NC Dinos vs LG Twins Prediction, 8/30/2022 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: NC Dinos vs LG Twins

Date: Tuesday, August 30, 2022

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SPOTV

Nick Martini and the NC Dinos (48-59, 7th in KBO) head to Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Tuesday, August 30, 2022, where they'll take on the LG Twins (68-42, 2nd in KBO).

As a unit, the NC Dinos are notching 4.5 runs per outing, which puts them at 4th in baseball. They have 497 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .334. The Dinos have hit 195 doubles as a squad and have hit 79 balls out of the stadium. They have accumulated 473 RBI's in addition to 959 hits this season, and their team batting average is .256. NC has a slugging % of .376 and have struck out 748 times, while taking a walk on 382 occasions.

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Nick Martini is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for NC. For his career, Martini has hit 75 balls over the fence while driving in 609 runs. During his time in professional baseball, he came to bat 5,363 times and has come through with a hit 1,254 times. Martini has hit .275 for his time in baseball, in addition to 693 scored runs and an OPS of .766. He is sitting with a career slugging percentage of .394 in addition to racking up 1,798 bases. He has fanned 801 times and earned a walk on 643 attempts at the plate, which has contributed to a .372 OBP.

The Dinos have swiped 50 bases and have been thrown out 33 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage is 39.8%. The NC Dinos have earned 2,957 putouts on the campaign, as well as 1,054 assists and 102 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .975 which has them sitting 10th in KBO and they have twisted 88 double plays.

The Dinos have compiled a team ERA of 3.98 over the course of the season (5th in the league), and their staff has rung up 906 hitters. Dinos pitchers have relinquished 83 long balls and 505 total runs (6th in KBO). NC has surrendered 963 base knocks (8.8 per 9 innings) and 436 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 2.23 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.39.

The LG Twins have a team OBP of .349 in addition to a batting average of .274 for the year. They have been rung up on 705 occasions (10th in baseball) and have earned a total of 1,049 hits. LG is sitting with 99 home runs on the year to go along with 546 RBIs. The Twins have a slugging percentage of .411 and they score 5.23 runs per contest (1st in the league). The have tallied 174 two-baggers, while taking a walk 380 times as well as recording 580 runs.

Hyun Soo Kim is a batter who should impact this game for LG. For the 7,033 official at-bats in his pro career, Kim has an average at the plate of .313 and has racked up 2,199 base hits. He has homered 242 times, as well as 3,388 total bases and also a .482 slugging percentage. Kim has tallied a walk 948 times while being called out on strikes on 856 chances. He has accumulated 1,124 runs and notched 1,297 RBIs. His OBP comes in at .395 and he has a lifetime OPS of .877.

Out of their 104 tries at swiping a bag, they got to the bag before the ball 86 times and been caught 18 times (17.3% caught stealing percentage). The LG Twins have turned 106 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .982 (2nd in the league). The Twins have accrued 1,058 assists, 74 errors and have 2,976 putouts on the campaign.

The Twins hold a team WHIP of 1.275 with a FIP of 3.95 as a squad on the year. They are sitting at 10th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 923. The LG pitching staff have conceded 435 runs this year while having an ERA of 3.58 (395 earned runs given up). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.26 (772 strikeouts vs 342 walks). They have allowed 77 homers and they relinquish 3.95 runs per 9 innings (2nd in baseball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take NC

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