NC Dinos vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 4/12/2022 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: NC Dinos vs Kiwoom Heroes

Date: Tuesday, April 12, 2022

Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea

TV: MBC Sports+

Odds/Point Spread: NC (-105) Kiwoom (-126)

Jung Hoo Lee and the Kiwoom Heroes (4-4, 4th in KBO) host the NC Dinos (2-6, 10th in KBO) at Gocheok Sky Dome on Tuesday, April 12, 2022. The Heroes open this matchup at -126 while the Dinos are priced at -105. The over/under opens at 7.5.

NC has a slugging percentage of .266 and have been rung up 67 times, while getting the free base on 24 occasions. They have compiled 18 runs batted in as well as 50 base knocks on the campaign, and their team batting average is at .195. The Dinos have accrued 10 doubles as a unit and have smacked 2 balls out of the park. They have earned 21 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .263. As a team, the NC Dinos are notching 2.6 runs per game, which has them at 10th in baseball.

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Tae Hun Do is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for NC. In his professional baseball career, Do has hit 3 balls out of the park while knocking in 19 runs. Over the course of his time in the league, he came to the plate 206 times and has come through with a base hit 36 times. Do has recorded a batting average of .201 for his career, in addition to 21 runs scored and an OPS of .565. He has recorded a slugging percentage of .263 in addition to earning 47 bases. He has gone down on strikes 35 times and has been walked on 19 occasions, which contributes in part to a .302 on-base percentage.

The NC Dinos have a tally of 213 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 78 assists and 5 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .983 which puts them in 2nd in KBO and have a total of 7 double plays. The Dinos have stolen 4 bags and have been caught 4 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage sits at 50.0%.

They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.19 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.20. Dinos pitchers have conceded 5 long balls and 28 total runs (7th in KBO). NC has allowed 59 base hits (7.5 per 9 innings) as well as 26 earned runs. The Dinos have an earned run average of 3.30 this season (6th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 57 batters.

Kiwoom has recorded 5 home runs this season in addition to 20 RBIs. They have put up 8 two-baggers, while getting a free base 21 times and recording 21 runs. The Kiwoom Heroes have recorded an OBP of .267 and a team batting average of .201 so far this year. The Heroes hold a slugging % of .292 and they score 2.63 runs per contest (9th in KBO). They have been called out on strikes on 52 occasions (9th in KBO) and have a total of 55 base hits.

Jung Hoo Lee is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Kiwoom. Lee has drawn a walk 268 times while going down on strikes on 250 chances. He has accrued 447 runs in addition to having earned 360 runs batted in. His OBP comes in at .403 and he has earned a has a OPS in his career of .879. He has gone yard 36 times, with 1,248 total bases and a .476 slugging percentage. Over the course of the 2,624 official at-bats in his professional career, Lee has compiled an average at the plate of .340 and has racked up 891 base hits.

Out of their 5 tries at stealing a base, they have made it 3 times and been caught 2 times (40.0% caught stealing rate). The Kiwoom Heroes have turned 10 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .979 (4th in Korean baseball). The Heroes have recorded 108 assists, 7 errors and have a tally of 225 putouts over the course of the season.

The Kiwoom pitching staff have conceded 31 runs on the season while holding a team ERA of 2.88 (24 earned runs yielded). They have surrendered 5 dingers and they yield 3.72 runs per 9 innings (5th in the league). The Heroes have a WHIP of 1.133 with a FIP of 3.72 as a unit over the course of the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.72 (49 strikeouts against 18 walks). They are sitting at 2nd in baseball as a staff in total hits given up with 67.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take NC (-105)

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