NC Dinos vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 6/17/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: NC Dinos vs Kia Tigers

Date: Saturday, June 17, 2023

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: SBS Sports

Socrates Brito and the Kia Tigers (25-30, 6th in KBO) host the NC Dinos (32-25, 3rd in KBO) at Gwangju Kia Champions Field on Saturday, June 17, 2023.

The Dinos have accumulated 90 two-baggers as a team and have hit 37 balls out of the stadium. NC has a slugging % of .384 and have struck out 423 times, while drawing a walk on 214 occasions. As a team, the NC Dinos are earning 4.7 runs/g, which ranks them 2nd in the league. They have accounted for 247 RBI's as well as 515 hits so far this season, and their average at the plate comes in at .266. They are sitting with 265 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .350.

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Ah-seop Son is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for NC. In his pro baseball career, Son has hit 170 baseballs over the fence while knocking in 954 runs. In his time spent in pro baseball, he came to the plate 8,163 times and has come through with a hit 2,301 times. Son has accrued an average at the plate of .321 for his career in baseball, with 1,248 scored runs and an OPS of .853. He has earned a slugging percentage of .458 and he has accumulated 3,284 bases. He has been struck out 1,180 times and has been walked on 876 occasions, contributing to a .395 on-base percentage.

The Dinos have swiped 39 bags and have been thrown out 19 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 32.8%. The NC Dinos have accounted for 1,519 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 499 assists and 53 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .974 which is 9th in the league and they have twisted 49 double plays.

The Dinos have a team ERA of 3.33 for the year (1st in baseball), and they have rung up 482 batters. Dinos pitchers have allowed 36 long balls and also 213 runs in total (10th in the league). NC has yielded 432 hits (7.7 per 9 innings) as well as 187 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.20 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.29.

The Tigers have a team SLG% of .358 and they are earning 4.13 runs per contest (7th in KBO). They have hit 76 doubles, while walking 186 times and scoring 227 runs. Kia is sitting with 29 HRs on the year as well as 211 RBIs. They have been rung up on 416 occasions (6th in the league) and have totaled 496 base knocks. The Kia Tigers have earned an on-base percentage of .335 in addition to a team batting average of .264 so far this year.

Socrates Brito is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Kia. In the 5,652 at-bats in his pro career, Brito has accumulated a batting average of .282 with 1,596 base hits. He has hit the long ball 124 times, in addition to having 2,444 total bases and a .432 slugging percentage. Brito has drawn a walk 431 times while fanning on 1,226 tries. He has a total of 841 runs and has 723 runs batted in. His on-base percentage sits at .333 and he has a lifetime OPS of .765.

In their 50 tries at stealing a base, they have been successful 39 times and been caught 11 times (22.0% caught stealing rate). The Kia Tigers have twisted 58 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .981 (4th in Korean baseball). The Tigers have recorded 493 assists, 37 errors and have a tally of 1,451 putouts so far this season.

The Tigers have a team WHIP of 1.378 in addition to having a FIP of 4.09 as a team so far this year. They come in at 9th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 433. The Kia pitching staff have allowed 220 runs this season while holding an ERA of 3.61 (194 earned runs relinquished). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 1.70 (396 strikeouts against 233 walks). They have surrendered 27 homers and they relinquish 4.09 runs per 9 innings (4th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take NC

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