched a total of 152 runs scored and hold an OBP of .322.

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Ja Wook Koo is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Samsung. In his professional baseball career, Koo has hit 125 baseballs over the fence while knocking in 618 runs. His slugging percentage is .497 and he has a total of 1,932 bases. For his time in the league, he stepped up to the plate 4,382 times and has notched a base hit 1,214 times. He has been struck out 779 times and earned a walk on 388 occasions, contributing to a .378 on-base percentage. Koo has accrued an average at the plate of .312 for his time in baseball, with 744 runs scored and an OPS of .875.

The Lions have swiped 15 bags and have been gunned down 9 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 37.5%. The Samsung Lions have amassed 943 putouts thus far, as well as 335 assists and 14 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .989 which ranks 1st in KBO and they have twisted 23 double plays.

The Lions hold a team ERA of 4.70 over the course of the season (9th in KBO), and the staff has rung up 252 hitters. Samsung has surrendered 325 base hits (9.3 per 9 innings) as well as 164 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.07 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.42. Lions pitchers have relinquished 28 long balls in addition to 171 total runs (3rd in KBO).

NC has knocked in 22 HRs this year in addition to 145 runs batted in. They have recorded 45 doubles, while walking 124 times as well as putting up 159 runs. The NC Dinos are sitting with an on-base percentage of .347 as well as a team batting average of .268 this season. The Dinos hold a team slugging percentage of .369 and they tally 4.42 runs per game (4th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 299 instances (2nd in baseball) and have recorded 327 base hits.

Kun Woo Park is a hitter who should impact this game for NC. Park has tallied a free base 340 times while going down on strikes on 549 attempts. His OBP is .390 and he is the owner of a lifetime OPS of .874. For the 3,664 at-bats in his professional career, Park is sitting with a batting avereage of .325 in addition to having 1,192 hits. He has compiled 650 runs and has 558 RBIs. He has homered 99 times, in addition to having 1,772 bases in total and also a .484 slugging percentage.

Out of their 35 attempts at getting a steal, they have had success 23 times and been caught 12 times (34.3% caught stealing percentage). The NC Dinos have turned 30 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .971 (10th in Korean baseball). The Dinos have accrued 308 assists, 38 errors and have notched a total of 952 putouts this year.

The Dinos hold a team WHIP of 1.302 with a FIP of 4.08 as a squad so far this year. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 2.44 (322 strikeouts vs 132 free passes). They come in at 9th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 281. They have given up 24 long balls and they yield 4.08 runs per 9 innings (2nd in the league). The NC pitching staff have given up 144 runs so far this year and come in with a team ERA of 3.55 (125 earned runs surrendered).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

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

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