NC Dinos vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 4/14/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: NC Dinos vs Samsung Lions

Date: Sunday, April 14, 2024

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: SPO-T

Kun Woo Park and the NC Dinos (11-5, 2nd in KBO) go to Daegu Samsung Lions Park on Sunday, April 14, 2024, where they'll meet the Samsung Lions (7-8, 7th in KBO).

NC is slugging .404 and have been called out on strikes 142 times, while getting the free base on 71 occasions. They have accumulated 92 runs batted in and 164 hits this year, while their team batting average sits at .286. The Dinos have hit 27 doubles as a team and have hit 11 balls out of the stadium. They have 97 runs and hold an OBP of .386. As a unit, the NC Dinos are scoring 6.1 runs per game, which puts them at 2nd in KBO.

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Kun Woo Park is a hitter who should impact this game for NC. Park has earned a batting average of .327 for his career in baseball, in addition to 718 runs scored and an OPS of .878. He has fanned 605 times and has been walked on 385 at-bats, which has contributed to a .392 OBP. For his career, Park has drilled 110 baseballs out of the park while driving in 632 runs. He has earned a slugging percentage of .486 and he has racked up 1,968 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he approached the plate 4,584 times and has come through with a hit 1,323 times.

The NC Dinos have amassed 439 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 131 assists and 8 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .986 which is 2nd in the league and they have turned 8 double plays. The Dinos have swiped 7 bases and have been thrown out 5 times, which means their caught stealing percentage sits at 41.7%.

The Dinos have an ERA of 3.26 so far this year (2nd in baseball), and the staff has rung up 124 hitters. NC has conceded 137 base hits (8.4 per 9 innings) and 53 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.43 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.29. Dinos pitchers have conceded 12 long balls and 63 runs in total (9th in the league).

Samsung has compiled 13 home runs so far this season as well as 76 runs batted in. They hit 25 two-baggers, while getting a free base 72 times and putting up 78 runs. The Samsung Lions have compiled an OBP of .345 as well as a batting average of .252 for the year. The Lions have a team slugging % of .371 and they have an average of 4.88 runs per game (7th in baseball). They have struck out on 128 occasions (5th in the league) and have tallied 144 hits.

Young Woong Kim is a batter who should impact this game for Samsung. Kim has tallied a free base 15 times while being called out on strikes on 57 tries. He is sitting with 19 runs and racked up 24 runs batted in. His OBP is .293 and he holds a career OPS of .693. He has hit the long ball 6 times, with 67 bases in total and also a .399 slugging %. For the 168 at-bats in his baseball career, Kim has hit .232 in addition to having 39 base hits.

The Samsung Lions have turned 18 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .987 (1st in the league). The Lions have 165 assists, 8 errors and have amassed 446 putouts on the season. Out of their 28 chances at swiping a bag, they got to the bag before the ball 21 times and been caught 7 times (25.0% caught stealing rate).

The Samsung pitching staff have surrendered 91 runs so far this year while having a team ERA of 5.47 (90 earned runs conceded). They have surrendered 17 homers and they allow 5.51 runs per 9 innings (8th in the league). The Lions have a team WHIP of 1.538 and have a FIP of 5.51 as a unit over the course of the season. Their K/BB ratio is 1.79 (102 strikeouts against 57 walks). They rank 2nd in KBO as a staff in total hits given up with 171.

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Samsung

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