NC Dinos vs KT Wiz Prediction, 5/10/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds
Game: NC Dinos vs KT Wiz
Date: Wednesday, May 10, 2023
Location: Suwon KT Wiz Park in Suwon, South Korea
TV: KBS N Sports
ByungHo Park and the KT Wiz (8-17, 10th in KBO) host the NC Dinos (14-14, 5th in KBO) at Suwon KT Wiz Park on Wednesday, May 10, 2023.
The Dinos have accounted for 32 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 17 balls out of the stadium. NC owns a slugging percentage of .354 and have struck out 244 times, while getting the free base on 94 occasions. As a unit, the NC Dinos are knocking in 4.1 runs per game, which ranks them 7th in baseball. They have accumulated 103 RBI's and 236 hits this season, and their average at the plate is .254. They have 114 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .336.
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Ah-seop Son is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for NC. Son has accumulated a batting average of .320 for his baseball career, in addition to 1,230 runs scored and an OPS of .853. He has been struck out 1,164 times and has walked on 865 attempts at the plate, which contributes in part to a .395 on-base percentage. In his career, Son has hit 169 balls out of the park while driving in 933 runs. His career slugging percentage is .458 and he has accumulated 3,232 bases. In his time in the Majors, he stepped up to the plate 8,032 times and has come through with a hit 2,262 times.
The Dinos have stolen 19 bases and have been thrown out 12 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 38.7%. The NC Dinos have earned 741 putouts on the campaign, as well as 248 assists and 32 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .969 which has them ranked 10th in the league and have accumulated 25 double plays.
The Dinos hold a team ERA of 3.28 over the course of the season (2nd in KBO), and the staff has struck out 239 hitters. Dinos pitchers have relinquished 14 home runs and 105 runs in total (9th in the league). NC has conceded 205 base knocks (7.5 per 9 innings) and also 90 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.37 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.24.
KT has a total of 15 home runs for the year as well as 117 runs batted in. They have recorded 49 two-baggers, while getting a free base 97 times and racking up 125 runs. The KT Wiz have tallied an on-base percentage of .335 as well as a batting average of .268 this year. The Wiz hold a team slugging % of .368 and they are recording 4.63 runs per outing (3rd in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 213 instances (4th in the league) and have earned a total of 262 hits.
ByungHo Park is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for KT. Park has earned a walk 21 times while going down on strikes on 80 attempts. His OBP comes in at .275 and he is the owner of a career OPS of .684. Over the course of the 215 at-bats in his baseball career, Park is sitting with a batting avereage of .191 in addition to having 41 base hits. He has amassed 28 runs in addition to having 24 runs batted in. He has hit it out of the park 12 times, with 88 total bases and a .409 slugging percentage.
Out of their 23 tries at stealing a base, they have been successful 22 times and been caught 1 time (4.3% caught stealing percentage). The KT Wiz have turned 24 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .980 (4th in the league). The Wiz have accrued 262 assists, 20 errors and have amassed 726 putouts this season.
The Wiz hold a team WHIP of 1.463 and have a FIP of 4.98 as a staff this year. They are currently ranked 1st in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 271. The KT pitching staff have allowed 134 runs so far this year while having an ERA of 4.69 (126 earned runs conceded). Their K/BB ratio is 2.24 (186 strikeouts against 83 free passes). They have given up 19 dingers and they concede 4.98 runs per 9 innings (9th in baseball).
Who will win tonight's KBO game against the spread?
Tony Sink's Pick: Take NC
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