Samsung Lions vs NC Dinos Prediction, 5/12/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Samsung Lions vs NC Dinos

Date: Sunday, May 12, 2024

Location: Changwon NC Park in Changwon, South Korea

TV: SPO-2T

Ho Cheol Seo and the NC Dinos (22-13, 2nd in KBO) host the Samsung Lions (20-15, 3rd in KBO) at Changwon NC Park on Sunday, May 12, 2024.

The Lions have accumulated 61 doubles as a squad and have knocked 33 balls out of the park. Samsung is slugging .408 and have been called out on strikes 272 times, while getting the free base on 142 occasions. As a squad, the Samsung Lions are notching 5.2 runs/g, which is 7th in baseball. They have amassed 182 RBI's as well as 352 base knocks so far this season, while their average at the plate comes in at .277. They have accumulated 186 runs scored while having a team OBP of .358.

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Young Woong Kim is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Samsung. Kim has recorded a batting average of .252 for his baseball career, in addition to 36 runs scored and an OPS of .788. He has fanned 81 times and has been walked on 26 occasions, which has contributed to a .325 OBP. In his pro baseball career, Kim has hit 12 baseballs over the fence while knocking in 36 runs. His slugging percentage sits at .463 and he has racked up 114 bases. For his career, he came to the plate 278 times and has delivered with a hit 62 times.

The Samsung Lions have a total of 977 putouts for the season, in addition to 312 assists and 19 errors. Their fielding rate is at .985 which is 1st in KBO and have a total of 27 double plays. The Lions have swiped 34 bags and have been gunned down 15 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage is 30.6%.

The Lions have compiled a team earned run average of 4.43 over the course of the season (3rd in the league), and they have rung up 254 batters. Lions pitchers have relinquished 35 home runs and also 168 runs in total (9th in KBO). Samsung has allowed 326 base knocks (9.0 per 9 innings) and 160 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.07 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.38.

The Dinos have a team slugging % of .413 and they are scoring 5.77 runs per contest (2nd in baseball). They have hit 59 doubles, while walking 151 times and scoring 202 runs. NC has a total of 33 home runs so far this year in addition to 194 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 303 occasions (1st in KBO) and have a total of 334 base hits. The NC Dinos have recorded an on-base percentage of .371 as well as a team batting average of .275 so far this season.

Ho Cheol Seo is a batter who should be able to impact this game for NC. Seo has tallied a walk 55 times while striking out on 142 plate appearances. He has amassed 104 runs in addition to having earned 85 RBIs. His OBP is .318 and he holds a has a OPS in his career of .665. He has gone yard 11 times, with 282 total bases and a .347 slugging %. Over the course of the 813 official at-bats in his pro career, Seo has accumulated a batting average of .260 in addition to having 211 hits.

Of their 37 attempts at swiping a bag, they have been successful 25 times and been caught 12 times (32.4% caught stealing rate). The NC Dinos have turned 25 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .984 (2nd in KBO). The Dinos have accrued 319 assists, 21 errors and have accounted for 943 putouts so far this year.

The Dinos hold a team WHIP of 1.334 with a FIP of 4.27 as a staff on the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.35 (265 strikeouts against 113 bases on balls). They rank 10th in KBO as a staff in total hits allowed with 306. They have allowed 28 home runs and they allow 4.27 runs per 9 innings (1st in the league). The NC pitching staff have given up 149 runs on the campaign while holding an ERA of 3.64 (127 earned runs surrendered).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Samsung

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