Samsung Lions vs NC Dinos Prediction, 9/16/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds
Game: Samsung Lions vs NC Dinos
Date: Saturday, September 16, 2023
Location: Changwon NC Park in Changwon, South Korea
TV: SPOTV
Jose Pirela and the Samsung Lions (52-69, 9th in KBO) travel to Changwon NC Park on Saturday, September 16, 2023, where they'll meet the NC Dinos (64-53, 3rd in KBO).
The Lions have accrued 177 doubles as a squad and have knocked 75 balls out of the stadium. Samsung has a slugging % of .370 and have been called out on strikes 808 times, while drawing a walk on 404 occasions. As a squad, the Samsung Lions are scoring 4.4 runs per contest, which is 6th in baseball. They have earned 511 runs batted in and 1,111 hits on the season, and their team batting average is at .264. They have earned 538 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .334.
Jose Pirela is a batter who should impact this game for Samsung. For his professional baseball career, Pirela has slapped 208 balls out of the park while driving in 1,069 runs. He has compiled a slugging percentage of .435 and he has totaled 3,570 bases. For his time in the league, he approached the plate 9,158 times and came through with a base hit 2,346 times. He has struck out 1,301 times and earned a walk on 730 occasions, which contributes in part to a .349 OBP. Pirela is sitting with a batting avereage of .286 in his time in baseball, with 1,285 runs scored and an OPS of .784.
The Samsung Lions have accumulated 3,268 putouts thus far, as well as 1,209 assists and 86 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .981 which is 2nd in Korean baseball and have 102 double plays. The Lions have swiped 66 bases and have been caught 27 times, which means their caught stealing percentage is 29.0%.
The Lions hold a team ERA of 4.63 this year (10th in KBO), and their staff has struck out 775 batters. Lions pitchers have conceded 104 home runs and 621 runs in total (2nd in baseball). Samsung has yielded 1,214 base hits (10.0 per 9 innings) in addition to 560 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.97 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.48.
The Dinos hold a team slugging % of .391 and they average 4.76 runs per game (3rd in the league). They have recorded 191 two-baggers, while taking a walk 427 times and scoring 566 runs. NC has hit 81 home runs for the year to go along with 535 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 849 instances (4th in KBO) and have totaled 1,114 hits. The NC Dinos have accumulated an on-base percentage of .351 and a team batting average of .273 on the campaign.
Ah-seop Son is a batter who should be able to impact this game for NC. For the 7,410 at-bats in his pro career, Son has a batting average of .322 and has racked up 2,387 base hits. He has gone yard 174 times, with 3,397 bases in total and also a .458 slugging percentage. Son has drawn a free base 901 times while fanning on 1,204 tries. He has accounted for 1,301 runs and notched 985 runs batted in. His on-base % is .396 and he also has a lifetime OPS of .854.
Out of their 115 attempts at getting a steal, they have had success 81 times and been caught 34 times (29.6% caught stealing percentage). The NC Dinos have twisted 113 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .976 (10th in the league). The Dinos have accrued 1,127 assists, 107 errors and are sitting with 3,193 putouts on the season.
The NC pitching staff have conceded 496 runs on the year and come in with a team ERA of 3.69 (436 earned runs conceded). They have allowed 78 dingers and they concede 4.19 runs per 9 innings (1st in KBO). The Dinos have a team WHIP of 1.306 in addition to having a FIP of 4.19 as a staff so far this year. Their K/BB ratio is 2.07 (916 strikeouts against 442 free passes). They are currently ranked 10th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 948.
Who will win tonight's KBO game against the spread?
Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take NC
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