NC Dinos vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 4/27/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: NC Dinos vs Kia Tigers

Date: Thursday, April 27, 2023

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: MBC Sports+

Ju Won Kim and the NC Dinos (11-10, 5th in KBO) go to Gwangju Kia Champions Field on Thursday, April 27, 2023, where they'll take on the Kia Tigers (7-11, 8th in KBO).

NC has a slugging rate of .375 and have been called out on strikes 191 times, while drawing a walk on 74 occasions. They have tallied 88 RBI's in addition to 188 base knocks so far this season, and their average at the plate is at .266. The Dinos have accumulated 28 doubles as a squad and have hit 13 balls out of the park. They have a total of 97 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .349. As a unit, the NC Dinos are compiling 4.6 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 4th in baseball.

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Ju Won Kim is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for NC. Kim has earned a batting average of .241 in his time in baseball, with 63 scored runs and an OPS of .726. He has fanned 174 times and has gotten a free base on 53 occasions, which has contributed to a .331 OBP. In his career, Kim has hit 17 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 72 runs. He has amassed a slugging percentage of .395 in addition to having tallied 202 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he faced a pitcher 596 times and has delivered with a hit 123 times.

The NC Dinos are sitting with 558 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 184 assists and 30 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .961 which has them sitting 10th in Korean baseball and have a total of 18 double plays. The Dinos have stolen 17 bags and have been caught 8 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 32.0%.

The Dinos have a team ERA of 3.19 so far this year (1st in the league), and the staff has struck out 182 batters. NC has conceded 162 base hits (7.8 per 9 innings) as well as 66 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.39 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.28. Dinos pitchers have surrendered 11 home runs in addition to 80 runs in total (7th in baseball).

Kia has accounted for 7 long balls so far this season as well as 55 RBIs. They have put up 19 doubles, while taking a walk 61 times and scoring 60 runs. The Kia Tigers have a team OBP of .324 as well as a team batting average of .252 this year. The Tigers hold a slugging percentage of .325 and they tally 3.33 runs per game (10th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 148 instances (4th in the league) and have tallied 152 base hits.

Sun Bin Kim is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Kia. In the 4,590 at-bats in his pro career, Kim has an average at the plate of .301 with 1,383 base knocks. He has gone deep 32 times, with 1,728 total bases and a .376 slugging percentage. Kim has recorded a walk 520 times while fanning on 466 chances. He has a total of 652 runs and has 521 runs batted in. His on-base percentage sits at .374 and he also has a career OPS of .750.

Out of their 20 chances at stealing a base, they have been successful 14 times and been caught 6 times (30.0% caught stealing rate). The Kia Tigers have turned 16 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .977 (4th in Korean baseball). The Tigers have recorded 167 assists, 15 errors and are sitting with 475 putouts for the season.

The Tigers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.448 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.32 as a pitching staff so far this year. They are sitting at 10th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 138. The Kia pitching staff have conceded 76 runs for the season while having an ERA of 4.04 (71 earned runs yielded). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.47 (134 strikeouts vs 91 bases on balls). They have conceded 14 HR's and they allow 4.32 runs per 9 innings (4th in KBO).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take NC

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