Kiwoom Heroes vs NC Dinos Prediction, 4/8/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs NC Dinos

Date: Saturday, April 8, 2023

Location: Changwon NC Park in Changwon, South Korea

TV: SPOTV

Jason Martin and the NC Dinos (2-2, 8th in KBO) host the Kiwoom Heroes (3-1, 1st in KBO) at Changwon NC Park on Saturday, April 8, 2023.

Kiwoom has a slugging rate of .319 and have struck out 25 times, while being walked on 13 occasions. They have accumulated 12 RBI's in addition to 35 base knocks for the season, while their batting average is .248. The Heroes have accounted for 8 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 0 balls out of the park. They have notched a total of 13 runs and hold an OBP of .321. As a squad, the Kiwoom Heroes are knocking in 3.3 runs per outing, which puts them at 10th in the league.

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Sung Mun Song is a batter who should impact this game for Kiwoom. In his career, Song has hit 30 balls out of the park while knocking in 200 runs. During his time in professional baseball, he stepped into the batters box 1,559 times and has delivered a hit 356 times. Song has earned a batting average of .253 for his career, in addition to 176 scored runs and an OPS of .690. His slugging percentage is .377 in addition to having tallied 530 bases. He has struck out 228 times and has taken a walk on 126 occasions, contributing to a .313 OBP.

The Heroes have stolen 6 bags and have been thrown out 4 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage sits at 40.0%. The Kiwoom Heroes have accounted for 111 putouts for the season, as well as 37 assists and 8 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .949 which has them sitting 10th in the league and have 4 double plays.

The Heroes are sitting with a team earned run average of 2.68 this season (1st in the league), and their staff has struck out 33 hitters. Heroes pitchers have conceded 0 home runs and also 16 runs (5th in baseball). Kiwoom has conceded 37 base hits (9.0 per 9 innings) as well as 11 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 4.71 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.19.

NC is sitting with 3 home runs on the campaign to go along with 22 runs batted in. They have 6 doubles, while taking a walk 13 times and scoring 23 runs. The NC Dinos are sitting with a team OBP of .348 as well as a team batting average of .292 on the year. The Dinos hold a slugging % of .410 and they average 5.75 runs per outing (3rd in the league). They have been rung up on 33 occasions (1st in baseball) and have 42 base knocks.

Jason Martin is a batter who should be able to impact this game for NC. In the 189 official at-bats in his professional career, Martin has a batting average of .206 with 39 hits. He has hit a home run 6 times, in addition to having 60 bases in total and a .328 slugging percentage. Martin has recorded a free base 14 times while striking out on 55 chances. He has accounted for 21 runs in addition to having earned 19 RBIs. His on-base % is .263 and he holds a career OPS of .588.

The NC Dinos have turned 5 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .978 (5th in KBO). The Dinos have 32 assists, 3 errors and have notched a total of 102 putouts during this campaign. Out of their 4 attempts at swiping a bag, they have made it 2 times and been caught 2 times (50.0% caught stealing percentage).

The Dinos hold a team WHIP of 1.471 and have a FIP of 3.18 as a unit for the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 1.50 (30 strikeouts vs 20 free passes). They are sitting at 6th in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 30. They have given up 2 dingers and they give up 3.18 runs per 9 innings (1st in the league). The NC pitching staff have surrendered 12 runs for the season while holding a team ERA of 3.18 (12 earned runs yielded).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take NC

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