NC Dinos vs KT Wiz Prediction, 5/9/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: NC Dinos vs KT Wiz

Date: Tuesday, May 9, 2023

Location: Suwon KT Wiz Park in Suwon, South Korea

TV: MBC Sports+

Anthony Alford and the KT Wiz (8-17, 10th in KBO) play the NC Dinos (14-14, 5th in KBO) at Suwon KT Wiz Park on Tuesday, May 9, 2023.

NC is slugging .354 and have been called out on strikes 244 times, while drawing a walk on 94 occasions. They have compiled 103 runs batted in as well as 236 hits for the season, while their batting average is sitting at .254. The Dinos have tallied 32 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 17 balls out of the stadium. They have accumulated 114 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .336. As a squad, the NC Dinos are notching 4.1 runs per outing, which has them at 7th in the league.

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Kun Woo Park is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for NC. In his career, Park has hit 99 balls out of the park while knocking in 553 runs. In his time in the Majors, he faced a pitcher 4,098 times and came through with a base base hit 1,182 times. Park is sitting with a batting avereage of .325 for his career, in addition to 646 runs scored and an OPS of .874. He has accumulated a slugging percentage of .484 and he has racked up 1,760 bases. He has gone down on strikes 545 times and has taken a walk on 334 occasions, contributing to a .390 OBP.

The Dinos have stolen 19 bases and have been thrown out 12 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage sits at 38.7%. The NC Dinos have accounted for 741 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 248 assists and 32 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .969 which ranks 10th in KBO and they have turned 25 double plays.

The Dinos are sitting with a team ERA of 3.28 for the season (2nd in KBO), and the staff has rung up 239 hitters. NC has conceded 205 hits (7.5 per 9 innings) and 90 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.37 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.24. Dinos pitchers have allowed 14 home runs in addition to 105 total runs (9th in baseball).

KT is sitting with 15 home runs over the course of the season and 117 runs batted in. The have tallied 49 doubles, while getting a free base 97 times and scoring 125 runs. The KT Wiz have accumulated a team on-base percentage of .335 as well as a batting average of .268 this year. The Wiz hold a team SLG% of .368 and they are earning 4.63 runs per contest (3rd in KBO). They have been rung up on 213 instances (4th in the league) and have notched a total of 262 hits.

Anthony Alford is a batter who should be able to impact this game for KT. Alford has drawn a walk 16 times while striking out on 91 attempts. His OBP is .275 and he has earned a has a OPS in his career of .643. Over the course of the 220 official at-bats in his professional career, Alford has recorded a batting average of .209 in addition to having 46 base hits. He has scored 25 runs in addition to having earned 20 runs batted in. He has hit a home run 8 times, with 81 bases in total and a .368 slugging %.

The KT Wiz have turned 24 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .980 (4th in KBO). The Wiz have recorded 262 assists, 20 errors and have amassed 726 putouts this year. Out of their 23 attempts at stealing a base, they have had success 22 times and been caught 1 time (4.3% caught stealing percentage).

The KT pitching staff have conceded 134 runs this year while holding an ERA of 4.69 (126 earned runs yielded). They have surrendered 19 long balls and they give up 4.98 runs per 9 innings (9th in the league). The Wiz are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.463 in addition to having a FIP of 4.98 as a staff so far this season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 2.24 (186 strikeouts vs 83 free passes). They are sitting at 1st in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 271.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take NC

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