SSG Landers vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 3/29/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: SSG Landers vs Samsung Lions

Date: Friday, March 29, 2024

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: TVING

Jeong Choi and the SSG Landers (2-2, 7th in KBO) travel to Daegu Samsung Lions Park on Friday, March 29, 2024, where they'll meet the Samsung Lions (2-1, 6th in KBO).

As a squad, the SSG Landers are putting up 3.3 runs per game, which ranks them 9th in KBO. They have racked up 13 runs and have an on-base percentage of .319. The Landers have tallied 5 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 4 balls out of the stadium. They have recorded 12 RBI's as well as 26 base knocks this year, while their team batting average is sitting at .210. SSG has a slugging percentage of .347 and have been called out on strikes 34 times, while taking a walk on 15 occasions.

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Jeong Choi is a batter who can be a difference maker for SSG. For his pro baseball career, Choi has hit 460 balls out of the park while driving in 1,460 runs. For his time in the league, he came to the plate 8,905 times and has come through with a base hit 2,136 times. Choi has recorded a batting average of .287 for his career, in addition to 1,370 scored runs and an OPS of .918. He has accumulated a slugging percentage of .528 and he has totaled 3,928 bases. He has gone down on strikes 1,664 times and has been walked on 984 attempts at the plate, which has contributed to a .390 on-base %.

The Landers have stolen 5 bases and have been thrown out 2 times, which means their caught stealing rate is 28.6%. The SSG Landers have notched a total of 108 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 38 assists and 6 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .961 which has them sitting 10th in KBO and they have twisted 2 double plays.

The Landers have an ERA of 2.75 this year (3rd in the league), and the staff has struck out 36 batters. SSG has given up 27 base knocks (6.8 per 9 innings) as well as 11 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 1.71 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.33. Landers pitchers have conceded 3 home runs and 18 runs in total (5th in baseball).

The Samsung Lions have a team OBP of .376 and a team batting average of .273 on the campaign. They have struck out on 28 occasions (7th in KBO) and have notched a total of 42 base hits. Samsung has recorded 2 home runs for the year and 22 RBIs. The Lions have a team slugging % of .344 and they are scoring 5.50 runs per contest (5th in KBO). They have hit 5 two-baggers, while taking a walk 24 times as well as scoring 22 runs.

Ji Chan Kim is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Samsung. Kim has recorded a free base 147 times while striking out on 176 occasions. He has accounted for 223 runs and also has 83 runs batted in. His OBP comes in at .355 and he has a has a OPS in his career of .667. He has hit a home run 3 times, with 380 bases in total and a .312 slugging percentage. During the 1,218 official at-bats in his pro career, Kim has hit .272 in addition to having 331 base knocks.

The Samsung Lions have turned 7 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .994 (1st in KBO). The Lions have 46 assists, 1 error and have earned a total of 119 putouts on the season. In their 9 tries at stealing a base, they have had success 6 times and been caught 3 times (33.3% caught stealing rate).

The Lions have a team WHIP of 1.429 with a FIP of 3.63 as a staff on the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 1.88 (30 strikeouts vs 16 bases on balls). They sit at 2nd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 40. They have given up 2 dingers and they concede 3.63 runs per 9 innings (4th in the league). The Samsung pitching staff have surrendered 16 runs so far this season while having an ERA of 3.44 (15 earned runs conceded).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take SSG

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