Lotte Giants vs NC Dinos Prediction, 7/12/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Lotte Giants vs NC Dinos

Date: Wednesday, July 12, 2023

Location: Changwon NC Park in Changwon, South Korea

TV: KBS N Sports

Chi-Hong Ahn and the Lotte Giants (38-37, 4th in KBO) are headed to Changwon NC Park on Wednesday, July 12, 2023, where they'll take on the NC Dinos (37-38, 5th in KBO).

Lotte has a slugging % of .346 and have been called out on strikes 516 times, while drawing a walk on 263 occasions. They have accounted for 298 RBI's in addition to 647 base knocks so far this season, while their team batting average is sitting at .257. The Giants have tallied 102 doubles as a unit and have knocked 33 balls out of the stadium. They have earned 324 runs while having a team OBP of .329. As a unit, the Lotte Giants are putting up 4.3 runs per game, which puts them at 6th in the league.

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Chi-Hong Ahn is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Lotte. For his professional baseball career, Ahn has hit 135 balls out of the park while driving in 816 runs. Over the course of his time in the league, he stepped up to bat 6,260 times and came through with a base base hit 1,635 times. Ahn has compiled an average at the plate of .297 for his time in baseball, in addition to 805 runs scored and an OPS of .798. His slugging percentage is .436 and he has totaled 2,403 bases. He has been struck out 825 times and has walked on 531 occasions, contributing to a .362 on-base percentage.

The Lotte Giants have earned 2,008 putouts for the season, in addition to 706 assists and 41 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .985 which is 1st in Korean baseball and they have turned 58 double plays. The Giants have swiped 52 bags and have been thrown out 23 times, which shows us their caught stealing rate is 30.7%.

The Giants have an earned run average of 4.32 on the year (8th in KBO), and the staff has rung up 552 hitters. Lotte has allowed 698 base knocks (9.4 per 9 innings) and 321 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.84 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.49. Giants pitchers have surrendered 44 long balls and 344 runs in total (6th in the league).

The NC Dinos have earned an on-base percentage of .342 and a batting average of .262 for the year. They have struck out on 570 occasions (4th in KBO) and have tallied 680 base hits. NC has 45 home runs so far this season and 320 RBIs. The Dinos have a SLG% of .374 and they average 4.51 runs per outing (5th in baseball). They have hit 118 doubles, while taking a walk 276 times as well as scoring 343 runs.

Ah-seop Son is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for NC. Son has drawn a free base 882 times while fanning on 1,189 chances. He has accrued 1,260 runs in addition to having earned 962 runs batted in. His OBP comes in at .395 and he also has a has a OPS in his career of .852. He has homered 170 times, with 3,310 total bases and also a .457 slugging %. For the 7,242 official at-bats in his professional career, Son has compiled an average at the plate of .320 in addition to having 2,321 base hits.

Of their 81 attempts at swiping a bag, they have had success 55 times and been caught 26 times (32.1% caught stealing rate). The NC Dinos have turned 70 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .973 (10th in KBO). The Dinos have 696 assists, 75 errors and have 2,036 putouts on the season.

The NC pitching staff have relinquished 321 runs on the year while holding a team ERA of 3.70 (279 earned runs allowed). They have given up 50 homers and they allow 4.26 runs per 9 innings (2nd in baseball). The Dinos have a team WHIP of 1.349 and have a FIP of 4.26 as a staff this season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.98 (612 strikeouts against 309 walks). They are sitting at 10th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 606.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Lotte

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