LG Twins vs NC Dinos Prediction, 8/25/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: LG Twins vs NC Dinos

Date: Friday, August 25, 2023

Location: Changwon NC Park in Changwon, South Korea

TV: SPOTV2

Changwon NC Park is the site where Kun Woo Park and the NC Dinos (52-48, 4th in KBO) will take on the LG Twins (64-38, 1st in KBO) on Friday, August 25, 2023.

The Twins have tallied 176 doubles as a unit and have hit 66 balls out of the park. LG is slugging .400 and have struck out 599 times, while being walked on 448 occasions. As a team, the LG Twins are knocking in 5.6 runs per game, which has them sitting at 1st in KBO. They have accumulated 539 runs batted in in addition to 1,022 base knocks so far this year, and their batting average sits at .285. They have tallied 578 runs while having a team OBP of .369.

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Chang-ki Hong is a batter who should be able to impact this game for LG. In his professional baseball career, Hong has slapped 14 balls out of the park while knocking in 212 runs. Over the course of his pro career, he stepped up to bat 2,379 times and also came through with a hit 588 times. Hong has hit .305 for his career in baseball, with 382 scored runs and an OPS of .830. His slugging percentage sits at .402 and he has totaled 776 bases. He has struck out 382 times and has been walked on 354 attempts at the plate, which contributes in part to a .428 on-base percentage.

The LG Twins have notched a total of 2,833 putouts so far this season, as well as 967 assists and 96 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .975 which ranks 10th in Korean baseball and have earned 94 double plays. The Twins have swiped 82 bags and have been caught 21 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage sits at 20.4%.

They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.07 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.32. Twins pitchers have allowed 51 long balls in addition to 438 total runs (9th in the league). LG has surrendered 897 hits (8.6 per 9 innings) and 377 earned runs. The Twins have a team ERA of 3.59 this season (1st in KBO), and the staff has rung up 728 batters.

The NC Dinos have an on-base percentage of .346 as well as a team batting average of .268 for the year. They have been called out on strikes on 731 occasions (4th in the league) and have 938 base hits. NC has accumulated 67 home runs on the season to go along with 452 RBIs. The Dinos hold a team slugging percentage of .385 and they are recording 4.71 runs per outing (4th in the league). They have put up 161 doubles, while walking 366 times and racking up 480 runs.

Kun Woo Park is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for NC. Park has drawn a free base 365 times while going down on strikes on 580 plate appearances. His on-base percentage comes in at .390 and he also has a career OPS of .875. In the 3,880 official at-bats in his professional career, Park has hit .325 and has racked up 1,260 base knocks. He has tallied 687 runs and also has 596 RBIs. He has gone deep 106 times, with 1,882 bases in total and a .485 slugging percentage.

Out of their 104 tries at getting a steal, they have been successful 73 times and been caught 31 times (29.8% caught stealing rate). The NC Dinos have twisted 97 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .976 (9th in Korean baseball). The Dinos have recorded 952 assists, 92 errors and have earned a total of 2,743 putouts during this campaign.

The NC pitching staff have conceded 433 runs on the season while having an ERA of 3.71 (377 earned runs yielded). They have yielded 68 dingers and they surrender 4.26 runs per 9 innings (2nd in baseball). The Dinos have a team WHIP of 1.329 in addition to having a FIP of 4.26 as a staff this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.00 (795 strikeouts vs 397 walks). They come in at 10th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 818.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take LG

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