NC Dinos vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 4/12/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: NC Dinos vs Samsung Lions

Date: Friday, April 12, 2024

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: MS-T

Ja Wook Koo and the Samsung Lions (6-8, 8th in KBO) play the NC Dinos (10-5, 2nd in KBO) at Daegu Samsung Lions Park on Friday, April 12, 2024.

NC is slugging .402 and have struck out 131 times, while being walked on 67 occasions. They have accrued 84 runs batted in as well as 149 hits so far this year, and their average at the plate comes in at .280. The Dinos have hit 26 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 11 balls out of the stadium. They have notched a total of 89 runs and hold an OBP of .382. As a squad, the NC Dinos are compiling 5.9 runs per outing, which is 2nd in KBO.

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Ah-seop Son is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for NC. Son has accumulated a batting average of .322 for his career, in addition to 1,324 runs scored and an OPS of .851. He has struck out 1,224 times and has walked on 911 at-bats, contributing to a .395 OBP. In his professional baseball career, Son has hit 174 balls out of the park while driving in 994 runs. He is sitting with a career slugging percentage of .456 in addition to having tallied 3,452 bases. For his time in the league, he approached the plate 8,590 times and has notched a base hit 2,434 times.

The Dinos have stolen 7 bases and have been thrown out 5 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage sits at 41.7%. The NC Dinos have 409 putouts on the campaign, as well as 122 assists and 7 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .987 which puts them in 1st in the league and they have turned 7 double plays.

They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.42 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.27. Dinos pitchers have allowed 10 home runs and also 56 runs in total (10th in KBO). NC has allowed 125 base hits (8.3 per 9 innings) as well as 49 earned runs. The Dinos have a team earned run average of 3.24 on the campaign (2nd in the league), and their staff has rung up 116 batters.

The Samsung Lions have an OBP of .347 in addition to a team batting average of .253 this season. They have been rung up on 120 occasions (5th in KBO) and have accounted for 136 base knocks. Samsung has accounted for 12 home runs for the season as well as 72 runs batted in. The Lions have a team slugging percentage of .370 and they are recording 4.93 runs per game (9th in baseball). They have put up 23 doubles, while getting a free base 70 times and putting up 74 runs.

Ja Wook Koo is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Samsung. Koo has earned a walk 431 times while being called out on strikes on 846 chances. His on-base percentage sits at .382 and he is the owner of a lifetime OPS of .881. In the 4,260 at-bats in his professional career, Koo has compiled an average at the plate of .316 with 1,345 base hits. He has compiled 796 runs in addition to having earned 684 runs batted in. He has hit a home run 136 times, in addition to having 2,126 total bases and a .499 slugging percentage.

Of their 26 tries at getting a steal, they have been successful 19 times and been caught 7 times (26.9% caught stealing rate). The Samsung Lions have turned 17 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .986 (2nd in the league). The Lions have accrued 158 assists, 8 errors and have earned a total of 419 putouts on the season.

The Lions have a team WHIP of 1.580 and have a FIP of 5.86 as a pitching staff on the year. Their K/BB ratio is 1.75 (96 strikeouts against 55 walks). They are currently ranked 2nd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 165. They have given up 17 homers and they relinquish 5.86 runs per 9 innings (9th in the league). The Samsung pitching staff have given up 91 runs so far this year while having a team ERA of 5.82 (90 earned runs yielded).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Samsung

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