Samsung Lions vs KT Wiz Prediction, 3/23/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Samsung Lions vs KT Wiz

Date: Saturday, March 23, 2024

Location: Suwon KT Wiz Park in Suwon, South Korea

TV: SPO-T

Jae Hyeon Lee and the Samsung Lions (61-82, 8th in KBO) are headed to Suwon KT Wiz Park on Saturday, March 23, 2024, where they'll take on the KT Wiz (79-62, 2nd in KBO).

Samsung had a slugging rate of .368 and were called out on strikes 954 times, while drawing a walk on 487 occasions. They recorded 603 runs batted in in addition to 1,290 base knocks for the previous season, while their team batting average came in at .263. The Lions hit 208 two-baggers as a unit and hit 88 balls out of the stadium. They racked up 636 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .334. As a squad, the Samsung Lions compiled 4.4 runs per game, which had them sitting at 7th in the league.

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Jae Hyeon Lee is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Samsung. Lee has an average at the plate of .244 in his time in baseball, in addition to 84 scored runs and an OPS of .672. He has fanned 133 times and earned a walk on 57 at-bats, contributing to a .306 on-base %. In his career, Lee has slapped 19 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 83 runs. He has accumulated a slugging percentage of .366 and he has a total of 252 bases. For his time in the league, he stepped up to bat 777 times and has notched a base knock 168 times.

The Samsung Lions had a tally of 3,835 putouts last season, as well as 1,403 assists and 103 errors. Their fielding percentage held steady at .981 which ranked 2nd in the league and accumulated 111 double plays. The Lions stole 86 bags and were gunned down 32 times, which tells us their caught stealing rate was 27.1%.

The Lions compiled a team earned run average of 4.61 over the course of the prior season (10th in KBO), and their staff rung up 899 batters. Samsung conceded 1,414 hits (10.0 per 9 innings) and 654 earned runs. They had a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.94 and their pitching staff had a team WHIP of 1.47. They walked 464 hitters and their FIP finished at 5.13 as a squad in the previous season.

The KT Wiz accumulated an on-base percentage of .338 and a batting average of .265 for the previous season. They were rung up on 1,074 occasions (3rd in KBO) and recorded 1,316 base hits. KT had 89 home runs last season as well as 621 RBIs. The Wiz held a team slugging % of .371 and they tallied 4.67 runs per game (4th in KBO). They hit 235 doubles, while taking a walk 524 times and notching 672 runs.

Sang-soo Kim is a hitter who should impact this game for KT. Kim has drawn a walk 539 times while going down on strikes on 831 plate appearances. He has accumulated 812 runs in addition to having earned 605 runs batted in. His on-base percentage is .343 and he holds a lifetime OPS of .702. He has homered 58 times, with 1,986 total bases and also a .359 slugging percentage. In the 5,531 at-bats in his professional career, Kim has compiled an average at the plate of .271 with 1,499 base knocks.

In their 134 attempts at stealing a base, they had success 111 times and were caught 23 times (17.2% caught stealing percentage). The KT Wiz twisted 117 double plays and had a fielding percentage of .981 (1st in KBO). The Wiz recorded 1,354 assists, 99 errors and had a total of 3,861 putouts last year.

The KT pitching staff allowed 616 runs in the previous season while having a team ERA of 3.94 (564 earned runs surrendered). They gave up 83 home runs and they allowed 4.31 runs per 9 innings (2nd in the league). The Wiz had a WHIP of 1.351 and were the owners of a FIP of 4.31 as a unit in the previous season. They earned a K/BB ratio of 2.34 (968 strikeouts vs 413 bases on balls). They finished at 5th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 1,326.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take KT and under the total runs

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