Lotte Giants vs NC Dinos Prediction, 4/23/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Lotte Giants vs NC Dinos

Date: Sunday, April 23, 2023

Location: Changwon NC Park in Changwon, South Korea

TV: SPOTV2

Jun-woo Jeon and the Lotte Giants (7-8, 7th in KBO) go to Changwon NC Park on Sunday, April 23, 2023, where they'll meet the NC Dinos (10-7, 3rd in KBO).

As a squad, the Lotte Giants are scoring 4.9 runs per game, which has them sitting at 3rd in baseball. They have a total of 73 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .339. The Giants have tallied 16 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 9 balls out of the stadium. They have earned 69 RBI's in addition to 132 hits over the course of the season, while their team batting average is .261. Lotte is slugging .358 and have struck out 91 times, while getting the free base on 58 occasions.

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Jun-woo Jeon is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Lotte. In his career, Jeon has hit 181 baseballs out of the park while driving in 817 runs. Over the course of his pro career, he came to the plate 6,271 times and has come through with a base knock 1,670 times. Jeon has accrued an average at the plate of .299 for his career, in addition to 922 runs scored and an OPS of .825. His slugging percentage is .463 and he has totaled 2,592 bases. He has been struck out 945 times and has walked on 506 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .362 on-base percentage.

The Lotte Giants are sitting with 394 putouts on the campaign, as well as 135 assists and 11 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .980 which ranks 3rd in KBO and have 11 double plays. The Giants have stolen 15 bases and have been caught 4 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 21.1%.

The Giants have a team earned run average of 6.04 on the year (10th in KBO), and their staff has struck out 116 batters. Lotte has conceded 155 base knocks (10.6 per 9 innings) and 88 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.63 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.72. Giants pitchers have conceded 11 home runs in addition to 93 runs in total (1st in KBO).

NC has hit 10 home runs for the year to go along with 71 RBIs. They have 21 two-baggers, while taking a walk 58 times and putting up 80 runs. The NC Dinos have an on-base percentage of .349 as well as a batting average of .271 for the year. The Dinos hold a team slugging % of .378 and they tally 4.71 runs per contest (4th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 158 instances (1st in KBO) and have accounted for 154 base hits.

Jason Martin is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for NC. During the 189 at-bats in his pro career, Martin has an average at the plate of .206 in addition to having 39 hits. He has hit a home run 6 times, in addition to having 62 total bases and also a .328 slugging %. Martin has drawn a walk 14 times while going down on strikes on 55 attempts. He has accumulated 21 runs in addition to having earned 19 runs batted in. His on-base percentage comes in at .260 and he has a career OPS of .588.

The NC Dinos have turned 13 double plays and have a fielding rate of .964 (10th in KBO). The Dinos have accrued 149 assists, 22 errors and have earned a total of 447 putouts over the course of the season. Of their 18 chances at stealing a base, they have had success 11 times and been caught 7 times (38.9% caught stealing percentage).

The NC pitching staff have given up 62 runs on the season while holding a team ERA of 3.20 (53 earned runs surrendered). They have allowed 9 homers and they allow 3.74 runs per 9 innings (1st in KBO). The Dinos hold a team WHIP of 1.315 in addition to having a FIP of 3.74 as a team so far this year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.31 (141 strikeouts against 61 free passes). They are sitting at 7th in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 135.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Lotte

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