NC Dinos vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 7/6/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: NC Dinos vs Kiwoom Heroes

Date: Thursday, July 6, 2023

Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SPOTV

Ju Won Kim and the NC Dinos (36-35, 4th in KBO) go to Gocheok Sky Dome on Thursday, July 6, 2023, where they'll meet the Kiwoom Heroes (37-39, 6th in KBO).

The Dinos have earned 116 doubles as a team and have smacked 45 balls out of the park. NC is slugging .384 and have struck out 537 times, while being walked on 266 occasions. As a unit, the NC Dinos are earning 4.7 runs per game, which has them sitting at 3rd in baseball. They have earned 315 RBI's and 660 hits on the season, and their average at the plate sits at .267. They have notched a total of 338 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .348.

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Ju Won Kim is a hitter who can be a difference maker for NC. Kim has accrued an average at the plate of .233 for his career, with 87 runs scored and an OPS of .702. He has been struck out 218 times and has been walked on 72 occasions, contributing to a .326 on-base percentage. In his career, Kim has slapped 21 baseballs over the fence while driving in 93 runs. His career slugging percentage is .376 in addition to racking up 252 bases. For his career, he came to bat 780 times and came through with a base hit 156 times.

The NC Dinos have a total of 1,928 putouts so far this season, in addition to 652 assists and 72 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .973 which is 10th in the league and they have turned 67 double plays. The Dinos have stolen 50 bases and have been gunned down 24 times, which means their caught stealing percentage is 32.4%.

They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.00 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.34. Dinos pitchers have yielded 49 home runs in addition to 300 runs in total (10th in KBO). NC has surrendered 566 base hits (7.9 per 9 innings) and 262 earned runs. The Dinos are sitting with a team ERA of 3.67 for the season (3rd in the league), and the staff has rung up 585 hitters.

The Kiwoom Heroes have recorded an OBP of .333 and a team batting average of .257 so far this year. They have struck out on 589 occasions (2nd in baseball) and have earned a total of 701 hits. Kiwoom has hit 34 home runs so far this season to go along with 314 runs batted in. The Heroes hold a slugging % of .355 and they have an average of 4.19 runs per contest (7th in KBO). They hit 132 doubles, while getting a free base 281 times as well as putting up 327 runs.

Whee Jip Kim is a hitter who should impact this game for Kiwoom. Kim has drawn a free base 79 times while fanning on 197 plate appearances. He has tallied 71 runs and racked up 66 RBIs. His on-base percentage sits at .323 and he holds a career OPS of .655. He has gone yard 13 times, as well as 205 total bases and also a .332 slugging %. Over the course of the 618 at-bats in his pro career, Kim has hit .222 in addition to having 137 hits.

The Kiwoom Heroes have turned 73 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .981 (4th in the league). The Heroes have 774 assists, 55 errors and have notched a total of 2,108 putouts over the course of the season. In their 76 attempts at getting a steal, they have made it 56 times and been caught 20 times (26.3% caught stealing rate).

The Kiwoom pitching staff have yielded 315 runs on the campaign while having a team ERA of 3.60 (281 earned runs yielded). They have conceded 36 dingers and they surrender 4.03 runs per 9 innings (1st in the league). The Heroes hold a team WHIP of 1.317 and have a FIP of 4.03 as a unit this season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 2.41 (546 strikeouts vs 227 bases on balls). They have a ranking of 2nd in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 698.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Kiwoom and under the total runs

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