Doosan Bears vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 4/18/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Doosan Bears vs Samsung Lions

Date: Thursday, April 18, 2024

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: KN-T

Soo Bin Jung and the Doosan Bears (9-12, 8th in KBO) are headed to Daegu Samsung Lions Park on Thursday, April 18, 2024, where they'll take on the Samsung Lions (9-10, 7th in KBO).

As a unit, the Doosan Bears are notching 4.9 runs per game, which has them sitting at 9th in baseball. They have tallied 102 runs while having a team OBP of .323. The Bears have recorded 32 doubles as a team and have knocked 21 balls out of the stadium. They have accrued 95 RBI's and 169 hits on the campaign, and their average at the plate sits at .244. Doosan is slugging .398 and have struck out 179 times, while taking a walk on 80 occasions.

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Soo Bin Jung is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Doosan. In his career, Jung has slapped 33 baseballs out of the park while driving in 502 runs. For his time in baseball, he stepped up to bat 5,555 times and got on base with a base hit 1,356 times. Jung has accumulated a batting average of .280 in his time in baseball, with 837 runs scored and an OPS of .725. His career slugging percentage is .374 and he has totaled 1,811 bases. He has been struck out 717 times and earned a walk on 481 occasions, which contributes in part to a .351 on-base %.

The Bears have stolen 14 bases and have been thrown out 0 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 0.0%. The Doosan Bears are sitting with 555 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 178 assists and 18 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .976 which has them sitting 8th in the league and have a total of 15 double plays.

The Bears are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.57 so far this season (6th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 167 batters. Bears pitchers have yielded 17 home runs and 106 runs (5th in baseball). Doosan has surrendered 192 base hits (9.3 per 9 innings) and 94 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.96 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.50.

Samsung has recorded 20 home runs over the course of the season as well as 101 RBIs. They hit 33 two-baggers, while walking 85 times and scoring 103 runs. The Samsung Lions have compiled an OBP of .352 and a team batting average of .263 on the year. The Lions have a team SLG% of .399 and they are earning 5.15 runs per contest (8th in baseball). They have struck out on 160 instances (5th in KBO) and have recorded 187 base knocks.

Young Woong Kim is a batter who can be a difference maker for Samsung. In the 180 at-bats in his pro career, Kim has compiled an average at the plate of .233 with 42 base hits. He has hit a home run 6 times, as well as 70 total bases and also a .389 slugging percentage. Kim has drawn a walk 16 times while striking out on 62 attempts. He has recorded 20 runs and also has 24 RBIs. His OBP comes in at .294 and he holds a has a OPS in his career of .683.

In their 29 chances at stealing a base, they have been successful 22 times and been caught 7 times (24.1% caught stealing rate). The Samsung Lions have turned 19 double plays and have a fielding rate of .987 (1st in KBO). The Lions have racked up 188 assists, 10 errors and have 554 putouts for the year.

The Lions have a WHIP of 1.515 and have a FIP of 5.51 as a pitching staff so far this season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.83 (132 strikeouts against 72 walks). They are sitting at 2nd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 207. They have allowed 24 homers and they yield 5.51 runs per 9 innings (7th in KBO). The Samsung pitching staff have given up 113 runs over the course of the season while having a team ERA of 5.37 (110 earned runs surrendered).

Who will win tonight's baseball game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Doosan

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