Lotte Giants vs NC Dinos Prediction, 4/7/2022 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Lotte Giants vs NC Dinos

Date: Thursday, April 7, 2022

Location: Changwon NC Park in Changwon, South Korea

TV: MBC Sports+

Odds/Point Spread: Lotte (-178) NC (+133)

Hoon Jung and the Lotte Giants (64-71, 8th in KBO) head to Changwon NC Park on Thursday, April 7, 2022, where they'll take on the NC Dinos (67-67, 7th in KBO). The Dinos open this contest at +133 while the Giants are priced at -178. The over/under has been set at 8.5.

The Giants tallied 263 doubles as a team and knocked 106 baseballs out of the stadium. Lotte owned a slugging percentage of .399 and struck out 963 times, while taking a walk on 576 occasions. As a unit, the Lotte Giants notched 5.1 runs/g, which put them at 3rd in baseball. They accounted for 693 runs batted in and 1,384 hits last year, while their team batting average finished at .278. They had 723 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .356.

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Hoon Jung is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Lotte. Jung has recorded a batting average of .277 for his career, in addition to 516 runs scored and an OPS of .756. He has been struck out 695 times and earned a walk on 374 at-bats, contributing to a .362 OBP. In his career, Jung has slapped 60 baseballs over the fence while knocking in 412 runs. He is sitting with a career slugging percentage of .394 in addition to earning 1,286 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he faced a pitcher 3,787 times and has come through with a hit 904 times.

The Lotte Giants had 3,813 putouts in the previous season, as well as 1,403 assists and 85 errors. Their fielding rate was at .984 which had them sitting 1st in the league and they turned 124 double plays. The Giants stole 101 bases and were thrown out 44 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage was 30.3%.

The Giants had an earned run average of 5.39 during the previous year (10th in baseball), and the staff rung up 1,047 hitters. Lotte surrendered 1,330 hits (9.5 per 9 innings) and 756 earned runs. They had a K/BB ratio of 1.60 and their pitching staff held a WHIP of 1.57. Giants pitchers surrendered 132 home runs and 806 runs in total (1st in the league).

NC had 168 home runs in the previous season as well as 665 RBIs. The tallied 202 doubles, while getting a free base 507 times as well as putting up 697 runs. The NC Dinos tallied a team OBP of .343 as well as a batting average of .261 over the course of last season. The Dinos held a team slugging % of .416 and they were recording 4.87 runs per game (7th in the league). They were called out on strikes on 1,086 occasions (2nd in the league) and had a total of 1,244 hits.

Yeong-soo Oh is a hitter who should impact this game for NC. Oh has drawn a walk 2 times while going down on strikes on 13 occasions. He has recorded 1 runs and also has 0 runs batted in. His on-base % is .176 and he has earned a lifetime OPS of .302. He has hit a home run 0 times, as well as 4 bases in total and also a .125 slugging percentage. In the 32 official at-bats in his pro career, Oh has accrued an average at the plate of .125 in addition to having 4 base hits.

In their 124 tries at stealing a base, they made it 84 times and were caught 40 times (32.3% caught stealing percentage). The NC Dinos turned 105 double plays and had a fielding percentage of .979 (8th in KBO). The Dinos recorded 1,287 assists, 111 errors and amassed 3,770 putouts last season.

The NC pitching staff gave up 686 runs in the prior season and come in with a team ERA of 4.50 (624 earned runs yielded). They surrendered 122 dingers and they conceded 4.95 runs per 9 innings (5th in KBO). The Dinos held a team WHIP of 1.476 and had a FIP of 4.95 as a team last season. They earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.79 (1,046 strikeouts vs 585 free passes). They were ranked 7th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 1,256.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Lotte (-178)

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