NC Dinos vs KT Wiz Prediction, 8/11/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: NC Dinos vs KT Wiz

Date: Friday, August 11, 2023

Location: Suwon KT Wiz Park in Suwon, South Korea

TV: KBS N Sports

Suwon KT Wiz Park is the site where ByungHo Park and the KT Wiz (49-44, 3rd in KBO) will play the NC Dinos (48-43, 4th in KBO) on Friday, August 11, 2023.

NC has a slugging percentage of .387 and have struck out 677 times, while getting the free base on 328 occasions. They have recorded 411 runs batted in and 850 base knocks over the course of the season, and their batting average is at .269. The Dinos have hit 146 doubles as a team and have smacked 61 balls out of the stadium. They have notched a total of 438 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .347. As a team, the NC Dinos are knocking in 4.8 runs per game, which has them sitting at 3rd in KBO.

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Ah-seop Son is a batter who should be able to impact this game for NC. Son has accumulated a batting average of .321 for his career in baseball, with 1,276 runs scored and an OPS of .853. He has struck out 1,198 times and has gotten a free base on 887 occasions, contributing to a .395 OBP. For his career, Son has hit 173 balls out of the park while knocking in 975 runs. His slugging percentage is .458 and he has totaled 3,349 bases. For his career, he stepped into the batters box 8,311 times and has come through with a base hit 2,348 times.

The NC Dinos have amassed 2,471 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 859 assists and 84 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .975 which is 10th in KBO and have a total of 86 double plays. The Dinos have swiped 68 bases and have been thrown out 29 times, which means their caught stealing percentage is 29.9%.

The Dinos are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.76 so far this year (2nd in KBO), and the staff has rung up 718 batters. Dinos pitchers have conceded 63 home runs in addition to 395 runs in total (9th in the league). NC has conceded 739 base hits (8.1 per 9 innings) as well as 344 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 1.99 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.34.

The KT Wiz have recorded a team on-base percentage of .338 in addition to a team batting average of .266 on the season. They have struck out on 737 occasions (3rd in KBO) and have tallied 882 base hits. KT has accounted for 54 home runs so far this season and 409 runs batted in. The Wiz have a team slugging % of .367 and they score 4.64 runs per game (4th in KBO). They have hit 155 doubles, while taking a walk 345 times and putting up 441 runs.

ByungHo Park is a batter who should be able to impact this game for KT. In the 5,581 at-bats in his baseball career, Park has hit .272 with 1,517 base hits. He has hit a home run 394 times, in addition to having 2,974 bases in total and a .533 slugging percentage. Park has drawn a walk 781 times while fanning on 1,668 plate appearances. He has tallied 985 runs in addition to having 1,181 RBIs. His on-base percentage is .371 and he has a lifetime OPS of .895.

Out of their 81 attempts at getting a steal, they have had success 71 times and been caught 10 times (12.3% caught stealing percentage). The KT Wiz have twisted 75 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .980 (6th in Korean baseball). The Wiz have recorded 902 assists, 70 errors and have amassed 2,553 putouts this year.

The Wiz have a team WHIP of 1.368 and have a FIP of 4.48 as a staff so far this year. They rank 3rd in KBO as a staff in total hits allowed with 895. The KT pitching staff have relinquished 424 runs for the year while holding a team ERA of 4.11 (389 earned runs surrendered). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.39 (643 strikeouts against 269 walks). They have conceded 60 home runs and they relinquish 4.48 runs per 9 innings (7th in the league).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take KT

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