NC Dinos vs Hanwha Eagles Prediction, 4/29/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: NC Dinos vs Hanwha Eagles

Date: Saturday, April 29, 2023

Location: Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon, South Korea

TV: KBS N Sports

Hanwha Life Eagles Park is the venue where Eun Seong Chae and the Hanwha Eagles (6-13, 10th in KBO) will play the NC Dinos (11-11, 5th in KBO) on Saturday, April 29, 2023.

As a unit, the NC Dinos are scoring 4.4 runs per outing, which puts them at 5th in baseball. They have accounted for 97 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .347. The Dinos have accumulated 28 doubles as a team and have knocked 13 balls out of the park. They have 88 RBI's as well as 195 hits on the year, while their average at the plate is at .264. NC has a slugging percentage of .369 and have been rung up 198 times, while drawing a walk on 76 occasions.

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Ah-seop Son is a hitter who can be a difference maker for NC. In his pro baseball career, Son has slapped 169 balls out of the park while knocking in 932 runs. Over the course of his time in the league, he came to bat 8,006 times and has come through with a base knock 2,252 times. Son has compiled an average at the plate of .320 for his career in baseball, with 1,229 scored runs and an OPS of .853. His slugging percentage sits at .458 in addition to earning 3,220 bases. He has struck out 1,160 times and has gotten a free base on 864 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .395 on-base percentage.

The NC Dinos have accumulated 582 putouts this year, as well as 188 assists and 30 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .963 which has them sitting 10th in KBO and they have turned 18 double plays. The Dinos have stolen 17 bags and have been thrown out 8 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage sits at 32.0%.

They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.38 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.28. Dinos pitchers have surrendered 12 long balls and 86 total runs (6th in baseball). NC has surrendered 170 base hits (7.9 per 9 innings) and 72 earned runs. The Dinos hold a team ERA of 3.34 for the season (3rd in the league), and the staff has rung up 186 hitters.

Hanwha has tallied 8 HRs over the course of the season to go along with 71 runs batted in. They have hit 29 doubles, while walking 82 times as well as putting up 74 runs. The Hanwha Eagles have tallied an on-base percentage of .314 in addition to a batting average of .226 so far this season. The Eagles hold a team SLG% of .307 and they score 3.70 runs per contest (9th in KBO). They have struck out on 180 occasions (2nd in KBO) and have totaled 155 base hits.

Eun Seong Chae is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Hanwha. Chae has earned a walk 246 times while striking out on 630 tries. He has accumulated 450 runs in addition to having 614 runs batted in. His on-base percentage is .358 and he has a career OPS of .805. He has hit it out of the park 100 times, as well as 1,527 total bases and a .447 slugging percentage. For the 3,416 official at-bats in his pro career, Chae has earned a batting average of .299 in addition to 1,020 base hits.

Of their 17 attempts at swiping a bag, they have made it 10 times and been caught 7 times (41.2% caught stealing rate). The Hanwha Eagles have turned 20 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .976 (6th in KBO). The Eagles have racked up 216 assists, 19 errors and have amassed 545 putouts over the course of the season.

The Eagles have a WHIP of 1.468 with a FIP of 4.90 as a staff on the year. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.59 (129 strikeouts against 81 bases on balls). They come in at 6th in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 185. They have conceded 14 homers and they allow 4.90 runs per 9 innings (8th in KBO). The Hanwha pitching staff have given up 99 runs on the season while holding an ERA of 4.42 (89 earned runs conceded).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take NC

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