Kiwoom Heroes vs NC Dinos Prediction, 4/9/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs NC Dinos

Date: Sunday, April 9, 2023

Location: Changwon NC Park in Changwon, South Korea

TV: SPOTV

Changwon NC Park is the venue where Jason Martin and the NC Dinos (2-3, 8th in KBO) will take on the Kiwoom Heroes (3-2, 3rd in KBO) on Sunday, April 9, 2023.

Kiwoom has a slugging rate of .297 and have been rung up 33 times, while being walked on 16 occasions. They have accumulated 12 runs batted in as well as 40 hits this year, and their team batting average is sitting at .233. The Heroes have recorded 9 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 0 balls out of the stadium. They have accounted for 13 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .313. As a unit, the Kiwoom Heroes are notching 2.6 runs per outing, which ranks them 10th in the league.

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Sung Mun Song is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Kiwoom. In his pro baseball career, Song has hit 30 baseballs over the fence while knocking in 200 runs. During his time in professional baseball, he stepped up to the plate 1,559 times and has come through with a base hit 356 times. Song has compiled an average at the plate of .253 in his time in baseball, in addition to 176 scored runs and an OPS of .690. He has recorded a slugging percentage of .377 in addition to earning 530 bases. He has struck out 228 times and earned a walk on 126 at-bats, contributing to a .313 OBP.

The Kiwoom Heroes have earned 138 putouts thus far, as well as 47 assists and 8 errors. Their fielding rate is at .959 which ranks 9th in KBO and have accumulated 6 double plays. The Heroes have stolen 9 bases and have been gunned down 6 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage is 40.0%.

The Heroes have an ERA of 3.13 on the year (2nd in the league), and their staff has rung up 37 batters. Heroes pitchers have surrendered 0 long balls and 21 runs (4th in baseball). Kiwoom has given up 45 base hits (8.8 per 9 innings) and 16 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 2.64 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.28.

The Dinos have a team slugging % of .389 and they have an average of 5.00 runs per game (5th in KBO). They have recorded 6 doubles, while taking a walk 16 times and putting up 25 runs. NC has 3 home runs on the campaign to go along with 24 RBIs. They have been rung up on 44 occasions (1st in the league) and have 53 base hits. The NC Dinos have an on-base percentage of .357 and a team batting average of .294 over the course of the season.

Jason Martin is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for NC. Martin has recorded a free base 394 times while fanning on 805 plate appearances. He has amassed 561 runs in addition to having 500 runs batted in. His on-base percentage is .342 and he also has a career OPS of .796. He has hit a home run 120 times, in addition to having 1,524 bases in total and a .454 slugging percentage. For the 3,360 official at-bats in his career, Martin has a batting average of .265 with 892 hits.

Out of their 4 attempts at swiping a bag, they have been successful 2 times and been caught 2 times (50.0% caught stealing rate). The NC Dinos have turned 6 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .971 (7th in the league). The Dinos have recorded 39 assists, 5 errors and have notched a total of 126 putouts for the season.

The Dinos hold a team WHIP of 1.452 and have a FIP of 3.86 as a pitching staff over the course of the season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.70 (39 strikeouts against 23 bases on balls). They rank 5th in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 38. They have surrendered 3 home runs and they relinquish 3.86 runs per 9 innings (1st in baseball). The NC pitching staff have given up 18 runs so far this season while holding an ERA of 3.64 (17 earned runs yielded).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kiwoom

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