NC Dinos vs KT Wiz Prediction, 8/13/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: NC Dinos vs KT Wiz

Date: Sunday, August 13, 2023

Location: Suwon KT Wiz Park in Suwon, South Korea

TV: SPOTV

Suwon KT Wiz Park is the venue where Sung-Woo Jang and the KT Wiz (49-44, 3rd in KBO) will play the NC Dinos (48-43, 4th in KBO) on Sunday, August 13, 2023.

As a team, the NC Dinos are scoring 4.8 runs/g, which is 3rd in baseball. They have 438 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .347. The Dinos have hit 146 doubles as a team and have knocked 61 balls out of the park. They have 411 RBI's and 850 hits over the course of the season, while their team batting average is .269. NC is slugging .387 and have been rung up 677 times, while taking a walk on 328 occasions.

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Kun Woo Park is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for NC. Park is sitting with a batting avereage of .325 for his time in baseball, with 682 scored runs and an OPS of .876. He has gone down on strikes 575 times and earned a walk on 361 occasions, contributing to a .390 on-base percentage. In his career, Park has drilled 106 balls out of the park while driving in 590 runs. His career slugging percentage is .486 in addition to earning 1,866 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he stepped up to bat 4,339 times and also came through with a base knock 1,249 times.

The Dinos have stolen 68 bases and have been caught 29 times, which means their caught stealing percentage sits at 29.9%. The NC Dinos have a total of 2,471 putouts this year, in addition to 859 assists and 84 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .975 which puts them in 10th in KBO and they have twisted 86 double plays.

The Dinos have an ERA of 3.76 for the year (2nd in baseball), and they have struck out 718 hitters. NC has allowed 739 base hits (8.1 per 9 innings) and 344 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.99 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.34. Dinos pitchers have conceded 63 home runs in addition to 395 total runs (9th in baseball).

KT has accumulated 54 home runs so far this season to go along with 409 RBIs. They have 155 two-baggers, while taking a walk 345 times and earning 441 runs. The KT Wiz are sitting with a team OBP of .338 in addition to a team batting average of .266 on the season. The Wiz have a team slugging % of .367 and they average 4.64 runs per outing (4th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 737 occasions (3rd in the league) and have totaled 882 base hits.

Sung-Woo Jang is a batter who can be a difference maker for KT. During the 2,876 official at-bats in his pro career, Jang is sitting with a batting avereage of .254 with 730 base knocks. He has hit it out of the park 84 times, with 1,087 bases in total and a .378 slugging percentage. Jang has recorded a walk 337 times while fanning on 609 occasions. He has amassed 295 runs in addition to having earned 417 runs batted in. His OBP is .332 and he holds a lifetime OPS of .734.

In their 81 chances at swiping a bag, they have made it 71 times and been caught 10 times (12.3% caught stealing rate). The KT Wiz have turned 75 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .980 (6th in the league). The Wiz have 902 assists, 70 errors and have notched a total of 2,553 putouts over the course of the season.

The Wiz hold a team WHIP of 1.368 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.48 as a staff on the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.39 (643 strikeouts against 269 walks). They are currently ranked 3rd in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 895. They have allowed 60 dingers and they surrender 4.48 runs per 9 innings (7th in KBO). The KT pitching staff have conceded 424 runs so far this season while holding a team ERA of 4.11 (389 earned runs allowed).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take KT

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