NC Dinos vs KT Wiz Prediction, 7/1/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: NC Dinos vs KT Wiz

Date: Saturday, July 1, 2023

Location: Suwon KT Wiz Park in Suwon, South Korea

TV: KBS N Sports

Ah-seop Son and the NC Dinos (35-31, 3rd in KBO) are headed to Suwon KT Wiz Park on Saturday, July 1, 2023, where they'll meet the KT Wiz (30-36, 7th in KBO).

The Dinos have accounted for 105 doubles as a team and have hit 44 balls out of the stadium. NC is slugging .385 and have struck out 496 times, while drawing a walk on 252 occasions. As a team, the NC Dinos are putting up 4.8 runs per game, which has them sitting at 2nd in KBO. They have accrued 300 RBI's and 614 base knocks over the course of the season, while their team batting average comes in at .267. They are sitting with 322 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .349.

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Ah-seop Son is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for NC. For his career, Son has slapped 170 baseballs over the fence while driving in 959 runs. His career slugging percentage is .458 and he has totaled 3,301 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he faced a pitcher 8,196 times and got on base with a hit 2,312 times. He has been struck out 1,183 times and has gotten a free base on 878 occasions, contributing to a .395 on-base %. Son has a batting average of .321 for his baseball career, in addition to 1,257 runs scored and an OPS of .853.

The NC Dinos have notched a total of 1,804 putouts on the campaign, as well as 607 assists and 68 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .973 which ranks 10th in KBO and have accumulated 62 double plays. The Dinos have swiped 48 bags and have been caught 24 times, which means their caught stealing rate is 33.3%.

The Dinos have compiled a team ERA of 3.62 on the campaign (3rd in the league), and the staff has struck out 557 hitters. NC has yielded 530 base knocks (7.9 per 9 innings) and 242 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 2.06 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.33. Dinos pitchers have allowed 47 home runs in addition to 276 runs in total (10th in baseball).

The KT Wiz have a team OBP of .337 as well as a team batting average of .264 this season. They have been called out on strikes on 534 occasions (3rd in the league) and have notched a total of 630 base knocks. KT has 37 home runs for the year to go along with 287 RBIs. The Wiz have a SLG% of .361 and they score 4.56 runs per outing (4th in the league). They have hit 107 two-baggers, while taking a walk 253 times as well as notching 310 runs.

ByungHo Park is a batter who should be able to impact this game for KT. Park has recorded a walk 774 times while striking out on 1,646 attempts. He has accounted for 977 runs and has 1,160 runs batted in. His on-base percentage is .372 and he also has a has a OPS in his career of .871. He has homered 391 times, with 2,932 total bases and a .535 slugging percentage. In the 5,483 at-bats in his career, Park has earned a batting average of .271 in addition to 1,488 base hits.

Out of their 57 chances at stealing a base, they have been successful 50 times and been caught 7 times (12.3% caught stealing percentage). The KT Wiz have turned 54 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .981 (4th in KBO). The Wiz have 636 assists, 48 errors and have notched a total of 1,827 putouts over the course of the season.

The Wiz have a team WHIP of 1.427 in addition to having a FIP of 4.88 as a squad so far this year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.22 (467 strikeouts vs 210 bases on balls). They come in at 2nd in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 659. They have given up 48 home runs and they concede 4.88 runs per 9 innings (9th in the league). The KT pitching staff have surrendered 330 runs this year while having a team ERA of 4.45 (301 earned runs surrendered).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take KT

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