Kia Tigers vs NC Dinos Prediction, 9/26/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kia Tigers vs NC Dinos

Date: Tuesday, September 26, 2023

Location: Changwon NC Park in Changwon, South Korea

TV: SPOTV2

Changwon NC Park is the venue where Kun Woo Park and the NC Dinos (67-55, 3rd in KBO) will play the Kia Tigers (61-60, 6th in KBO) on Tuesday, September 26, 2023.

As a unit, the Kia Tigers are recording 5.1 runs per game, which puts them at 2nd in KBO. They have tallied 628 runs scored while having a team OBP of .346. The Tigers have compiled 191 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 91 balls out of the park. They have accounted for 585 runs batted in in addition to 1,167 base knocks on the season, while their batting average is sitting at .276. Kia is slugging .394 and have been rung up 830 times, while taking a walk on 436 occasions.

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Hyoung Woo Choi is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Kia. Choi has an average at the plate of .312 for his time in baseball, with 1,224 scored runs and an OPS of .934. He has been struck out 1,318 times and has walked on 1,078 occasions, contributing to a .402 on-base percentage. For his professional baseball career, Choi has hit 373 balls out of the park while knocking in 1,542 runs. His career slugging percentage is .532 and he has a total of 3,964 bases. For his time in the league, he came to bat 8,732 times and has delivered with a base hit 2,321 times.

The Tigers have stolen 90 bases and have been thrown out 26 times, which means their caught stealing percentage comes in at 22.4%. The Kia Tigers have earned 3,253 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 1,136 assists and 92 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .979 which puts them in 6th in KBO and they have twisted 110 double plays.

They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.72 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.43. Tigers pitchers have yielded 80 home runs and also 570 runs (6th in the league). Kia has allowed 1,057 hits (8.8 per 9 innings) in addition to 508 earned runs. The Tigers have an earned run average of 4.22 for the year (6th in the league), and the staff has rung up 852 hitters.

The NC Dinos have earned an on-base percentage of .347 as well as a batting average of .269 this year. They have been rung up on 883 occasions (4th in the league) and have totaled 1,142 hits. NC has compiled 84 home runs for the year to go along with 551 runs batted in. The Dinos have a team SLG% of .387 and they are scoring 4.70 runs per contest (3rd in the league). They have 196 two-baggers, while walking 438 times and recording 583 runs.

Kun Woo Park is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for NC. During the 3,943 official at-bats in his pro career, Park has earned a batting average of .326 with 1,284 hits. He has gone yard 109 times, as well as 1,919 bases in total and also a .487 slugging %. Park has earned a walk 373 times while fanning on 589 tries. He has accrued 699 runs and racked up 612 runs batted in. His on-base percentage sits at .391 and he has earned a career OPS of .878.

In their 121 attempts at swiping a bag, they have made it 86 times and been caught 35 times (28.9% caught stealing rate). The NC Dinos have turned 117 double plays and have a fielding rate of .975 (10th in KBO). The Dinos have recorded 1,165 assists, 114 errors and have accumulated 3,325 putouts so far this season.

The NC pitching staff have conceded 510 runs so far this season and come in with a team ERA of 3.64 (448 earned runs conceded). They have yielded 79 homers and they relinquish 4.14 runs per 9 innings (1st in the league). The Dinos hold a team WHIP of 1.300 in addition to having a FIP of 4.14 as a squad so far this year. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.08 (959 strikeouts vs 461 free passes). They come in at 10th in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 979.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kia

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