Hanwha Eagles vs NC Dinos Prediction, 6/24/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Hanwha Eagles vs NC Dinos

Date: Saturday, June 24, 2023

Location: Changwon NC Park in Changwon, South Korea

TV: MBC Sports+

Eun Seong Chae and the Hanwha Eagles (24-37, 10th in KBO) head to Changwon NC Park on Saturday, June 24, 2023, where they'll take on the NC Dinos (35-27, 3rd in KBO).

Hanwha has a slugging % of .331 and have been called out on strikes 545 times, while drawing a walk on 264 occasions. They have accrued 247 RBI's and 525 base knocks so far this year, and their batting average comes in at .237. The Eagles have accrued 94 two-baggers as a team and have hit 37 balls out of the stadium. They have earned a total of 260 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .325. As a unit, the Hanwha Eagles are recording 4.0 runs per game, which has them at 10th in the league.

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Eun Seong Chae is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Hanwha. In his career, Chae has hit 106 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 639 runs. He has compiled a slugging percentage of .445 and he has accumulated 1,595 bases. During his time in professional baseball, he faced a pitcher 4,023 times and has delivered with a base hit 1,064 times. He has struck out 669 times and has gotten a free base on 261 occasions, contributing to a .358 OBP. Chae is sitting with a batting avereage of .297 for his baseball career, with 474 runs scored and an OPS of .803.

The Hanwha Eagles have earned a total of 1,772 putouts this season, in addition to 663 assists and 50 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .980 which has them ranked 5th in the league and have a total of 62 double plays. The Eagles have swiped 40 bags and have been caught 29 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 42.0%.

Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.86 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.40. Eagles pitchers have yielded 42 home runs and 302 total runs (4th in baseball). Hanwha has allowed 570 hits (8.7 per 9 innings) and also 275 earned runs. The Eagles hold a team earned run average of 4.19 this season (6th in the league), and they have rung up 477 batters.

The Dinos hold a slugging % of .394 and they tally 4.98 runs per game (2nd in KBO). They have notched 102 doubles, while walking 240 times as well as scoring 314 runs. NC has recorded 44 long balls so far this year to go along with 293 RBIs. They have struck out on 467 occasions (4th in the league) and have totaled 587 base hits. The NC Dinos have a team OBP of .354 and a team batting average of .272 for the season.

Ah-seop Son is a batter who can be a difference maker for NC. Son has tallied a free base 878 times while striking out on 1,181 plate appearances. His on-base rate is .396 and he is the owner of a lifetime OPS of .854. Over the course of the 7,201 at-bats in his professional career, Son has a batting average of .321 in addition to 2,312 base hits. He has accounted for 1,257 runs and notched 959 RBIs. He has gone deep 170 times, with 3,301 total bases and also a .458 slugging percentage.

Out of their 68 attempts at swiping a bag, they have made it 45 times and been caught 23 times (33.8% caught stealing rate). The NC Dinos have turned 60 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .973 (9th in KBO). The Dinos have accrued 568 assists, 63 errors and have 1,690 putouts on the campaign.

The Dinos have a WHIP of 1.325 with a FIP of 4.09 as a pitching staff over the course of the season. They have a ranking of 10th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 494. The NC pitching staff have relinquished 256 runs on the season while holding an ERA of 3.58 (224 earned runs surrendered). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.08 (524 strikeouts against 252 bases on balls). They have yielded 44 HR's and they concede 4.09 runs per 9 innings (3rd in the league).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take NC

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