Kiwoom Heroes vs NC Dinos Prediction, 7/31/2022 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs NC Dinos

Date: Sunday, July 31, 2022

Location: Changwon NC Park in Changwon, South Korea

TV: MBC Sports+

Hye Seong Kim and the Kiwoom Heroes (57-35, 2nd in KBO) head to Changwon NC Park on Sunday, July 31, 2022, where they'll meet the NC Dinos (36-51, 8th in KBO).

Kiwoom has a slugging rate of .361 and have been called out on strikes 689 times, while being walked on 355 occasions. They have tallied 367 RBI's as well as 788 base knocks so far this season, and their batting average sits at .248. The Heroes have hit 132 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 60 balls out of the park. They are sitting with 397 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .334. As a squad, the Kiwoom Heroes are compiling 4.3 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 6th in the league.

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Hye Seong Kim is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Kiwoom. In his career, Kim has hit 18 balls out of the park while driving in 241 runs. Over the course of his time in the league, he came to bat 2,468 times and got on base with a base hit 637 times. Kim has earned a batting average of .287 for his baseball career, with 379 runs scored and an OPS of .724. His slugging percentage is .376 and he has a total of 833 bases. He has struck out 463 times and earned a walk on 209 occasions, which contributes in part to a .348 OBP.

The Kiwoom Heroes have amassed 2,518 putouts for the season, in addition to 1,006 assists and 73 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .980 which puts them in 4th in KBO and have earned 82 double plays. The Heroes have swiped 50 bases and have been gunned down 25 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage sits at 33.3%.

The Heroes have compiled a team ERA of 3.34 this year (1st in the league), and their staff has rung up 663 hitters. Kiwoom has surrendered 737 hits (7.9 per 9 innings) in addition to 311 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.17 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.24. Heroes pitchers have conceded 58 home runs and also 350 runs in total (10th in baseball).

The NC Dinos have accumulated a team on-base percentage of .327 in addition to a team batting average of .252 for the season. They have struck out on 619 occasions (8th in baseball) and have earned a total of 759 base hits. NC is sitting with 61 HRs for the season to go along with 350 RBIs. The Dinos have a team slugging % of .370 and they have an average of 4.17 runs per game (8th in baseball). They have put up 152 two-baggers, while walking 296 times as well as racking up 371 runs.

Nick Martini is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for NC. Martini has drawn a free base 635 times while being called out on strikes on 792 attempts. His on-base percentage sits at .373 and he is the owner of a career OPS of .766. During the 4,484 at-bats in his pro career, Martini is sitting with a batting avereage of .275 with 1,233 hits. He has accrued 682 runs and has 593 runs batted in. He has hit the long ball 72 times, in addition to having 1,762 total bases and also a .393 slugging %.

Out of their 70 attempts at stealing a base, they have made it 43 times and been caught 27 times (38.6% caught stealing rate). The NC Dinos have twisted 65 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .974 (9th in Korean baseball). The Dinos have recorded 839 assists, 86 errors and have earned a total of 2,380 putouts so far this year.

The Dinos hold a team WHIP of 1.400 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.62 as a pitching staff on the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 2.32 (746 strikeouts against 322 walks). They rank 4th in KBO as a staff in total hits given up with 788. They have allowed 67 homers and they concede 4.62 runs per 9 innings (5th in the league). The NC pitching staff have given up 407 runs for the season while having an ERA of 4.03 (355 earned runs surrendered).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kiwoom

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