NC Dinos vs KT Wiz Prediction, 7/2/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: NC Dinos vs KT Wiz

Date: Sunday, July 2, 2023

Location: Suwon KT Wiz Park in Suwon, South Korea

TV: SBS Sports

Sang-soo Kim and the KT Wiz (30-37, 7th in KBO) host the NC Dinos (36-31, 3rd in KBO) at Suwon KT Wiz Park on Sunday, July 2, 2023.

The Dinos have recorded 105 doubles as a team and have hit 44 balls out of the park. NC has a slugging % of .384 and have struck out 506 times, while taking a walk on 254 occasions. As a squad, the NC Dinos are putting up 4.8 runs per contest, which has them at 2nd in baseball. They have 303 runs batted in and 624 hits for the season, while their batting average comes in at .267. They have tallied 326 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .349.

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Ju Won Kim is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for NC. For his career, Kim has hit 21 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 91 runs. His slugging percentage is .380 and he has racked up 249 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he approached the plate 764 times and has notched a base knock 154 times. He has fanned 210 times and has gotten a free base on 72 occasions, which has contributed to a .329 on-base %. Kim has accumulated a batting average of .235 for his baseball career, in addition to 86 runs scored and an OPS of .709.

The NC Dinos have notched a total of 1,831 putouts this season, in addition to 617 assists and 70 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .972 which has them ranked 10th in KBO and they have twisted 62 double plays. The Dinos have stolen 48 bags and have been thrown out 24 times, which means their caught stealing rate is 33.3%.

Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.07 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.32. Dinos pitchers have allowed 47 home runs and 277 runs in total (10th in the league). NC has given up 534 base knocks (7.9 per 9 innings) and 243 earned runs. The Dinos are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.58 on the year (3rd in the league), and their staff has struck out 565 batters.

The KT Wiz have earned an OBP of .336 in addition to a team batting average of .264 this season. They have been rung up on 541 occasions (3rd in the league) and have notched a total of 640 base knocks. KT has tallied 37 home runs so far this season as well as 291 RBIs. The Wiz have a team slugging percentage of .361 and they average 4.55 runs per contest (4th in KBO). They have hit 110 doubles, while walking 254 times as well as putting up 314 runs.

Sang-soo Kim is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for KT. Kim has tallied a free base 512 times while striking out on 793 attempts. He has accrued 784 runs and has 574 runs batted in. His on-base percentage is .344 and he has a lifetime OPS of .705. He has gone deep 55 times, with 1,913 total bases and a .361 slugging percentage. Over the course of the 5,306 at-bats in his baseball career, Kim has accumulated a batting average of .272 with 1,445 base hits.

In their 57 attempts at stealing a base, they have been successful 50 times and been caught 7 times (12.3% caught stealing rate). The KT Wiz have turned 54 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .980 (6th in Korean baseball). The Wiz have recorded 643 assists, 50 errors and have accounted for 1,851 putouts this season.

The Wiz hold a team WHIP of 1.426 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.90 as a staff on the season. They have a ranking of 2nd in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 668. The KT pitching staff have conceded 336 runs on the season while having a team ERA of 4.46 (306 earned runs surrendered). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 2.23 (473 strikeouts vs 212 free passes). They have conceded 50 dingers and they surrender 4.90 runs per 9 innings (9th in KBO).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take NC

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