KT Wiz vs NC Dinos Prediction, 5/26/2022 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: KT Wiz vs NC Dinos

Date: Thursday, May 26, 2022

Location: Changwon NC Park in Changwon, South Korea

TV: SPOTV2

Changwon NC Park is the venue where Kun Woo Park and the NC Dinos (15-30, 10th in KBO) will take on the KT Wiz (19-25, 8th in KBO) on Thursday, May 26, 2022.

The Wiz have recorded 52 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 28 balls out of the stadium. KT owns a slugging percentage of .342 and have been rung up 364 times, while taking a walk on 166 occasions. As a unit, the KT Wiz are scoring 3.9 runs per outing, which ranks them 9th in KBO. They have amassed 155 runs batted in and 367 hits this year, while their batting average is at .246. They have tallied 173 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .327.

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ByungHo Park is a hitter who can be a difference maker for KT. In his professional baseball career, Park has drilled 365 baseballs over the fence while driving in 1,067 runs. His slugging percentage is .541 and he has racked up 2,704 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he came to bat 5,919 times and came through with a base base hit 1,358 times. He has gone down on strikes 1,503 times and has taken a walk on 721 at-bats, which contributes in part to a .374 on-base percentage. Park has accumulated a batting average of .272 for his career, in addition to 904 scored runs and an OPS of .882.

The KT Wiz have earned a total of 1,178 putouts so far this season, in addition to 440 assists and 33 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .980 which has them sitting 4th in Korean baseball and have 39 double plays. The Wiz have stolen 27 bases and have been thrown out 10 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 27.0%.

The Wiz have compiled a team earned run average of 3.56 this season (8th in the league), and they have struck out 331 hitters. Wiz pitchers have given up 28 home runs and also 178 total runs (7th in the league). KT has surrendered 388 hits (8.9 per 9 innings) and 155 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.38 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.24.

The NC Dinos have accounted for a team on-base percentage of .323 in addition to a batting average of .251 over the course of the season. They have been rung up on 339 occasions (4th in the league) and have notched a total of 380 base knocks. NC has accumulated 27 HRs so far this year and 170 runs batted in. The Dinos hold a team slugging % of .362 and they average 3.98 runs per contest (8th in baseball). They have hit 82 two-baggers, while getting a free base 142 times as well as putting up 179 runs.

Kun Woo Park is a hitter who should impact this game for NC. Park has recorded a walk 292 times while striking out on 485 occasions. His OBP sits at .389 and he holds a career OPS of .878. During the 3,276 at-bats in his pro career, Park has compiled an average at the plate of .326 in addition to 1,068 hits. He has amassed 600 runs in addition to having earned 504 runs batted in. He has homered 90 times, with 1,603 total bases and a .489 slugging %.

The NC Dinos have turned 34 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .973 (9th in KBO). The Dinos have accrued 425 assists, 45 errors and have notched a total of 1,189 putouts for the year. Out of their 40 attempts at swiping a bag, they have made it 25 times and been caught 15 times (37.5% caught stealing rate).

The Dinos have a WHIP of 1.459 in addition to having a FIP of 5.09 as a staff this year. They are sitting at 2nd in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 406. The NC pitching staff have surrendered 224 runs so far this year while holding a team ERA of 4.48 (197 earned runs yielded). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.15 (369 strikeouts against 172 walks). They have allowed 33 homers and they relinquish 5.09 runs per 9 innings (9th in KBO).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take NC

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