NC Dinos vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 7/27/2022 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: NC Dinos vs Kia Tigers

Date: Wednesday, July 27, 2022

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: SBS Sports

Gwangju Kia Champions Field is the venue where Sung Bum Na and the Kia Tigers (45-40, 5th in KBO) will play the NC Dinos (34-50, 9th in KBO) on Wednesday, July 27, 2022.

As a unit, the NC Dinos are putting up 4.1 runs per game, which has them at 9th in KBO. They have a total of 351 runs scored and have an OBP of .323. The Dinos have accumulated 148 doubles as a squad and have knocked 59 balls out of the park. They have amassed 333 RBI's as well as 725 hits for the year, while their average at the plate is sitting at .250. NC has a slugging percentage of .368 and have struck out 601 times, while taking a walk on 280 occasions.

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Ui-ji Yang is a batter who should be able to impact this game for NC. For his career, Yang has slapped 217 balls over the fence while driving in 895 runs. Over the course of his time in the league, he came to bat 5,660 times and has delivered with a hit 1,487 times. Yang is sitting with a batting avereage of .306 for his career in baseball, in addition to 733 runs scored and an OPS of .890. His career slugging percentage is .501 and he has racked up 2,432 bases. He has struck out 627 times and has taken a walk on 547 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .389 on-base percentage.

The NC Dinos have a total of 2,302 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 810 assists and 81 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .975 which ranks 9th in KBO and have a total of 62 double plays. The Dinos have stolen 43 bags and have been thrown out 27 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage is 38.6%.

The Dinos have compiled a team ERA of 4.05 this year (5th in KBO), and they have struck out 725 hitters. Dinos pitchers have allowed 66 home runs and 395 runs in total (5th in KBO). NC has surrendered 758 base hits (8.9 per 9 innings) in addition to 345 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.32 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.40.

The Tigers hold a slugging percentage of .406 and they are recording 5.17 runs per contest (1st in baseball). They have recorded 162 two-baggers, while walking 337 times as well as earning 445 runs. Kia has a total of 71 long balls for the year and 420 runs batted in. They have struck out on 598 occasions (8th in the league) and have tallied 803 hits. The Kia Tigers have accounted for a team on-base percentage of .352 and a team batting average of .271 on the year.

Sung Bum Na is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Kia. Na has drawn a walk 409 times while striking out on 1,143 attempts. He has accounted for 869 runs and has 884 RBIs. His OBP is .380 and he is the owner of a has a OPS in his career of .916. He has gone yard 223 times, in addition to having 2,456 total bases and a .536 slugging percentage. In the 4,582 official at-bats in his pro career, Na has hit .313 in addition to having 1,432 base hits.

Out of their 64 attempts at stealing a base, they have had success 38 times and been caught 26 times (40.6% caught stealing rate). The Kia Tigers have turned 61 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .979 (5th in Korean baseball). The Tigers have 825 assists, 66 errors and are sitting with 2,276 putouts for the season.

The Tigers hold a team WHIP of 1.366 in addition to having a FIP of 4.64 as a unit on the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 2.17 (627 strikeouts vs 289 walks). They are sitting at 7th in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 747. They have surrendered 69 homers and they concede 4.64 runs per 9 innings (6th in the league). The Kia pitching staff have given up 391 runs on the season while having an ERA of 4.07 (343 earned runs conceded).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Kia and under the total runs

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