Kiwoom Heroes vs NC Dinos Prediction, 9/6/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs NC Dinos

Date: Wednesday, September 6, 2023

Location: Changwon NC Park in Changwon, South Korea

TV: MBC Sports+

Jung Hoo Lee and the Kiwoom Heroes (51-70, 9th in KBO) head to Changwon NC Park on Wednesday, September 6, 2023, where they'll take on the NC Dinos (57-51, 5th in KBO).

The Heroes have hit 193 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 54 balls out of the park. Kiwoom is slugging .351 and have struck out 948 times, while being walked on 424 occasions. As a unit, the Kiwoom Heroes are earning 4.3 runs per outing, which is 9th in the league. They have tallied 505 RBI's in addition to 1,127 base knocks on the season, while their team batting average is at .259. They are sitting with 527 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .331.

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Jung Hoo Lee is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Kiwoom. In his career, Lee has hit 65 balls out of the park while knocking in 515 runs. He has amassed a slugging percentage of .491 and he has totaled 1,706 bases. During his time in professional baseball, he came to the plate 3,946 times and has delivered with a base hit 1,181 times. He has fanned 304 times and has walked on 383 at-bats, which has contributed to a .407 OBP. Lee has hit .340 for his career in baseball, with 581 runs scored and an OPS of .898.

The Heroes have stolen 111 bags and have been caught 39 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 26.0%. The Kiwoom Heroes are sitting with 3,334 putouts this season, as well as 1,233 assists and 96 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .979 which has them ranked 7th in KBO and they have twisted 109 double plays.

The Heroes have compiled a team ERA of 4.33 this season (8th in KBO), and the staff has struck out 840 hitters. Heroes pitchers have given up 73 long balls and 599 runs in total (1st in KBO). Kiwoom has conceded 1,150 hits (9.3 per 9 innings) as well as 535 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 1.91 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.43.

The NC Dinos have a team on-base percentage of .349 in addition to a batting average of .272 so far this year. They have struck out on 783 instances (4th in KBO) and have tallied 1,029 hits. NC has a total of 80 long balls so far this year in addition to 498 runs batted in. The Dinos have a team SLG% of .393 and they average 4.81 runs per game (3rd in baseball). They have hit 172 doubles, while walking 391 times and recording 529 runs.

Ah-seop Son is a batter who should be able to impact this game for NC. Son has drawn a free base 895 times while fanning on 1,201 plate appearances. His on-base percentage sits at .396 and he is the owner of a career OPS of .854. In the 7,376 official at-bats in his pro career, Son has a batting average of .322 with 2,373 base hits. He has tallied 1,291 runs in addition to having earned 984 RBIs. He has hit it out of the park 174 times, in addition to having 3,379 total bases and a .458 slugging percentage.

Of their 112 chances at stealing a base, they have had success 79 times and been caught 33 times (29.5% caught stealing percentage). The NC Dinos have turned 104 double plays and have a fielding rate of .976 (10th in KBO). The Dinos have 1,035 assists, 99 errors and have notched a total of 2,950 putouts on the campaign.

The Dinos hold a team WHIP of 1.324 with a FIP of 4.29 as a staff on the year. They come in at 10th in baseball as a staff in total hits conceded with 885. The NC pitching staff have yielded 469 runs this year while having a team ERA of 3.75 (410 earned runs allowed). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.00 (834 strikeouts vs 417 walks). They have given up 74 long balls and they yield 4.29 runs per 9 innings (2nd in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kiwoom

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