Samsung Lions vs NC Dinos Prediction, 5/21/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Samsung Lions vs NC Dinos

Date: Sunday, May 21, 2023

Location: Changwon NC Park in Changwon, South Korea

TV: SPOTV2

Ju Won Kim and the NC Dinos (19-17, 5th in KBO) host the Samsung Lions (15-20, 8th in KBO) at Changwon NC Park on Sunday, May 21, 2023.

Samsung owns a slugging percentage of .352 and have struck out 238 times, while being walked on 118 occasions. They have compiled 146 RBI's as well as 294 base knocks on the year, while their average at the plate is sitting at .248. The Lions have tallied 46 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 24 balls out of the park. They have tallied 152 runs and have an OBP of .322. As a team, the Samsung Lions are earning 4.3 runs per game, which ranks them 6th in KBO.

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Min-ho Kang is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Samsung. Kang has accumulated a batting average of .275 for his time in baseball, in addition to 876 scored runs and an OPS of .816. He has fanned 1,432 times and has been walked on 728 occasions, which contributes in part to a .354 on-base percentage. For his career, Kang has hit 308 balls out of the park while driving in 1,109 runs. He has recorded a slugging percentage of .462 in addition to earning 3,185 bases. For his time in the league, he stepped into the batters box 7,886 times and has reached base with a base hit 1,897 times.

The Samsung Lions have notched a total of 943 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 335 assists and 14 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .989 which ranks 1st in KBO and have a total of 23 double plays. The Lions have stolen 15 bases and have been caught 9 times, which means their caught stealing percentage is 37.5%.

The Lions have a team earned run average of 4.70 so far this year (9th in KBO), and their staff has struck out 252 hitters. Samsung has surrendered 325 hits (9.3 per 9 innings) in addition to 164 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.07 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.42. Lions pitchers have conceded 28 home runs and 171 runs (3rd in KBO).

NC is sitting with 22 home runs for the year to go along with 145 runs batted in. They have recorded 45 two-baggers, while walking 124 times as well as notching 159 runs. The NC Dinos have earned an OBP of .347 and a team batting average of .268 so far this season. The Dinos have a team SLG% of .369 and they score 4.42 runs per game (4th in KBO). They have struck out on 299 occasions (2nd in baseball) and have earned 327 base knocks.

Ju Won Kim is a batter who should be able to impact this game for NC. Kim has drawn a free base 58 times while striking out on 185 plate appearances. He has accounted for 70 runs and also has 79 runs batted in. His on-base percentage is .329 and he has earned a lifetime OPS of .728. He has gone yard 20 times, with 224 total bases and a .399 slugging percentage. For the 562 at-bats in his pro career, Kim has compiled an average at the plate of .240 in addition to 135 hits.

The NC Dinos have turned 30 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .971 (10th in the league). The Dinos have recorded 308 assists, 38 errors and have earned 952 putouts on the campaign. In their 35 chances at getting a steal, they have had success 23 times and been caught 12 times (34.3% caught stealing percentage).

The Dinos are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.302 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.08 as a unit over the course of the season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.44 (322 strikeouts vs 132 free passes). They come in at 9th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 281. They have allowed 24 homers and they concede 4.08 runs per 9 innings (3rd in KBO). The NC pitching staff have given up 144 runs over the course of the season and come in with a team ERA of 3.55 (125 earned runs yielded).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

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

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