NC Dinos vs KT Wiz Prediction, 6/30/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds
Game: NC Dinos vs KT Wiz
Date: Friday, June 30, 2023
Location: Suwon KT Wiz Park in Suwon, South Korea
TV: SBS Sports
Kun Woo Park and the NC Dinos (35-31, 3rd in KBO) go to Suwon KT Wiz Park on Friday, June 30, 2023, where they'll take on the KT Wiz (30-36, 7th in KBO).
The Dinos have earned 105 doubles as a squad and have hit 44 balls out of the stadium. NC has a slugging % of .385 and have been called out on strikes 496 times, while taking a walk on 252 occasions. As a unit, the NC Dinos are notching 4.8 runs per outing, which ranks them 2nd in baseball. They have recorded 300 RBI's in addition to 614 base knocks so far this year, and their average at the plate is sitting at .267. They have earned 322 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .349.
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Kun Woo Park is a hitter who can be a difference maker for NC. In his career, Park has slapped 105 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 577 runs. His career slugging percentage is .485 in addition to earning 1,832 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he stepped up to bat 4,266 times and has delivered a hit 1,227 times. He has been struck out 564 times and earned a walk on 355 occasions, which has contributed to a .390 on-base %. Park has a batting average of .325 for his career, in addition to 672 runs scored and an OPS of .875.
The Dinos have swiped 48 bases and have been caught 24 times, which means their caught stealing percentage sits at 33.3%. The NC Dinos have earned a total of 1,804 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 607 assists and 68 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .973 which has them ranked 10th in Korean baseball and have 62 double plays.
The Dinos have compiled a team earned run average of 3.62 this season (3rd in the league), and their staff has rung up 557 batters. Dinos pitchers have surrendered 47 home runs and also 276 runs (10th in KBO). NC has allowed 530 hits (7.9 per 9 innings) and 242 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.06 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.33.
KT has hit 37 home runs so far this season as well as 287 runs batted in. They have recorded 107 doubles, while walking 253 times as well as recording 310 runs. The KT Wiz have accumulated an OBP of .337 and a batting average of .264 on the season. The Wiz hold a team SLG% of .361 and they average 4.56 runs per contest (4th in the league). They have been rung up on 534 instances (3rd in KBO) and have recorded 630 base hits.
Sung-Woo Jang is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for KT. In the 2,711 official at-bats in his pro career, Jang has hit .255 in addition to 691 base hits. He has gone yard 83 times, with 1,039 bases in total and a .383 slugging percentage. Jang has earned a walk 318 times while being called out on strikes on 565 plate appearances. He has compiled 283 runs and has 404 runs batted in. His on-base percentage is .332 and he holds a has a OPS in his career of .716.
In their 57 tries at getting a steal, they have had success 50 times and been caught 7 times (12.3% caught stealing percentage). The KT Wiz have turned 54 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .981 (4th in Korean baseball). The Wiz have 636 assists, 48 errors and have accounted for 1,827 putouts during this campaign.
The Wiz have a team WHIP of 1.427 and have a FIP of 4.88 as a unit so far this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.22 (467 strikeouts vs 210 walks). They come in at 2nd in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 659. They have conceded 48 homers and they surrender 4.88 runs per 9 innings (9th in the league). The KT pitching staff have surrendered 330 runs so far this season while having a team ERA of 4.45 (301 earned runs surrendered).
Who will win tonight's baseball game against the spread?
Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take NC
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