NC Dinos vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 5/12/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: NC Dinos vs Kiwoom Heroes

Date: Friday, May 12, 2023

Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SPOTV2

Gocheok Sky Dome is the venue where Hye Seong Kim and the Kiwoom Heroes (14-18, 8th in KBO) will play the NC Dinos (16-14, 4th in KBO) on Friday, May 12, 2023.

NC has a slugging rate of .370 and have been called out on strikes 259 times, while being walked on 105 occasions. They have accounted for 124 RBI's as well as 269 base knocks for the season, and their average at the plate sits at .265. The Dinos have hit 36 doubles as a unit and have smacked 20 balls out of the stadium. They have tallied 138 runs scored while having a team OBP of .347. As a squad, the NC Dinos are putting up 4.6 runs per game, which has them at 4th in baseball.

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Kun Woo Park is a hitter who should impact this game for NC. In his career, Park has hit 99 baseballs over the fence while driving in 555 runs. For his time in the league, he came to bat 4,108 times and has reached base with a base knock 1,186 times. Park is sitting with a batting avereage of .325 for his time in baseball, in addition to 646 scored runs and an OPS of .874. His slugging percentage is .484 in addition to racking up 1,764 bases. He has struck out 547 times and earned a walk on 334 occasions, contributing to a .390 on-base percentage.

The Dinos have swiped 19 bags and have been gunned down 12 times, which tells us their caught stealing rate is 38.7%. The NC Dinos have notched a total of 795 putouts this year, in addition to 266 assists and 34 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .969 which has them ranked 10th in KBO and they have turned 26 double plays.

They have a K/BB ratio of 2.37 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.24. Dinos pitchers have conceded 17 home runs and 116 runs in total (9th in baseball). NC has surrendered 218 hits (7.4 per 9 innings) and also 98 earned runs. The Dinos have an ERA of 3.33 so far this year (2nd in the league), and they have rung up 261 batters.

The Heroes hold a team SLG% of .341 and they are recording 4.00 runs per outing (8th in baseball). They have hit 50 doubles, while walking 107 times and scoring 128 runs. Kiwoom has hit 13 long balls this year as well as 121 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 244 instances (3rd in the league) and have accounted for 277 hits. The Kiwoom Heroes have earned a team on-base percentage of .321 and a batting average of .246 on the season.

Hye Seong Kim is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Kiwoom. Kim has recorded a walk 233 times while being called out on strikes on 502 attempts. He has accrued 421 runs and racked up 266 RBIs. His on-base % is .354 and he holds a lifetime OPS of .738. He has hit it out of the park 20 times, with 958 total bases and also a .384 slugging percentage. For the 2,494 official at-bats in his pro career, Kim has recorded a batting average of .294 and has racked up 734 base hits.

Of their 38 chances at stealing a base, they have made it 27 times and been caught 11 times (28.9% caught stealing percentage). The Kiwoom Heroes have turned 31 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .978 (5th in KBO). The Heroes have accrued 316 assists, 26 errors and have a total of 860 putouts on the campaign.

The Heroes have a team WHIP of 1.331 and have a FIP of 4.02 as a unit so far this season. They rank 2nd in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 290. The Kiwoom pitching staff have conceded 128 runs so far this year while having a team ERA of 3.55 (113 earned runs yielded). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.49 (227 strikeouts against 91 bases on balls). They have allowed 13 homers and they relinquish 4.02 runs per 9 innings (4th in KBO).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take NC

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