LG Twins vs NC Dinos Prediction, 7/22/2022 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: LG Twins vs NC Dinos

Date: Friday, July 22, 2022

Location: Changwon NC Park in Changwon, South Korea

TV: SPOTV2

Changwon NC Park is the venue where Ah-seop Son and the NC Dinos (32-49, 9th in KBO) will take on the LG Twins (52-31, 3rd in KBO) on Friday, July 22, 2022.

LG owns a slugging percentage of .403 and have been rung up 512 times, while drawing a walk on 285 occasions. They have compiled 401 runs batted in as well as 784 base knocks so far this year, and their batting average sits at .270. The Twins have accrued 130 doubles as a team and have smacked 72 balls out of the stadium. They have earned 428 runs while holding a team OBP of .345. As a squad, the LG Twins are knocking in 5.1 runs per game, which is 1st in the league.

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Kang-Nam Yoo is a hitter who should impact this game for LG. In his pro baseball career, Yoo has hit 99 baseballs over the fence while driving in 428 runs. Over the course of his pro career, he approached the plate 3,149 times and has notched a base knock 753 times. Yoo has compiled an average at the plate of .267 in his time in baseball, in addition to 323 runs scored and an OPS of .751. His career slugging percentage is .420 and he has totaled 1,184 bases. He has fanned 559 times and has taken a walk on 192 attempts at the plate, which contributes in part to a .331 OBP.

The Twins have swiped 71 bases and have been thrown out 14 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 16.5%. The LG Twins have notched a total of 2,264 putouts this year, in addition to 807 assists and 58 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .981 which has them sitting 3rd in the league and they have turned 78 double plays.

The Twins have compiled a team ERA of 3.64 for the year (3rd in KBO), and their staff has struck out 609 batters. Twins pitchers have allowed 59 long balls and 338 runs in total (8th in baseball). LG has yielded 710 hits (8.5 per 9 innings) and 305 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.31 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.29.

NC has accounted for 55 long balls over the course of the season and 318 runs batted in. They have hit 144 two-baggers, while walking 268 times as well as scoring 335 runs. The NC Dinos have recorded a team OBP of .321 as well as a batting average of .248 over the course of the season. The Dinos have a slugging percentage of .365 and they tally 4.04 runs per game (9th in KBO). They have been rung up on 582 occasions (6th in KBO) and have a total of 696 hits.

Ah-seop Son is a batter who should be able to impact this game for NC. Son has recorded a walk 830 times while being called out on strikes on 1,115 plate appearances. His on-base percentage is .399 and he also has a has a OPS in his career of .863. For the 6,715 at-bats in his professional career, Son has hit .323 with 2,172 hits. He has a total of 1,184 runs and has 896 runs batted in. He has gone yard 169 times, as well as 3,119 total bases and a .464 slugging %.

The NC Dinos have turned 57 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .975 (9th in KBO). The Dinos have 782 assists, 76 errors and have earned a total of 2,221 putouts for the season. Out of their 70 attempts at stealing a base, they have been successful 43 times and been caught 27 times (38.6% caught stealing rate).

The Dinos have a team WHIP of 1.394 in addition to having a FIP of 4.61 as a squad over the course of the season. They rank 6th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 730. The NC pitching staff have given up 379 runs this year while holding a team ERA of 4.01 (330 earned runs conceded). Their K/BB ratio sits at 2.31 (699 strikeouts against 302 bases on balls). They have surrendered 62 homers and they allow 4.61 runs per 9 innings (6th in baseball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take LG

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