NC Dinos vs LG Twins Prediction, 4/9/2022 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: NC Dinos vs LG Twins

Date: Saturday, April 9, 2022

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SPOTV2

Odds/Point Spread: NC (+124) LG (-166)

Hyun Soo Kim and the LG Twins (72-57, 3rd in KBO) play the NC Dinos (67-67, 7th in KBO) at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Saturday, April 9, 2022. The Dinos open this contest at +124 while the Twins are coming in at -166. The total is set at 6.5.

The Dinos hit 202 doubles as a team and knocked 168 balls out of the park. NC had a slugging percentage of .416 and were rung up 1,086 times, while taking a walk on 507 occasions. As a team, the NC Dinos scored 4.9 runs/g, which ranked them 7th in KBO. They earned 665 runs batted in as well as 1,244 base knocks in the prior season, while their batting average came in at .261. They had a total of 697 runs and held an on-base percentage of .343.

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Nick Martini is a batter who should impact this game for NC. For his professional baseball career, Martini has drilled 60 balls over the fence while knocking in 539 runs. He has earned a slugging percentage of .385 and he has racked up 1,613 bases. For his time in the league, he stepped up to the plate 4,927 times and has reached base with a hit 1,142 times. He has struck out 744 times and has taken a walk on 602 occasions, which contributes in part to a .372 on-base percentage. Martini has hit .273 for his baseball career, in addition to 646 runs scored and an OPS of .757.

The Dinos stole 84 bases and were thrown out 40 times, which means their caught stealing percentage came in at 32.3%. The NC Dinos accounted for 3,770 putouts over the course of last season, in addition to 1,287 assists and 111 errors. Their fielding percentage was at .979 which was 8th in the league and they twisted 105 double plays.

They earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.79 and their pitching staff earned a collective WHIP of 1.48. Dinos pitchers conceded 122 home runs and 686 runs in total (6th in the league). NC surrendered 1,256 base knocks (9.1 per 9 innings) as well as 624 earned runs. The Dinos compiled a team earned run average of 4.50 in the prior season (6th in the league), and the staff rung up 1,046 batters.

The Twins held a team slugging % of .369 and they were earning 4.56 runs per game (8th in the league). They hit 208 doubles, while taking a walk 586 times as well as scoring 652 runs. LG accounted for 109 long balls over the course of last year as well as 619 RBIs. They were rung up on 919 occasions (8th in baseball) and earned 1,185 hits. The LG Twins had a team OBP of .342 in addition to a batting average of .251 over the course of the prior season.

Hyun Soo Kim is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for LG. Kim has drawn a free base 895 times while striking out on 810 chances. He has recorded 1,059 runs and has 1,213 RBIs. His on-base percentage is .397 and he also has a lifetime OPS of .879. He has gone yard 223 times, with 3,201 total bases and also a .482 slugging %. In the 6,641 official at-bats in his professional career, Kim has hit .315 in addition to having 2,093 hits.

Of their 138 chances at stealing a base, they got to the bag before the ball 98 times and were caught 40 times (29.0% caught stealing rate). The LG Twins turned 147 double plays and accounted for a fielding rate of .983 (3rd in KBO). The Twins racked up 1,480 assists, 91 errors and are sitting with 3,817 putouts last season.

The Twins held a team WHIP of 1.312 in addition to having a FIP of 3.96 as a staff in the previous season. They finished at 10th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 1,117. The LG pitching staff conceded 557 runs over the course of the prior season while holding a team ERA of 3.57 (501 earned runs relinquished). Their K/BB ratio was 1.96 (1,062 strikeouts against 542 walks). They conceded 79 long balls and they conceded 3.96 runs per 9 innings (1st in the league).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take NC (+124)

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