Samsung Lions vs NC Dinos Prediction, 7/8/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Samsung Lions vs NC Dinos

Date: Saturday, July 8, 2023

Location: Changwon NC Park in Changwon, South Korea

TV: SPOTV

Ah-seop Son and the NC Dinos (36-36, 5th in KBO) host the Samsung Lions (28-47, 10th in KBO) at Changwon NC Park on Saturday, July 8, 2023.

Samsung is slugging .356 and have been rung up 528 times, while getting the free base on 241 occasions. They have 290 RBI's as well as 643 hits for the year, and their average at the plate is .251. The Lions have accounted for 110 doubles as a team and have hit 48 balls out of the park. They have a total of 303 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .322. As a unit, the Samsung Lions are scoring 4.0 runs per game, which is 10th in baseball.

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Jose Pirela is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Samsung. Pirela has compiled an average at the plate of .285 for his baseball career, with 1,266 scored runs and an OPS of .783. He has been struck out 1,284 times and has gotten a free base on 716 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .349 OBP. For his career, Pirela has slapped 204 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 1,048 runs. He has amassed a slugging percentage of .434 and he has accumulated 3,497 bases. For his career, he stepped up to bat 8,976 times and got on base with a base knock 2,297 times.

The Lions have stolen 32 bases and have been thrown out 14 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage is 30.4%. The Samsung Lions have accounted for 2,006 putouts on the year, in addition to 739 assists and 49 errors. Their fielding rate is at .982 which puts them in 3rd in KBO and have earned 55 double plays.

They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.95 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.50. Lions pitchers have conceded 63 home runs and also 393 runs in total (1st in KBO). Samsung has yielded 742 base hits (10.0 per 9 innings) in addition to 354 earned runs. The Lions hold a team earned run average of 4.77 over the course of the season (10th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 501 batters.

The NC Dinos have accumulated a team on-base percentage of .347 in addition to a batting average of .266 so far this season. They have been called out on strikes on 545 instances (4th in the league) and have tallied 664 base hits. NC has hit 45 HRs this year as well as 315 RBIs. The Dinos have a slugging percentage of .381 and they earn 4.63 runs per outing (3rd in KBO). They have 116 two-baggers, while getting a free base 270 times and recording 338 runs.

Ah-seop Son is a batter who should be able to impact this game for NC. Son has tallied a walk 881 times while fanning on 1,187 plate appearances. His on-base rate is .395 and he has earned a lifetime OPS of .852. In the 7,232 at-bats in his professional career, Son has hit .321 with 2,319 base knocks. He has a total of 1,259 runs in addition to having 962 runs batted in. He has gone deep 170 times, in addition to having 3,308 bases in total and also a .457 slugging %.

The NC Dinos have turned 68 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .973 (9th in KBO). The Dinos have racked up 662 assists, 72 errors and have earned a total of 1,952 putouts over the course of the season. Out of their 76 chances at stealing a base, they have had success 51 times and been caught 25 times (32.9% caught stealing rate).

The NC pitching staff have surrendered 302 runs this season while holding a team ERA of 3.65 (264 earned runs allowed). They have allowed 49 home runs and they relinquish 4.18 runs per 9 innings (2nd in KBO). The Dinos have a team WHIP of 1.338 with a FIP of 4.18 as a squad this year. Their K/BB ratio sits at 2.02 (597 strikeouts vs 296 walks). They come in at 10th in KBO as a staff in total hits given up with 574.

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Samsung

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