KT Wiz vs NC Dinos Prediction, 4/11/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds
Game: KT Wiz vs NC Dinos
Date: Tuesday, April 11, 2023
Location: Changwon NC Park in Changwon, South Korea
TV: SPOTV2
Kun Woo Park and the NC Dinos (5-3, 4th in KBO) host the KT Wiz (3-2, 5th in KBO) at Changwon NC Park on Tuesday, April 11, 2023.
KT is slugging .442 and have been called out on strikes 45 times, while being walked on 14 occasions. They have 36 runs batted in as well as 55 hits so far this year, while their average at the plate is .290. The Wiz have accounted for 10 two-baggers as a team and have hit 5 balls out of the park. They have earned a total of 37 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .333. As a unit, the KT Wiz are earning 7.4 runs per game, which ranks them 1st in KBO.
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Anthony Alford is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for KT. In his pro baseball career, Alford has hit 8 baseballs over the fence while driving in 20 runs. He is sitting with a career slugging percentage of .368 and he has totaled 81 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he approached the plate 240 times and came through with a base base hit 46 times. He has been struck out 91 times and has been walked on 16 at-bats, which has contributed to a .275 on-base percentage. Alford has accumulated a batting average of .209 for his baseball career, with 25 scored runs and an OPS of .643.
The KT Wiz have 138 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 53 assists and 3 errors. Their fielding rate is at .985 which has them sitting 3rd in KBO and they have twisted 6 double plays. The Wiz have stolen 9 bags and have been caught 1 time, which tells us their caught stealing percentage is 10.0%.
The Wiz have a team ERA of 4.70 this year (8th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 30 batters. KT has conceded 53 base hits (10.4 per 9 innings) as well as 24 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.58 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.57. Wiz pitchers have allowed 2 home runs in addition to 25 total runs (7th in KBO).
NC has accounted for 7 home runs on the season and 41 runs batted in. They have hit 10 doubles, while walking 27 times and recording 44 runs. The NC Dinos have an on-base percentage of .365 and a batting average of .297 this year. The Dinos hold a team SLG% of .418 and they have an average of 5.50 runs per outing (2nd in KBO). They have been called out on strikes on 74 occasions (1st in the league) and have notched a total of 81 base knocks.
Kun Woo Park is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for NC. For the 3,566 at-bats in his pro career, Park has accumulated a batting average of .327 with 1,165 base hits. He has hit a home run 98 times, with 1,734 total bases and a .486 slugging %. Park has recorded a walk 325 times while being called out on strikes on 531 attempts. He is sitting with 640 runs and notched 542 RBIs. His on-base % is .390 and he has a career OPS of .876.
Out of their 5 chances at getting a steal, they have made it 3 times and been caught 2 times (40.0% caught stealing rate). The NC Dinos have twisted 8 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .965 (8th in Korean baseball). The Dinos have accrued 71 assists, 10 errors and have notched a total of 207 putouts on the campaign.
The Dinos hold a team WHIP of 1.304 with a FIP of 3.13 as a squad for the year. Their K/BB ratio is 2.31 (67 strikeouts against 29 free passes). They are currently ranked 5th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 61. They have conceded 4 long balls and they surrender 3.13 runs per 9 innings (1st in the league). The NC pitching staff have given up 24 runs for the season while holding an ERA of 2.61 (20 earned runs relinquished).
Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?
Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take NC
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