KT Wiz vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 5/23/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: KT Wiz vs Samsung Lions

Date: Thursday, May 23, 2024

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: KN-T

Young Woong Kim and the Samsung Lions (26-19, 2nd in KBO) host the KT Wiz (19-27, 8th in KBO) at Daegu Samsung Lions Park on Thursday, May 23, 2024.

The Wiz have tallied 69 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 47 balls out of the park. KT owns a slugging percentage of .413 and have been rung up 367 times, while drawing a walk on 183 occasions. As a squad, the KT Wiz are putting up 5.5 runs per outing, which is 4th in KBO. They have accounted for 237 runs batted in and 471 base knocks this season, and their batting average sits at .282. They have 257 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .355.

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Seong Ho Cheon is a batter who should be able to impact this game for KT. In his career, Cheon has drilled 1 baseballs over the fence while knocking in 21 runs. He has accumulated a slugging percentage of .352 and he has totaled 105 bases. In his time spent in pro baseball, he faced a pitcher 325 times and has notched a hit 84 times. He has struck out 56 times and earned a walk on 21 occasions, which has contributed to a .336 on-base percentage. Cheon has compiled an average at the plate of .282 for his career, with 57 scored runs and an OPS of .688.

The Wiz have stolen 56 bases and have been gunned down 13 times, which means their caught stealing rate is 18.8%. The KT Wiz have a total of 1,243 putouts thus far, as well as 418 assists and 34 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .980 which has them ranked 4th in KBO and they have turned 36 double plays.

The Wiz have a team earned run average of 5.96 for the year (10th in the league), and the staff has rung up 362 hitters. Wiz pitchers have given up 53 home runs in addition to 291 runs in total (1st in the league). KT has given up 491 base hits (10.7 per 9 innings) in addition to 274 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.14 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.59.

The Lions have a SLG% of .411 and they are recording 5.17 runs per outing (6th in KBO). They have hit 79 doubles, while taking a walk 186 times and putting up 238 runs. Samsung has recorded 47 HRs for the year and 227 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 359 occasions (4th in the league) and have 436 base hits. The Samsung Lions have compiled an on-base percentage of .353 in addition to a team batting average of .270 on the campaign.

Young Woong Kim is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Samsung. Kim has earned a free base 29 times while going down on strikes on 91 occasions. He is sitting with 41 runs and also has 42 RBIs. His on-base percentage comes in at .328 and he holds a has a OPS in his career of .792. He has homered 14 times, as well as 128 bases in total and also a .464 slugging percentage. For the 276 at-bats in his professional career, Kim has recorded a batting average of .254 in addition to having 70 base hits.

The Samsung Lions have turned 31 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .984 (1st in KBO). The Lions have recorded 388 assists, 27 errors and have notched a total of 1,250 putouts over the course of the season. In their 62 tries at getting a steal, they have had success 43 times and been caught 19 times (30.6% caught stealing rate).

The Lions have a team WHIP of 1.432 in addition to having a FIP of 4.88 as a unit on the campaign. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.99 (333 strikeouts against 167 bases on balls). They come in at 8th in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 429. They have surrendered 50 long balls and they surrender 4.88 runs per 9 innings (4th in KBO). The Samsung pitching staff have conceded 226 runs so far this year while holding a team ERA of 4.65 (215 earned runs conceded).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Samsung

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