Kia Tigers vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 5/9/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kia Tigers vs Samsung Lions

Date: Thursday, May 9, 2024

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: SPO-2T

Daegu Samsung Lions Park is the venue where Young Woong Kim and the Samsung Lions (20-15, 3rd in KBO) will take on the Kia Tigers (23-12, 1st in KBO) on Thursday, May 9, 2024.

As a team, the Kia Tigers are knocking in 6.1 runs per game, which is 1st in KBO. They have earned 213 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .374. The Tigers have accrued 71 doubles as a squad and have smacked 41 balls out of the park. They have accrued 203 RBI's and 372 base knocks on the year, and their batting average is sitting at .299. Kia has a slugging percentage of .461 and have been rung up 228 times, while drawing a walk on 138 occasions.

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Hyoung Woo Choi is a hitter who should impact this game for Kia. In his career, Choi has slapped 379 balls out of the park while knocking in 1,574 runs. His slugging percentage sits at .531 in addition to earning 4,027 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he stepped up to bat 8,878 times and also came through with a base knock 2,357 times. He has gone down on strikes 1,341 times and has walked on 1,092 occasions, contributing to a .401 OBP. Choi has hit .311 for his career in baseball, in addition to 1,246 runs scored and an OPS of .932.

The Kia Tigers have accumulated 935 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 355 assists and 40 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .970 which has them ranked 10th in the league and they have turned 34 double plays. The Tigers have swiped 30 bases and have been thrown out 8 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage is 21.1%.

The Tigers have compiled a team earned run average of 3.85 this year (2nd in KBO), and the staff has rung up 277 hitters. Kia has conceded 315 hits (9.1 per 9 innings) and 133 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.96 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.47. Tigers pitchers have allowed 29 home runs and also 170 runs in total (8th in KBO).

The Samsung Lions have a team OBP of .358 and a batting average of .277 so far this year. They have been called out on strikes on 272 occasions (5th in the league) and are sitting with 352 hits. Samsung has accumulated 33 HRs on the season as well as 182 runs batted in. The Lions hold a slugging percentage of .408 and they are earning 5.17 runs per contest (7th in the league). They have put up 61 doubles, while taking a walk 142 times as well as racking up 186 runs.

Young Woong Kim is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Samsung. In the 238 at-bats in his baseball career, Kim has compiled an average at the plate of .248 in addition to 59 hits. He has hit it out of the park 11 times, as well as 107 bases in total and a .450 slugging percentage. Kim has earned a free base 25 times while going down on strikes on 80 plate appearances. He has accounted for 33 runs in addition to having 35 RBIs. His OBP sits at .321 and he has earned a lifetime OPS of .771.

The Samsung Lions have turned 27 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .985 (1st in the league). The Lions have accrued 312 assists, 19 errors and have a total of 977 putouts this season. Out of their 49 attempts at getting a steal, they have been successful 34 times and been caught 15 times (30.6% caught stealing rate).

The Lions have a team WHIP of 1.381 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.64 as a squad so far this season. They come in at 8th in KBO as a staff in total hits allowed with 326. The Samsung pitching staff have conceded 168 runs so far this year and come in with a team ERA of 4.43 (160 earned runs relinquished). Their K/BB ratio is 2.07 (254 strikeouts against 123 walks). They have allowed 35 long balls and they yield 4.64 runs per 9 innings (2nd in baseball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Samsung

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