NC Dinos vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 6/18/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: NC Dinos vs Kia Tigers

Date: Sunday, June 18, 2023

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: MBC Sports+

Chan-Ho Park and the Kia Tigers (26-30, 6th in KBO) host the NC Dinos (33-25, 3rd in KBO) at Gwangju Kia Champions Field on Sunday, June 18, 2023.

NC has a slugging percentage of .386 and have struck out 427 times, while being walked on 219 occasions. They have tallied 255 runs batted in in addition to 525 base knocks this season, while their average at the plate is .267. The Dinos have tallied 93 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 38 balls out of the park. They have accounted for 275 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .351. As a team, the NC Dinos are notching 4.7 runs per contest, which puts them at 2nd in KBO.

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Ju Won Kim is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for NC. In his career, Kim has drilled 21 balls out of the park while driving in 87 runs. Over the course of his pro career, he stepped up to bat 731 times and has come through with a base hit 148 times. Kim has hit .236 for his baseball career, in addition to 83 scored runs and an OPS of .713. He has recorded a slugging percentage of .384 in addition to having tallied 241 bases. He has fanned 204 times and has walked on 68 at-bats, contributing to a .329 on-base percentage.

The Dinos have swiped 39 bases and have been caught 19 times, which shows us their caught stealing rate is 32.8%. The NC Dinos have a tally of 1,546 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 512 assists and 53 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .975 which is 9th in KBO and have accumulated 53 double plays.

The Dinos are sitting with a team ERA of 3.32 on the year (1st in baseball), and their staff has rung up 488 batters. Dinos pitchers have conceded 38 home runs in addition to 216 runs in total (10th in baseball). NC has given up 442 base hits (7.7 per 9 innings) and 190 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.20 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.29.

The Kia Tigers have tallied an on-base percentage of .336 and a batting average of .265 for the season. They have struck out on 419 occasions (6th in KBO) and have earned a total of 506 hits. Kia has compiled 30 HRs so far this year to go along with 219 RBIs. The Tigers hold a team SLG% of .359 and they are earning 4.20 runs per contest (6th in KBO). The have tallied 76 doubles, while getting a free base 192 times and putting up 235 runs.

Chan-Ho Park is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Kia. Over the course of the 2,293 at-bats in his pro career, Park has a batting average of .246 and has racked up 564 hits. He has gone deep 11 times, in addition to having 697 total bases and a .304 slugging percentage. Park has drawn a free base 200 times while fanning on 393 attempts. He has recorded 305 runs in addition to having 219 RBIs. His OBP comes in at .306 and he is the owner of a lifetime OPS of .610.

The Kia Tigers have twisted 58 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .981 (4th in KBO). The Tigers have recorded 499 assists, 38 errors and have a tally of 1,478 putouts for the season. Of their 50 attempts at stealing a base, they have been successful 39 times and been caught 11 times (22.0% caught stealing percentage).

The Kia pitching staff have allowed 224 runs over the course of the season while having a team ERA of 3.62 (198 earned runs allowed). They have conceded 27 homers and they surrender 4.09 runs per 9 innings (3rd in KBO). The Tigers hold a team WHIP of 1.388 in addition to having a FIP of 4.09 as a squad this year. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.68 (402 strikeouts against 239 free passes). They are currently ranked 9th in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 444.

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kia

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