NC Dinos vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 4/13/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: NC Dinos vs Samsung Lions

Date: Saturday, April 13, 2024

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: MS-T

David MacKinnon and the Samsung Lions (6-8, 8th in KBO) play the NC Dinos (10-5, 2nd in KBO) at Daegu Samsung Lions Park on Saturday, April 13, 2024.

NC has a slugging % of .402 and have struck out 131 times, while taking a walk on 67 occasions. They have amassed 84 runs batted in and 149 hits on the campaign, and their team batting average sits at .280. The Dinos have accrued 26 doubles as a team and have knocked 11 balls out of the park. They have 89 runs scored and hold an OBP of .382. As a team, the NC Dinos are knocking in 5.9 runs per outing, which is 2nd in KBO.

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Matt Davidson is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for NC. Davidson has hit .250 for his time in baseball, in addition to 848 scored runs and an OPS of .790. He has fanned 1,938 times and has walked on 625 occasions, contributing to a .330 on-base %. For his professional baseball career, Davidson has hit 305 balls out of the park while driving in 1,015 runs. His slugging percentage is .459 and he has accumulated 2,791 bases. For his career, he stepped up to the plate 6,892 times and has come through with a base knock 1,518 times.

The NC Dinos have a total of 409 putouts on the year, in addition to 122 assists and 7 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .987 which puts them in 1st in the league and have accumulated 7 double plays. The Dinos have swiped 7 bases and have been gunned down 5 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 41.7%.

The Dinos are sitting with a team ERA of 3.24 this year (2nd in the league), and they have rung up 116 batters. Dinos pitchers have given up 10 home runs in addition to 56 runs in total (10th in baseball). NC has allowed 125 hits (8.3 per 9 innings) and 49 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.42 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.27.

Samsung has 12 home runs on the season to go along with 72 RBIs. They have recorded 23 doubles, while taking a walk 70 times and scoring 74 runs. The Samsung Lions have accumulated a team OBP of .347 as well as a team batting average of .253 on the year. The Lions hold a team slugging % of .370 and they have an average of 4.93 runs per outing (9th in KBO). They have been rung up on 120 occasions (5th in baseball) and are sitting with 136 hits.

David MacKinnon is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Samsung. Over the course of the 2,981 at-bats in his pro career, MacKinnon has earned a batting average of .303 with 903 hits. He has homered 60 times, with 1,279 bases in total and a .429 slugging percentage. MacKinnon has earned a free base 427 times while being called out on strikes on 527 attempts. He has compiled 475 runs and has 413 runs batted in. His on-base rate is .395 and he has earned a career OPS of .824.

Out of their 26 tries at stealing a base, they have made it 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 KBO). The Lions have 158 assists, 8 errors and have a total of 419 putouts this season.

The Samsung pitching staff have conceded 91 runs this year while holding an ERA of 5.82 (90 earned runs relinquished). They have given up 17 long balls and they allow 5.86 runs per 9 innings (9th in baseball). The Lions are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.580 with a FIP of 5.86 as a team this season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.75 (96 strikeouts vs 55 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 2nd in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 165.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take NC

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