Kiwoom Heroes vs NC Dinos Prediction, 8/26/2022 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs NC Dinos

Date: Friday, August 26, 2022

Location: Changwon NC Park in Changwon, South Korea

TV: MBC Sports+

Changwon NC Park is the venue where Ui-ji Yang and the NC Dinos (46-56, 7th in KBO) will play the Kiwoom Heroes (61-49, 4th in KBO) on Friday, August 26, 2022.

The Heroes have compiled 156 doubles as a team and have knocked 76 balls out of the park. Kiwoom has a slugging % of .361 and have struck out 807 times, while drawing a walk on 416 occasions. As a unit, the Kiwoom Heroes are knocking in 4.2 runs per outing, which puts them at 8th in baseball. They have accumulated 435 RBI's in addition to 956 base knocks on the year, and their average at the plate is .248. They have earned a total of 470 runs scored and have an OBP of .332.

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Jung Hoo Lee is a batter who can be a difference maker for Kiwoom. For his career, Lee has hit 54 balls out of the park while knocking in 438 runs. For his time in the league, he approached the plate 3,412 times and has reached base with a base hit 1,021 times. Lee has earned a batting average of .339 for his career, in addition to 506 runs scored and an OPS of .892. He has recorded a slugging percentage of .487 and he has racked up 1,467 bases. He has struck out 274 times and has taken a walk on 319 at-bats, which has contributed to a .404 on-base percentage.

The Kiwoom Heroes have amassed 3,028 putouts this year, in addition to 1,200 assists and 90 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .979 which has them sitting 6th in the league and have earned 98 double plays. The Heroes have stolen 65 bases and have been thrown out 32 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage sits at 33.0%.

The Heroes have an earned run average of 3.76 this season (4th in KBO), and they have struck out 793 batters. Kiwoom has relinquished 943 base hits (8.4 per 9 innings) as well as 422 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.15 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.30. Heroes pitchers have conceded 78 home runs and 472 runs in total (7th in KBO).

NC has hit 74 home runs this year in addition to 446 runs batted in. They have notched 187 two-baggers, while walking 364 times and putting up 470 runs. The NC Dinos have tallied an OBP of .333 as well as a team batting average of .256 this season. The Dinos have a team SLG% of .375 and they average 4.48 runs per game (5th in the league). They have struck out on 722 occasions (8th in KBO) and have 918 base knocks.

Ui-ji Yang is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for NC. Yang has tallied a free base 556 times while fanning on 638 plate appearances. His on-base percentage comes in at .390 and he has a lifetime OPS of .894. For the 4,921 at-bats in his baseball career, Yang has compiled an average at the plate of .307 with 1,513 base hits. He has tallied 746 runs and also has 917 RBIs. He has hit it out of the park 223 times, with 2,481 total bases and a .504 slugging percentage.

The NC Dinos have turned 77 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .974 (10th in KBO). The Dinos have 1,006 assists, 102 errors and are sitting with 2,822 putouts for the season. In their 80 tries at swiping a bag, they have had success 49 times and been caught 31 times (38.8% caught stealing percentage).

The Dinos have a team WHIP of 1.394 with a FIP of 4.64 as a squad so far this season. They are currently ranked 8th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 922. The NC pitching staff have conceded 485 runs so far this season while holding an ERA of 3.99 (417 earned runs conceded). Their K/BB ratio sits at 2.23 (869 strikeouts vs 389 bases on balls). They have yielded 80 homers and they relinquish 4.64 runs per 9 innings (5th in baseball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kiwoom

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