KT Wiz vs NC Dinos Prediction, 4/13/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: KT Wiz vs NC Dinos

Date: Thursday, April 13, 2023

Location: Changwon NC Park in Changwon, South Korea

TV: SPOTV

Jason Martin and the NC Dinos (6-3, 4th in KBO) play the KT Wiz (3-3, 5th in KBO) at Changwon NC Park on Thursday, April 13, 2023.

KT has a slugging percentage of .426 and have been rung up 55 times, while taking a walk on 15 occasions. They have earned 36 RBI's as well as 63 hits for the year, while their average at the plate comes in at .283. The Wiz have tallied 13 doubles as a team and have hit 5 balls out of the stadium. They have 37 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .324. As a unit, the KT Wiz are recording 6.2 runs per game, which puts them at 1st in KBO.

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Min Hyuck Kim is a batter who can be a difference maker for KT. In his career, Kim has hit 6 baseballs out of the park while driving in 118 runs. Over the course of his pro career, he stepped up to bat 1,638 times and came through with a base base hit 401 times. Kim has earned a batting average of .278 for his baseball career, in addition to 200 runs scored and an OPS of .675. His slugging percentage sits at .330 in addition to having tallied 475 bases. He has fanned 231 times and has been walked on 130 occasions, contributing to a .345 on-base percentage.

The KT Wiz have amassed 162 putouts for the season, in addition to 63 assists and 3 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .987 which ranks 1st in Korean baseball and they have twisted 8 double plays. The Wiz have swiped 10 bases and have been thrown out 1 time, which means their caught stealing rate is 9.1%.

The Wiz are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.17 this year (6th in the league), and their staff has rung up 35 batters. KT has surrendered 57 hits (9.5 per 9 innings) and 25 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 1.75 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.43. Wiz pitchers have given up 2 home runs and also 26 runs (8th in the league).

NC has accounted for 7 long balls this season as well as 42 runs batted in. They have hit 10 doubles, while walking 28 times as well as racking up 45 runs. The NC Dinos have earned a team on-base percentage of .352 in addition to a batting average of .286 so far this year. The Dinos have a team slugging % of .397 and they average 5.00 runs per contest (3rd in KBO). They have been called out on strikes on 79 instances (1st in KBO) and are sitting with 85 base knocks.

Jason Martin is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for NC. Over the course of the 189 at-bats in his pro career, Martin has hit .206 in addition to having 39 base hits. He has hit the long ball 6 times, with 62 total bases and also a .328 slugging percentage. Martin has drawn a walk 14 times while going down on strikes on 55 occasions. He has recorded 21 runs and has 19 runs batted in. His OBP sits at .260 and he has a lifetime OPS of .588.

The NC Dinos have twisted 9 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .966 (8th in Korean baseball). The Dinos have accrued 78 assists, 11 errors and have accumulated 234 putouts for the season. In their 5 attempts at swiping a bag, they have had success 3 times and been caught 2 times (40.0% caught stealing rate).

The NC pitching staff have surrendered 24 runs on the year while holding a team ERA of 2.31 (20 earned runs given up). They have surrendered 4 long balls and they allow 2.77 runs per 9 innings (1st in KBO). The Dinos have a team WHIP of 1.269 in addition to having a FIP of 2.77 as a pitching staff on the campaign. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 2.57 (77 strikeouts vs 30 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 5th in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 69.

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take NC

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