Kia Tigers vs NC Dinos Prediction, 5/7/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kia Tigers vs NC Dinos

Date: Sunday, May 7, 2023

Location: Changwon NC Park in Changwon, South Korea

TV: KBS N Sports

Sun Bin Kim and the Kia Tigers (13-12, 4th in KBO) travel to Changwon NC Park on Sunday, May 7, 2023, where they'll meet the NC Dinos (14-14, 6th in KBO).

The Tigers have compiled 29 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 12 balls out of the park. Kia has a slugging % of .340 and have been called out on strikes 198 times, while getting the free base on 93 occasions. As a team, the Kia Tigers are notching 4.3 runs per outing, which is 6th in the league. They have compiled 94 RBI's in addition to 218 base knocks for the season, and their team batting average sits at .258. They have a total of 107 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .335.

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Sun Bin Kim is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Kia. Kim has earned a batting average of .301 for his career in baseball, with 656 runs scored and an OPS of .750. He has fanned 467 times and has gotten a free base on 527 occasions, which has contributed to a .374 OBP. In his pro baseball career, Kim has hit 32 balls out of the park while knocking in 523 runs. He has compiled a slugging percentage of .376 and he has a total of 1,736 bases. In his time spent in pro baseball, he came to bat 5,335 times and has come through with a base hit 1,390 times.

The Tigers have swiped 20 bags and have been thrown out 8 times, which shows us their caught stealing rate is 28.6%. The Kia Tigers have accounted for 670 putouts thus far, in addition to 225 assists and 16 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .982 which ranks 3rd in the league and they have twisted 26 double plays.

The Tigers have compiled a team ERA of 3.79 on the year (6th in the league), and the staff has rung up 184 batters. Tigers pitchers have relinquished 14 home runs in addition to 99 total runs (10th in the league). Kia has relinquished 205 hits (8.3 per 9 innings) in addition to 94 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.55 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.45.

The Dinos have a slugging percentage of .354 and they average 4.07 runs per game (7th in baseball). They have notched 32 doubles, while walking 94 times as well as putting up 114 runs. NC has hit 17 HRs on the campaign to go along with 103 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 244 occasions (1st in the league) and have recorded 236 base hits. The NC Dinos have accounted for an on-base percentage of .336 as well as a batting average of .254 this season.

Ju Won Kim is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for NC. Kim has recorded a walk 56 times while fanning on 180 occasions. His on-base percentage is .327 and he has earned a career OPS of .717. For the 533 at-bats in his career, Kim has a batting average of .236 with 126 base hits. He has compiled 65 runs in addition to having 76 RBIs. He has hit a home run 18 times, with 208 total bases and also a .390 slugging percentage.

The NC Dinos have turned 25 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .969 (9th in the league). The Dinos have recorded 248 assists, 32 errors and have earned 741 putouts so far this year. Out of their 31 chances at swiping a bag, they have had success 19 times and been caught 12 times (38.7% caught stealing rate).

The NC pitching staff have yielded 105 runs for the year while having a team ERA of 3.28 (90 earned runs relinquished). They have given up 14 HR's and they surrender 3.83 runs per 9 innings (1st in the league). The Dinos have a team WHIP of 1.239 in addition to having a FIP of 3.83 as a pitching staff over the course of the season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.37 (239 strikeouts vs 101 walks). They rank 9th in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 205.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kia

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