Samsung Lions vs Lotte Giants Prediction, 5/25/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Samsung Lions vs Lotte Giants

Date: Saturday, May 25, 2024

Location: Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan, South Korea

TV: KN-T

David MacKinnon and the Samsung Lions (27-20, 3rd in KBO) head to Sajik Baseball Stadium on Saturday, May 25, 2024, where they'll meet the Lotte Giants (17-27, 10th in KBO).

The Lions have recorded 82 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 49 balls out of the stadium. Samsung is slugging .410 and have been rung up 378 times, while drawing a walk on 189 occasions. As a unit, the Samsung Lions are scoring 5.1 runs per game, which has them at 6th in baseball. They have 235 RBI's and 452 hits on the year, and their batting average is sitting at .268. They have earned 246 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .350.

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David MacKinnon is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Samsung. MacKinnon has accrued an average at the plate of .304 for his time in baseball, in addition to 490 runs scored and an OPS of .829. He has struck out 540 times and has been walked on 450 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .398 on-base %. For his professional baseball career, MacKinnon has slapped 63 balls out of the park while driving in 428 runs. He has earned a slugging percentage of .431 and he has racked up 1,337 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he came to bat 3,644 times and has delivered with a hit 944 times.

The Samsung Lions have accounted for 1,310 putouts on the year, in addition to 411 assists and 30 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .983 which ranks 1st in KBO and have 33 double plays. The Lions have swiped 47 bases and have been caught 20 times, which means their caught stealing percentage is 29.9%.

They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 1.98 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.43. Lions pitchers have allowed 50 long balls in addition to 235 runs in total (7th in baseball). Samsung has allowed 445 hits (9.2 per 9 innings) and 222 earned runs. The Lions hold a team earned run average of 4.58 so far this season (5th in the league), and their staff has struck out 353 hitters.

The Giants have a team slugging percentage of .393 and they have an average of 4.48 runs per game (10th in the league). They have put up 82 two-baggers, while taking a walk 141 times and scoring 206 runs. Lotte has tallied 32 home runs this year as well as 191 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 368 occasions (6th in the league) and have accounted for 430 base knocks. The Lotte Giants have a team on-base percentage of .331 and a batting average of .265 on the campaign.

Jun-woo Jeon is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Lotte. Jeon has tallied a walk 567 times while going down on strikes on 1,028 attempts. His on-base rate is .364 and he is the owner of a career OPS of .830. During the 6,198 at-bats in his baseball career, Jeon has accumulated a batting average of .300 in addition to 1,862 base hits. He has scored 1,016 runs and has 919 runs batted in. He has hit it out of the park 203 times, with 2,890 bases in total and a .466 slugging percentage.

The Lotte Giants have turned 47 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .980 (6th in KBO). The Giants have recorded 473 assists, 35 errors and have 1,219 putouts this year. In their 58 attempts at stealing a base, they have made it 36 times and been caught 22 times (37.9% caught stealing percentage).

The Giants have a team WHIP of 1.517 and have a FIP of 5.18 as a squad on the season. They have a ranking of 7th in KBO as a staff in total hits given up with 448. The Lotte pitching staff have given up 234 runs for the season and come in with a team ERA of 4.81 (217 earned runs given up). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.05 (344 strikeouts against 168 walks). They have yielded 46 homers and they surrender 5.18 runs per 9 innings (6th in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Lotte

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