NC Dinos vs Hanwha Eagles Prediction, 4/30/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds
Game: NC Dinos vs Hanwha Eagles
Date: Sunday, April 30, 2023
Location: Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon, South Korea
TV: SPOTV2
Hanwha Life Eagles Park is the site where Eun-won Jung and the Hanwha Eagles (6-14, 10th in KBO) will take on the NC Dinos (11-12, 6th in KBO) on Sunday, April 30, 2023.
As a team, the NC Dinos are putting up 4.2 runs per contest, which puts them at 7th in baseball. They have earned 97 runs and have an on-base percentage of .343. The Dinos have hit 28 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 13 balls out of the park. They have earned 88 runs batted in in addition to 201 base knocks so far this year, and their batting average sits at .261. NC is slugging .361 and have been rung up 204 times, while taking a walk on 79 occasions.
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Ju Won Kim is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for NC. Kim has compiled an average at the plate of .238 for his career, with 63 runs scored and an OPS of .720. He has struck out 177 times and has gotten a free base on 54 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .329 OBP. For his career, Kim has hit 17 balls out of the park while knocking in 72 runs. He is sitting with a career slugging percentage of .391 and he has totaled 202 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he came to the plate 603 times and has reached base with a base hit 123 times.
The NC Dinos have a tally of 606 putouts thus far, in addition to 197 assists and 30 errors. Their fielding rate is at .964 which has them sitting 10th in KBO and they have twisted 19 double plays. The Dinos have stolen 17 bases and have been thrown out 8 times, which means their caught stealing rate is 32.0%.
The Dinos hold a team earned run average of 3.43 so far this season (2nd in baseball), and their staff has rung up 192 batters. NC has conceded 175 hits (7.8 per 9 innings) as well as 77 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.40 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.26. Dinos pitchers have given up 12 long balls and 91 total runs (6th in baseball).
Hanwha has compiled 8 home runs this year in addition to 71 runs batted in. They have recorded 29 doubles, while taking a walk 82 times and scoring 74 runs. The Hanwha Eagles have accounted for a team OBP of .308 as well as a team batting average of .222 so far this season. The Eagles have a team SLG% of .299 and they score 3.52 runs per game (10th in baseball). They have been rung up on 188 occasions (2nd in the league) and have tallied 159 base hits.
Eun-won Jung is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Hanwha. Jung has earned a free base 311 times while striking out on 418 tries. He has accrued 304 runs and has 197 runs batted in. His on-base percentage comes in at .360 and he holds a career OPS of .723. He has gone deep 29 times, with 763 total bases and also a .363 slugging percentage. Over the course of the 2,101 official at-bats in his baseball career, Jung has recorded a batting average of .265 in addition to 557 base hits.
The Hanwha Eagles have twisted 20 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .977 (6th in the league). The Eagles have 223 assists, 19 errors and have accumulated 569 putouts over the course of the season. Out of their 17 tries at swiping a bag, they have made it 10 times and been caught 7 times (41.2% caught stealing rate).
The Eagles have a WHIP of 1.464 and have a FIP of 4.84 as a unit over the course of the season. They are sitting at 5th in baseball as a staff in total hits allowed with 191. The Hanwha pitching staff have surrendered 102 runs so far this season while having an ERA of 4.38 (92 earned runs relinquished). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 1.56 (134 strikeouts vs 86 free passes). They have surrendered 15 homers and they concede 4.84 runs per 9 innings (8th in the league).
Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?
Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Hanwha
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