Samsung Lions vs NC Dinos Prediction, 7/9/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Samsung Lions vs NC Dinos

Date: Sunday, July 9, 2023

Location: Changwon NC Park in Changwon, South Korea

TV: SBS Sports

Changwon NC Park is the site where Ju Won Kim and the NC Dinos (37-36, 5th in KBO) will take on the Samsung Lions (28-48, 10th in KBO) on Sunday, July 9, 2023.

Samsung is slugging .354 and have struck out 540 times, while being walked on 242 occasions. They have tallied 291 runs batted in and 648 hits on the year, and their average at the plate sits at .250. The Lions have accrued 110 doubles as a squad and have hit 48 balls out of the park. They have accounted for 304 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .321. As a team, the Samsung Lions are compiling 4.0 runs per game, which puts them at 10th in baseball.

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Jae Hyeon Lee is a batter who can be a difference maker for Samsung. Lee has hit .230 in his time in baseball, with 54 scored runs and an OPS of .619. He has gone down on strikes 101 times and earned a walk on 25 at-bats, which has contributed to a .269 OBP. In his career, Lee has drilled 14 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 49 runs. He has accumulated a slugging percentage of .350 and he has totaled 171 bases. During his time in professional baseball, he came to bat 528 times and has notched a base knock 112 times.

The Lions have swiped 34 bags and have been thrown out 14 times, which shows us their caught stealing rate is 29.2%. The Samsung Lions have notched a total of 2,033 putouts thus far, in addition to 746 assists and 50 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .982 which is 3rd in the league and they have turned 55 double plays.

The Lions have compiled a team ERA of 4.77 on the season (10th in baseball), and they have struck out 505 hitters. Lions pitchers have given up 64 long balls and also 398 runs (1st in the league). Samsung has conceded 754 hits (10.0 per 9 innings) and also 359 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.95 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.50.

The NC Dinos have recorded an OBP of .346 in addition to a team batting average of .265 on the year. They have been called out on strikes on 558 instances (4th in KBO) and have notched a total of 673 hits. NC has recorded 45 HRs this year as well as 320 runs batted in. The Dinos have a SLG% of .380 and they average 4.64 runs per game (4th in baseball). They have recorded 118 doubles, while getting a free base 271 times as well as putting up 343 runs.

Ju Won Kim is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for NC. Kim has earned a free base 73 times while fanning on 222 chances. His on-base percentage is .327 and he has earned a career OPS of .702. For the 675 at-bats in his baseball career, Kim has recorded a batting average of .233 with 157 base hits. He has recorded 88 runs in addition to having earned 93 RBIs. He has gone yard 21 times, with 253 total bases and also a .375 slugging %.

The NC Dinos have turned 69 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .973 (9th in Korean baseball). The Dinos have recorded 678 assists, 73 errors and have 1,982 putouts this year. Out of their 78 chances at getting a steal, they have made it 53 times and been caught 25 times (32.1% caught stealing percentage).

The NC pitching staff have surrendered 306 runs for the year and come in with a team ERA of 3.64 (267 earned runs conceded). They have surrendered 49 HR's and they concede 4.17 runs per 9 innings (2nd in the league). The Dinos are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.336 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.17 as a staff so far this season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.01 (603 strikeouts vs 300 walks). They have a ranking of 10th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 582.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

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

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