Lotte Giants vs NC Dinos Prediction, 9/10/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Lotte Giants vs NC Dinos

Date: Sunday, September 10, 2023

Location: Changwon NC Park in Changwon, South Korea

TV: SPOTV2

Changwon NC Park is the venue where Ju Won Kim and the NC Dinos (60-51, 3rd in KBO) will take on the Lotte Giants (54-60, 7th in KBO) on Sunday, September 10, 2023.

As a team, the Lotte Giants are scoring 4.4 runs per game, which is 6th in KBO. They are sitting with 505 runs scored while having a team OBP of .336. The Giants have accrued 177 doubles as a team and have hit 53 balls out of the park. They have earned 470 runs batted in and 1,004 hits on the year, and their average at the plate is at .262. Lotte owns a slugging percentage of .358 and have been called out on strikes 782 times, while taking a walk on 417 occasions.

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Jun-woo Jeon is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Lotte. In his career, Jeon has hit 192 baseballs out of the park while driving in 869 runs. Over the course of his time in the league, he stepped up to the plate 6,646 times and came through with a base base knock 1,768 times. Jeon has hit .299 for his time in baseball, with 974 runs scored and an OPS of .826. He has earned a slugging percentage of .463 in addition to earning 2,744 bases. He has struck out 986 times and has walked on 543 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .363 on-base percentage.

The Giants have swiped 70 bags and have been thrown out 37 times, which means their caught stealing percentage is 34.6%. The Lotte Giants have a tally of 3,046 putouts this year, in addition to 1,086 assists and 83 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .980 which has them ranked 3rd in the league and they have turned 86 double plays.

The Giants have a team ERA of 4.22 for the season (6th in the league), and their staff has struck out 840 batters. Lotte has allowed 1,066 base knocks (9.5 per 9 innings) and 476 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.92 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.48. Giants pitchers have relinquished 62 home runs and 536 runs in total (5th in the league).

NC has accumulated 81 home runs so far this season and 514 RBIs. They have hit 180 two-baggers, while walking 410 times and putting up 545 runs. The NC Dinos have tallied a team on-base percentage of .350 in addition to a batting average of .271 on the season. The Dinos hold a slugging % of .393 and they are earning 4.82 runs per contest (3rd in KBO). They have been rung up on 798 occasions (4th in baseball) and have tallied 1,052 base hits.

Ju Won Kim is a batter who can be a difference maker for NC. Kim has tallied a free base 88 times while being called out on strikes on 242 tries. His on-base percentage sits at .328 and he has a has a OPS in his career of .695. For the 787 at-bats in his baseball career, Kim has earned a batting average of .230 with 181 base hits. He has accrued 102 runs and also has 107 RBIs. He has hit the long ball 24 times, with 289 total bases and also a .367 slugging percentage.

In their 113 chances at swiping a bag, they have had success 80 times and been caught 33 times (29.2% caught stealing rate). The NC Dinos have twisted 105 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .976 (10th in Korean baseball). The Dinos have recorded 1,056 assists, 102 errors and have earned a total of 3,031 putouts this season.

The NC pitching staff have allowed 473 runs on the campaign while having an ERA of 3.68 (413 earned runs surrendered). They have surrendered 75 long balls and they allow 4.21 runs per 9 innings (1st in KBO). The Dinos hold a team WHIP of 1.310 with a FIP of 4.21 as a team on the campaign. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 2.05 (863 strikeouts against 421 free passes). They come in at 10th in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 902.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Lotte

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