Samsung Lions vs KT Wiz Prediction, 3/24/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Samsung Lions vs KT Wiz

Date: Sunday, March 24, 2024

Location: Suwon KT Wiz Park in Suwon, South Korea

TV: KN-T

Suwon KT Wiz Park is the site where Sung-Woo Jang and the KT Wiz (79-62, 2nd in KBO) will take on the Samsung Lions (61-82, 8th in KBO) on Sunday, March 24, 2024.

The Lions hit 208 two-baggers as a squad and hit 88 baseballs out of the stadium. Samsung had a slugging % of .368 and were called out on strikes 954 times, while getting the free base on 487 occasions. As a unit, the Samsung Lions scored 4.4 runs per game, which had them sitting at 7th in baseball. They accrued 603 RBI's as well as 1,290 base knocks over the course of last season, while their team batting average was .263. They racked up 636 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .334.

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Min-ho Kang is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Samsung. In his career, Kang has slapped 319 baseballs out of the park while driving in 1,165 runs. Over the course of his pro career, he faced a pitcher 8,257 times and got on base with a base hit 1,989 times. Kang has hit .276 for his time in baseball, with 921 scored runs and an OPS of .815. His slugging percentage is .460 and he has accumulated 3,323 bases. He has gone down on strikes 1,477 times and has walked on 768 attempts at the plate, which contributes in part to a .355 OBP.

The Lions swiped 86 bases and were gunned down 32 times, which means their caught stealing percentage was 27.1%. The Samsung Lions amassed 3,835 putouts for the prior year, in addition to 1,403 assists and 103 errors. Their fielding percentage held at .981 which was 2nd in Korean baseball and had 111 double plays.

The Lions held a team ERA of 4.61 in the prior season (10th in KBO), and they struck out 899 batters. Their pitching staff walked 464 hitters and their FIP came in at 5.13 as a squad for the previous season. Samsung yielded 1,414 hits (10.0 per 9 innings) and 654 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio was at 1.94 and their pitching staff held a collective WHIP of 1.47.

KT had 89 HRs during the previous year as well as 621 RBIs. They notched 235 two-baggers, while getting a free base 524 times and scoring 672 runs. The KT Wiz recorded an OBP of .338 in addition to a team batting average of .265 last season. The Wiz held a team slugging % of .371 and they averaged 4.67 runs per game (4th in KBO). They struck out on 1,074 occasions (3rd in the league) and totaled 1,316 hits.

Sung-Woo Jang is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for KT. Jang has drawn a walk 349 times while being called out on strikes on 631 tries. His OBP sits at .333 and he has a lifetime OPS of .691. Over the course of the 3,018 official at-bats in his career, Jang has earned a batting average of .256 with 774 hits. He is sitting with 304 runs in addition to having earned 439 RBIs. He has gone yard 87 times, with 1,147 bases in total and also a .380 slugging percentage.

Out of their 134 chances at stealing a base, they were successful 111 times and were caught 23 times (17.2% caught stealing rate). The KT Wiz turned 117 double plays and had a fielding percentage of .981 (1st in Korean baseball). The Wiz recorded 1,354 assists, 99 errors and amassed 3,861 putouts for the prior year.

The Wiz finished with a team WHIP of 1.351 and were the owners of a FIP of 4.31 as a staff over the course of last year. They finished at 5th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 1,326. The KT pitching staff surrendered 616 runs over the course of last season while having a team ERA of 3.94 (564 earned runs conceded). Their strikeout to walk ratio came in at 2.34 (968 strikeouts vs 413 bases on balls). They conceded 83 dingers and they relinquished 4.31 runs per 9 innings (2nd in the league).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Samsung

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