Kia Tigers vs. Samsung Lions prediction, October 25, 2024 KBO tip, tips and odds

Game: Kia Tigers vs Samsung Lions

Date: Friday, October 25, 2024

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: TV

Do Yeong Kim and the Kia Tigers (87-55, 1st place in the KBO) travel to Daegu Samsung Lions Park on Friday, October 25, 2024, where they will face the Samsung Lions (78-64, 2nd place in the KBO).

Kia is batting .459 and has been called for strikes 915 times while receiving free base 529 times. They have 812 RBIs and 1,542 base knocks this year and their team batting average is .301. As a squad, the Tigers recorded 266 doubles and hit 163 balls out of the stadium. They scored 858 runs and had a team on-base percentage of .370. As a unit, the Kia Tigers score 6.0 runs per game, which is 1st in the league.

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Do Yeong Kim is a batsman to keep an eye on for Kia. In his career, Kim has hit 48 balls out of the park while scoring 175 runs. During his professional career, he struck out 1,264 times and also managed 345 base hits. Kim has a career batting average of .311, in addition to 252 runs scored and an OPS of .914. He has a .530 slugging percentage and 587 total bases. He fanned 234 times and made 126 attempts at the plate, contributing to an OBP of .383.

The Tigers stole 108 bases and were thrown out 31 times, meaning their caught steals rate is 22.3%. The Kia Tigers recorded 3,864 putouts as well as 1,400 assists and 146 errors over the course of the season. Their fielding percentage is steady at .973, which ranks them 10th in the KBO, and they have 133 double plays.

They have posted a K/BB ratio of 2.09 and the pitching staff has a combined WHIP of 1.48. The Tigers’ pitchers have given up 141 long balls and a total of 759 runs (7th in baseball). Kia gave up 1,365 hits (9.5 per 9 innings) and 629 earned runs. The Tigers have a 4.40 ERA this year (1st in the league) and the team has struck out 1,125 batters.

The Lions have a team slugging percentage of .428 and allow 5.35 runs per contest (6th in baseball). They recorded 204 doubles, 531 walks and 770 runs. Samsung has hit 185 home runs and 734 runs batted in this season. They have been picked off 1,150 times (2nd in the league) and have totaled 1,336 base hits. The Samsung Lions have a .347 on-base percentage and a .269 team batting average so far this season.

Ji Chan Kim is a batsman who should impact this game for Samsung. Kim has walked 204 times while being called for strikeouts 215 times. He scored 320 runs and 118 RBIs. His base rate is .368 and he has a career OPS of .700. He went deep six times, totaling 549 bases and a .332 slugging percentage. In 1,655 career at-bats, Kim batted .283 with 469 base hits.

The Samsung Lions have completed 105 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .984 (1st in Korean baseball). The Lions have amassed 1,252 assists, 81 errors and 3,848 total putouts on the season. Of their 164 attempts to steal a bag, they were successful 114 times and were caught 50 times (30.5% caught stealing).

The Lions have a team WHIP of 1.451 and a FIP of 5.04 as a unit on the season. They currently rank 6th in baseball with a total of 1,384 hits given up. Samsung’s pitching staff has given up 719 runs so far this season while maintaining a 4.68 ERA (667 earned runs allowed). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 2.05 (980 strikeouts vs. 477 bases on balls). They have surrendered 164 home runs and allowed 5.04 runs per 9 innings (1st in the KBO).

Who will win today’s KBO game against the spread?

Tony Sink’s pick: Take Kia

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