Samsung Lions vs NC Dinos Prediction, 5/10/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Samsung Lions vs NC Dinos

Date: Friday, May 10, 2024

Location: Changwon NC Park in Changwon, South Korea

TV: SPO-2T

Ja Wook Koo and the Samsung Lions (20-15, 3rd in KBO) head to Changwon NC Park on Friday, May 10, 2024, where they'll meet the NC Dinos (22-13, 2nd in KBO).

As a squad, the Samsung Lions are recording 5.2 runs/g, which is 7th in the league. They have racked up 186 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .358. The Lions have accumulated 61 doubles as a team and have hit 33 balls out of the park. They have earned 182 RBI's in addition to 352 hits for the year, and their batting average is sitting at .277. Samsung has a slugging percentage of .408 and have been rung up 272 times, while taking a walk on 142 occasions.

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Ja Wook Koo is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Samsung. In his professional baseball career, Koo has hit 140 baseballs over the fence while knocking in 699 runs. He has accumulated a slugging percentage of .500 in addition to earning 2,172 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he came to bat 4,899 times and has come through with a hit 1,371 times. He has struck out 860 times and earned a walk on 434 attempts at the plate, which contributes in part to a .381 OBP. Koo has earned a batting average of .315 in his time in baseball, with 809 scored runs and an OPS of .881.

The Samsung Lions are sitting with 977 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 312 assists and 19 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .985 which is 1st in KBO and they have turned 27 double plays. The Lions have swiped 34 bases and have been thrown out 15 times, which means their caught stealing percentage is 30.6%.

They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.07 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.38. Lions pitchers have given up 35 long balls and 168 runs in total (9th in KBO). Samsung has surrendered 326 hits (9.0 per 9 innings) as well as 160 earned runs. The Lions have a team earned run average of 4.43 so far this season (3rd in the league), and their staff has rung up 254 batters.

NC is sitting with 33 HRs on the campaign and 194 runs batted in. They have recorded 59 doubles, while getting a free base 151 times as well as scoring 202 runs. The NC Dinos have a team on-base percentage of .371 as well as a batting average of .275 so far this season. The Dinos hold a slugging % of .413 and they average 5.77 runs per game (2nd in KBO). They have struck out on 303 occasions (1st in baseball) and have accounted for 334 base hits.

Ah-seop Son is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for NC. During the 7,653 at-bats in his baseball career, Son has accrued an average at the plate of .322 with 2,462 hits. He has gone deep 177 times, with 3,493 bases in total and also a .456 slugging %. Son has earned a free base 916 times while going down on strikes on 1,239 occasions. He is sitting with 1,339 runs and racked up 1,012 runs batted in. His on-base percentage sits at .395 and he holds a lifetime OPS of .851.

The NC Dinos have turned 25 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .984 (2nd in KBO). The Dinos have 319 assists, 21 errors and have a total of 943 putouts during this campaign. In their 37 tries at getting a steal, they have had success 25 times and been caught 12 times (32.4% caught stealing rate).

The Dinos are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.334 and have a FIP of 4.27 as a team on the campaign. They come in at 10th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 306. The NC pitching staff have given up 149 runs for the season while holding an ERA of 3.64 (127 earned runs allowed). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 2.35 (265 strikeouts vs 113 free passes). They have yielded 28 long balls and they concede 4.27 runs per 9 innings (1st in the league).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Samsung

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