LG Twins vs NC Dinos Prediction, 5/7/2022 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: LG Twins vs NC Dinos

Date: Saturday, May 7, 2022

Location: Changwon NC Park in Changwon, South Korea

TV: SPOTV2

Odds/Point Spread: LG (-168) NC (+121)

Changwon NC Park is the site where Nick Martini and the NC Dinos (9-20, 10th in KBO) will play the LG Twins (15-14, 5th in KBO) on Saturday, May 7, 2022. The odds on this matchup have the Twins coming in at -168 and the Dinos are at +121. The total is set at 9.5.

LG has a slugging % of .351 and have struck out 182 times, while drawing a walk on 84 occasions. They have amassed 103 runs batted in and 233 hits over the course of the season, and their team batting average sits at .241. The Twins have hit 46 doubles as a unit and have knocked 17 balls out of the stadium. They have accumulated 115 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .307. As a squad, the LG Twins are notching 4.0 runs per game, which has them sitting at 7th in baseball.

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Hyun Soo Kim is a batter who should impact this game for LG. Kim has accumulated a batting average of .315 for his baseball career, in addition to 1,072 runs scored and an OPS of .877. He has struck out 821 times and earned a walk on 905 occasions, contributing to a .396 on-base percentage. In his pro baseball career, Kim has hit 225 balls out of the park while knocking in 1,223 runs. His slugging percentage is .481 and he has a total of 3,236 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he faced a pitcher 7,796 times and has delivered a base hit 2,116 times.

The LG Twins have earned 783 putouts this season, as well as 280 assists and 18 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .983 which puts them in 2nd in the league and they have twisted 26 double plays. The Twins have swiped 34 bags and have been thrown out 8 times, which means their caught stealing percentage sits at 19.0%.

Their K/BB ratio is 1.97 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.30. Twins pitchers have relinquished 14 home runs in addition to 110 total runs (6th in KBO). LG has allowed 234 base hits (8.1 per 9 innings) and 101 earned runs. The Twins have compiled a team earned run average of 3.48 over the course of the season (6th in KBO), and the staff has struck out 205 hitters.

The NC Dinos are sitting with an on-base percentage of .306 in addition to a batting average of .233 on the year. They have been called out on strikes on 222 occasions (3rd in the league) and have recorded 225 base knocks. NC has hit 12 home runs over the course of the season to go along with 96 runs batted in. The Dinos have a slugging percentage of .318 and they are earning 3.55 runs per game (9th in the league). They have hit 44 doubles, while getting a free base 92 times as well as putting up 103 runs.

Nick Martini is a batter who should be able to impact this game for NC. Martini has tallied a free base 617 times while striking out on 759 attempts. He has amassed 657 runs in addition to having 555 runs batted in. His on-base percentage is .372 and he has a has a OPS in his career of .758. He has gone deep 63 times, as well as 1,651 total bases and a .386 slugging %. During the 4,273 official at-bats in his professional career, Martini has earned a batting average of .273 in addition to 1,165 hits.

The NC Dinos have twisted 18 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .974 (6th in the league). The Dinos have accrued 261 assists, 27 errors and have a total of 767 putouts for the season. In their 27 chances at stealing a base, they have made it 19 times and been caught 8 times (29.6% caught stealing percentage).

The Dinos have a WHIP of 1.454 with a FIP of 4.86 as a squad this year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.22 (240 strikeouts against 108 bases on balls). They come in at 2nd in KBO as a staff in total hits surrendered with 263. They have surrendered 19 HR's and they give up 4.86 runs per 9 innings (9th in KBO). The NC pitching staff have conceded 138 runs this year and come in with a team ERA of 4.44 (126 earned runs surrendered).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take LG (-168)

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