Hanwha Eagles vs NC Dinos Prediction, 6/23/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Hanwha Eagles vs NC Dinos

Date: Friday, June 23, 2023

Location: Changwon NC Park in Changwon, South Korea

TV: SPOTV2

Si Hwan Roh and the Hanwha Eagles (24-37, 10th in KBO) travel to Changwon NC Park on Friday, June 23, 2023, where they'll meet the NC Dinos (35-27, 3rd in KBO).

As a unit, the Hanwha Eagles are earning 4.0 runs per game, which ranks them 10th in baseball. They have 260 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .325. The Eagles have hit 94 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 37 balls out of the stadium. They have accumulated 247 RBI's and 525 base knocks for the year, while their team batting average is .237. Hanwha has a slugging rate of .331 and have struck out 545 times, while getting the free base on 264 occasions.

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Si Hwan Roh is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Hanwha. In his professional baseball career, Noh has hit 50 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 242 runs. In his time in the Majors, he came to the plate 1,821 times and got on base with a base hit 417 times. Noh has a batting average of .261 for his career, in addition to 217 scored runs and an OPS of .759. He has accumulated a slugging percentage of .413 and he has racked up 659 bases. He has been struck out 443 times and has taken a walk on 199 occasions, which contributes in part to a .346 on-base %.

The Eagles have stolen 40 bases and have been thrown out 29 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage is 42.0%. The Hanwha Eagles have earned a total of 1,772 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 663 assists and 50 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .980 which is 5th in Korean baseball and have earned 62 double plays.

They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.86 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.40. Eagles pitchers have conceded 42 long balls in addition to 302 runs in total (4th in the league). Hanwha has surrendered 570 base hits (8.7 per 9 innings) as well as 275 earned runs. The Eagles are sitting with a team ERA of 4.19 over the course of the season (6th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 477 hitters.

The NC Dinos are sitting with an OBP of .354 in addition to a batting average of .272 this season. They have struck out on 467 occasions (4th in baseball) and have earned a total of 587 base knocks. NC has compiled 44 HRs on the campaign in addition to 293 RBIs. The Dinos have a slugging percentage of .394 and they average 4.98 runs per contest (2nd in KBO). The have tallied 102 doubles, while taking a walk 240 times and scoring 314 runs.

Kun Woo Park is a batter who should impact this game for NC. In the 3,766 at-bats in his professional career, Park has earned a batting average of .325 with 1,224 hits. He has homered 105 times, as well as 1,829 total bases and also a .486 slugging percentage. Park has recorded a free base 354 times while fanning on 560 chances. He has scored 669 runs and notched 576 RBIs. His OBP comes in at .391 and he holds a has a OPS in his career of .877.

The NC Dinos have turned 60 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .973 (9th in KBO). The Dinos have recorded 568 assists, 63 errors and are sitting with 1,690 putouts this year. Of their 68 attempts at stealing a base, they have had success 45 times and been caught 23 times (33.8% caught stealing percentage).

The NC pitching staff have yielded 256 runs on the campaign and come in with a team ERA of 3.58 (224 earned runs yielded). They have given up 44 HR's and they surrender 4.09 runs per 9 innings (3rd in KBO). The Dinos hold a team WHIP of 1.325 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.09 as a pitching staff for the season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.08 (524 strikeouts vs 252 walks). They are currently ranked 10th in KBO as a staff in total hits allowed with 494.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Hanwha

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