Hanwha Eagles vs NC Dinos Prediction, 8/16/2022 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Hanwha Eagles vs NC Dinos

Date: Tuesday, August 16, 2022

Location: Changwon NC Park in Changwon, South Korea

TV: MBC Sports+

Eun-won Jung and the Hanwha Eagles (31-69, 10th in KBO) head to Changwon NC Park on Tuesday, August 16, 2022, where they'll meet the NC Dinos (43-54, 8th in KBO).

The Eagles have accounted for 141 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 74 balls out of the park. Hanwha has a slugging percentage of .364 and have struck out 921 times, while drawing a walk on 341 occasions. As a unit, the Hanwha Eagles are recording 4.1 runs per outing, which has them at 9th in KBO. They have recorded 392 RBI's in addition to 863 hits this year, and their batting average comes in at .249. They have earned 420 runs while having a team OBP of .320.

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Eun-won Jung is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Hanwha. In his career, Jung has slapped 27 balls out of the park while knocking in 184 runs. In his time in the Majors, he came to the plate 2,197 times and has delivered a hit 500 times. Jung has earned a batting average of .265 for his career, with 283 scored runs and an OPS of .727. He is sitting with a career slugging percentage of .368 and he has totaled 694 bases. He has fanned 380 times and has walked on 274 at-bats, contributing to a .359 OBP.

The Hanwha Eagles have 2,681 putouts so far this season, as well as 1,025 assists and 100 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .974 which puts them in 10th in Korean baseball and have 82 double plays. The Eagles have stolen 79 bases and have been thrown out 38 times, which means their caught stealing percentage comes in at 32.5%.

The Eagles hold a team earned run average of 4.95 this year (10th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 675 hitters. Hanwha has yielded 949 base knocks (9.6 per 9 innings) as well as 491 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.64 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.52. Eagles pitchers have surrendered 79 home runs and 548 total runs (1st in KBO).

The NC Dinos have an on-base percentage of .332 and a team batting average of .255 for the season. They have been rung up on 685 instances (8th in baseball) and have earned a total of 866 base hits. NC has tallied 66 home runs on the year in addition to 409 RBIs. The Dinos have a SLG% of .370 and they tally 4.32 runs per contest (6th in KBO). They have hit 174 doubles, while taking a walk 344 times and scoring 432 runs.

Nick Martini is a batter who should be able to impact this game for NC. Martini has drawn a free base 640 times while being called out on strikes on 796 occasions. His OBP is .372 and he is the owner of a career OPS of .764. Over the course of the 4,526 at-bats in his career, Martini has accumulated a batting average of .275 with 1,243 base hits. He has tallied 688 runs and also has 601 runs batted in. He has gone deep 73 times, as well as 1,776 bases in total and a .392 slugging percentage.

Of their 75 tries at swiping a bag, they have made it 45 times and been caught 30 times (40.0% caught stealing rate). The NC Dinos have turned 74 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .974 (9th in Korean baseball). The Dinos have 954 assists, 98 errors and have a total of 2,680 putouts for the year.

The Dinos have a team WHIP of 1.375 in addition to having a FIP of 4.53 as a team on the year. They rank 7th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 868. The NC pitching staff have allowed 450 runs this year while having a team ERA of 3.91 (388 earned runs relinquished). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.31 (832 strikeouts vs 360 walks). They have surrendered 72 long balls and they allow 4.53 runs per 9 innings (5th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Hanwha

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