NC Dinos vs KT Wiz Prediction, 5/11/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: NC Dinos vs KT Wiz

Date: Thursday, May 11, 2023

Location: Suwon KT Wiz Park in Suwon, South Korea

TV: KBS N Sports

Suwon KT Wiz Park is the venue where Min Hyuck Kim and the KT Wiz (8-18, 10th in KBO) will take on the NC Dinos (15-14, 5th in KBO) on Thursday, May 11, 2023.

As a team, the NC Dinos are compiling 4.5 runs per outing, which is 5th in baseball. They have earned 130 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .345. The Dinos have accumulated 34 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 20 balls out of the park. They have accounted for 117 runs batted in in addition to 257 base knocks so far this season, while their average at the plate is .262. NC is slugging .368 and have struck out 253 times, while getting the free base on 102 occasions.

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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 hit 19 baseballs over the fence while driving in 78 runs. His slugging percentage is .396 and he has a total of 213 bases. For his time in baseball, he faced a pitcher 627 times and has notched a base hit 128 times. He has been struck out 180 times and earned a walk on 57 at-bats, contributing to a .329 on-base percentage. Kim has hit .238 for his career in baseball, with 67 scored runs and an OPS of .725.

The Dinos have swiped 19 bases and have been gunned down 12 times, which shows us their caught stealing rate is 38.7%. The NC Dinos have notched a total of 768 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 257 assists and 32 errors. Their fielding rate is at .970 which puts them in 10th in the league and they have twisted 25 double plays.

They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.35 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.25. Dinos pitchers have relinquished 16 home runs in addition to 109 runs in total (9th in baseball). NC has relinquished 213 hits (7.5 per 9 innings) as well as 93 earned runs. The Dinos hold a team ERA of 3.27 so far this year (1st in the league), and the staff has rung up 249 batters.

The KT Wiz have accounted for a team OBP of .335 as well as a team batting average of .266 on the season. They have struck out on 223 occasions (4th in the league) and have 270 hits. KT has recorded 17 long balls on the season in addition to 121 runs batted in. The Wiz have a team slugging % of .368 and they score 4.61 runs per contest (4th in baseball). They have 49 doubles, while walking 102 times as well as scoring 129 runs.

Min Hyuck Kim is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for KT. Kim has drawn a free base 137 times while going down on strikes on 239 plate appearances. His on-base percentage sits at .347 and he holds a has a OPS in his career of .679. Over the course of the 1,501 at-bats in his career, Kim has earned a batting average of .280 with 420 base hits. He has tallied 212 runs and has 123 RBIs. He has hit a home run 6 times, with 499 bases in total and a .332 slugging %.

In their 24 chances at stealing a base, they have been successful 23 times and been caught 1 time (4.2% caught stealing rate). The KT Wiz have turned 24 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .978 (6th in the league). The Wiz have accrued 269 assists, 23 errors and have earned 753 putouts for the year.

The Wiz have a team WHIP of 1.526 in addition to having a FIP of 5.38 as a staff this season. They sit at 1st in baseball as a staff in total hits conceded with 292. The KT pitching staff have relinquished 150 runs on the campaign while having an ERA of 4.98 (139 earned runs allowed). Their K/BB ratio is 2.14 (195 strikeouts vs 91 bases on balls). They have given up 22 homers and they concede 5.38 runs per 9 innings (10th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take NC

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