LG Twins vs Hanwha Eagles Prediction, 4/17/2022 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds
Game: LG Twins vs Hanwha Eagles
Date: Sunday, April 17, 2022
Location: Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon, South Korea
TV: SBS Sports
Odds/Point Spread: LG (-212) Hanwha (+155)
Hanwha Life Eagles Park is the site where Joo-Suk Ha and the Hanwha Eagles (2-8, 9th in KBO) will play the LG Twins (7-3, 2nd in KBO) on Sunday, April 17, 2022. The line on this game has the Twins coming in at -212 and the Eagles are at +155. The over/under opens at 7.5.
LG is slugging .364 and have been called out on strikes 67 times, while taking a walk on 23 occasions. They have 41 runs batted in and 83 hits so far this year, while their average at the plate sits at .248. The Twins have accounted for 10 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 7 balls out of the stadium. They are sitting with 44 runs while holding a team OBP of .303. As a unit, the LG Twins are recording 4.4 runs per game, which has them at 3rd in the league.
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Kang-Nam Yoo is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for LG. For his career, Yoo has drilled 96 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 406 runs. He has amassed a slugging percentage of .429 and he has accumulated 1,114 bases. For his career, he came to bat 2,895 times and has delivered with a base hit 702 times. He has struck out 511 times and has walked on 168 occasions, which has contributed to a .331 OBP. Yoo has an average at the plate of .270 in his time in baseball, in addition to 289 runs scored and an OPS of .760.
The LG Twins have earned a total of 276 putouts for the season, in addition to 94 assists and 7 errors. Their fielding rate is at .981 which has them ranked 4th in the league and have a total of 9 double plays. The Twins have stolen 13 bags and have been thrown out 3 times, which means their caught stealing percentage comes in at 18.8%.
They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.95 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.22. Twins pitchers have conceded 4 home runs and 28 runs in total (9th in the league). LG has surrendered 74 base hits (7.2 per 9 innings) and 26 earned runs. The Twins have a team ERA of 2.54 this season (2nd in the league), and they have rung up 74 hitters.
The Eagles hold a slugging percentage of .287 and they have an average of 2.90 runs per game (9th in KBO). They have 10 two-baggers, while getting a free base 26 times and putting up 29 runs. Hanwha has 6 home runs this season and 25 RBIs. They have been rung up on 88 instances (1st in baseball) and have notched a total of 66 hits. The Hanwha Eagles have an OBP of .266 and a team batting average of .202 so far this season.
Joo-Suk Ha is a batter who can be a difference maker for Hanwha. For the 2,307 official at-bats in his baseball career, Ha has accumulated a batting average of .266 and has racked up 613 base knocks. He has hit a home run 43 times, with 872 total bases and a .378 slugging percentage. Ha has drawn a free base 145 times while striking out on 601 attempts. He has a total of 315 runs and racked up 270 RBIs. His OBP comes in at .317 and he is the owner of a has a OPS in his career of .695.
The Hanwha Eagles have turned 5 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .977 (6th in the league). The Eagles have racked up 92 assists, 8 errors and have a tally of 249 putouts during this campaign. Of their 8 chances at swiping a bag, they have made it 7 times and been caught 1 time (12.5% caught stealing rate).
The Eagles have a WHIP of 1.410 and are the owners of a FIP of 5.10 as a unit this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 2.03 (75 strikeouts against 37 free passes). They come in at 3rd in KBO as a staff in total hits relinquished with 80. They have conceded 6 long balls and they relinquish 5.10 runs per 9 innings (9th in the league). The Hanwha pitching staff have relinquished 47 runs on the year while having an ERA of 4.34 (40 earned runs conceded).
So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?
Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Hanwha (+155) and under the total runs
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