Kia Tigers vs NC Dinos Prediction, 5/5/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kia Tigers vs NC Dinos

Date: Friday, May 5, 2023

Location: Changwon NC Park in Changwon, South Korea

TV: SPOTV

Changwon NC Park is the venue where Kun Woo Park and the NC Dinos (14-14, 7th in KBO) will play the Kia Tigers (13-12, 5th in KBO) on Friday, May 5, 2023.

As a team, the Kia Tigers are scoring 4.3 runs per game, which ranks them 5th in the league. They have 107 runs while holding a team OBP of .335. The Tigers have hit 29 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 12 balls out of the stadium. They have earned 94 runs batted in in addition to 218 base knocks this year, and their batting average is at .258. Kia has a slugging percentage of .340 and have been called out on strikes 198 times, while drawing a walk on 93 occasions.

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Hyoung Woo Choi is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Kia. Choi has an average at the plate of .313 for his baseball career, in addition to 1,172 runs scored and an OPS of .937. He has gone down on strikes 1,250 times and has walked on 1,026 attempts at the plate, which has contributed to a .402 OBP. In his career, Choi has hit 359 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 1,477 runs. His slugging percentage sits at .535 and he has totaled 3,799 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he came to bat 8,325 times and has come through with a base hit 2,221 times.

The Kia Tigers have earned a total of 670 putouts this season, as well as 225 assists and 16 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .982 which has them ranked 3rd in KBO and have accumulated 26 double plays. The Tigers have stolen 20 bases and have been thrown out 8 times, which tells us their caught stealing rate is 28.6%.

The Tigers have a team earned run average of 3.79 for the season (6th in the league), and their staff has struck out 184 batters. Kia has conceded 205 base knocks (8.3 per 9 innings) as well as 94 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.55 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.45. Tigers pitchers have allowed 14 long balls and also 99 runs in total (9th in the league).

The NC Dinos have accumulated an OBP of .336 as well as a batting average of .254 on the campaign. They have struck out on 244 occasions (1st in KBO) and have tallied 236 base knocks. NC has knocked in 17 home runs on the season to go along with 103 runs batted in. The Dinos hold a slugging % of .354 and they have an average of 4.07 runs per game (8th in baseball). They have recorded 32 two-baggers, while taking a walk 94 times as well as notching 114 runs.

Kun Woo Park is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for NC. For the 3,634 at-bats in his pro career, Park has hit .325 in addition to having 1,182 hits. He has hit a home run 99 times, as well as 1,760 total bases and also a .484 slugging percentage. Park has drawn a free base 334 times while fanning on 545 occasions. He has scored 646 runs in addition to having 553 RBIs. His on-base rate is .390 and he also has a lifetime OPS of .874.

Out of their 31 tries at swiping a bag, they have made it 19 times and been caught 12 times (38.7% caught stealing rate). The NC Dinos have turned 25 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .969 (9th in Korean baseball). The Dinos have 248 assists, 32 errors and have accumulated 741 putouts for the year.

The NC pitching staff have given up 105 runs for the year and come in with a team ERA of 3.28 (90 earned runs allowed). They have conceded 14 homers and they concede 3.83 runs per 9 innings (2nd in KBO). The Dinos have a WHIP of 1.239 in addition to having a FIP of 3.83 as a squad for the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.37 (239 strikeouts against 101 walks). They rank 9th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 205.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kia

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