Samsung Lions vs Doosan Bears Prediction, 5/2/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Samsung Lions vs Doosan Bears

Date: Thursday, May 2, 2024

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SPO-2T

Ja Wook Koo and the Samsung Lions (18-13, 3rd in KBO) head to Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Thursday, May 2, 2024, where they'll take on the Doosan Bears (16-17, 6th in KBO).

The Lions have accrued 53 doubles as a team and have knocked 30 balls out of the stadium. Samsung has a slugging percentage of .403 and have been called out on strikes 246 times, while being walked on 130 occasions. As a team, the Samsung Lions are notching 5.1 runs per outing, which is 8th in baseball. They have 160 RBI's and 305 base knocks this season, and their batting average sits at .272. They have tallied 164 runs and have an OBP of .356.

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Ja Wook Koo is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Samsung. In his career, Koo has drilled 139 baseballs out of the park while driving in 697 runs. Over the course of his pro career, he approached the plate 4,879 times and has reached base with a base hit 1,367 times. Koo is sitting with a batting avereage of .316 for his career in baseball, with 806 runs scored and an OPS of .882. He has amassed a slugging percentage of .500 and he has totaled 2,164 bases. He has been struck out 855 times and has taken a walk on 434 occasions, which contributes in part to a .382 on-base percentage.

The Samsung Lions have 869 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 279 assists and 16 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .986 which has them ranked 1st in Korean baseball and have a total of 25 double plays. The Lions have swiped 31 bags and have been thrown out 15 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 32.6%.

The Lions have an ERA of 4.48 on the year (3rd in the league), and their staff has struck out 228 batters. Lions pitchers have conceded 30 home runs and 147 total runs (9th in KBO). Samsung has allowed 287 hits (8.9 per 9 innings) and also 144 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 2.07 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.37.

Doosan has tallied 36 home runs on the campaign and 169 RBIs. They have 51 two-baggers, while getting a free base 111 times as well as scoring 179 runs. The Doosan Bears have accounted for a team on-base percentage of .339 and a team batting average of .271 for the season. The Bears have a team slugging % of .424 and they are scoring 5.42 runs per contest (4th in the league). They have struck out on 256 occasions (3rd in baseball) and have notched a total of 302 hits.

Jae Hwan Kim is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Doosan. Kim has drawn a free base 637 times while going down on strikes on 1,113 tries. His OBP is .375 and he also has a career OPS of .885. For the 4,369 official at-bats in his pro career, Kim has compiled an average at the plate of .283 with 1,236 base hits. He has recorded 735 runs and has 865 RBIs. He has hit the long ball 241 times, with 2,224 bases in total and also a .509 slugging %.

The Doosan Bears have turned 29 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .978 (7th in the league). The Bears have 275 assists, 26 errors and have a tally of 870 putouts for the season. Of their 20 chances at getting a steal, they have had success 19 times and been caught 1 time (5.0% caught stealing rate).

The Bears hold a team WHIP of 1.524 and have a FIP of 5.24 as a team over the course of the season. They come in at 5th in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 301. The Doosan pitching staff have conceded 169 runs this season while having a team ERA of 4.59 (148 earned runs surrendered). Their K/BB ratio is 1.82 (256 strikeouts vs 141 bases on balls). They have yielded 27 long balls and they concede 5.24 runs per 9 innings (4th in baseball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Samsung

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