NC Dinos vs LG Twins Prediction, 9/22/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: NC Dinos vs LG Twins

Date: Friday, September 22, 2023

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: MBC Sports+

Ah-seop Son and the NC Dinos (66-53, 3rd in KBO) travel to Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Friday, September 22, 2023, where they'll take on the LG Twins (75-47, 1st in KBO).

NC has a slugging percentage of .391 and have been called out on strikes 858 times, while drawing a walk on 433 occasions. They have amassed 545 runs batted in in addition to 1,125 base knocks for the year, while their average at the plate is sitting at .272. The Dinos have tallied 192 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 83 balls out of the park. They have 576 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .350. As a team, the NC Dinos are notching 4.8 runs per game, which ranks them 3rd in the league.

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Ah-seop Son is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for NC. In his pro baseball career, Son has hit 174 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 985 runs. He has compiled a slugging percentage of .458 in addition to earning 3,398 bases. During his time in professional baseball, he stepped into the batters box 8,432 times and has come through with a hit 2,388 times. He has fanned 1,204 times and has gotten a free base on 901 at-bats, contributing to a .396 OBP. Son has a batting average of .322 for his time in baseball, in addition to 1,301 scored runs and an OPS of .854.

The Dinos have stolen 82 bags and have been caught 35 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage is 29.9%. The NC Dinos have a total of 3,247 putouts on the year, as well as 1,143 assists and 110 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .976 which is 10th in the league and they have twisted 116 double plays.

The Dinos hold a team ERA of 3.64 for the season (1st in baseball), and their staff has struck out 938 hitters. Dinos pitchers have yielded 79 long balls and 498 total runs (10th in KBO). NC has allowed 957 base hits (8.0 per 9 innings) and 438 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.09 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.30.

The LG Twins have tallied an OBP of .368 as well as a team batting average of .286 for the season. They have struck out on 698 instances (10th in KBO) and have recorded 1,219 base knocks. LG has accumulated 79 home runs for the year in addition to 646 RBIs. The Twins have a team SLG% of .401 and they are scoring 5.60 runs per contest (1st in baseball). They have 203 doubles, while taking a walk 518 times and scoring 695 runs.

Bo Gyeong Moon is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for LG. Moon has recorded a walk 148 times while fanning on 200 occasions. He is sitting with 165 runs and notched 166 runs batted in. His on-base percentage is .371 and he has earned a lifetime OPS of .804. He has gone deep 27 times, with 491 total bases and a .433 slugging percentage. Over the course of the 1,135 official at-bats in his pro career, Moon has recorded a batting average of .292 and has racked up 331 hits.

The LG Twins have turned 111 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .977 (9th in Korean baseball). The Twins have racked up 1,139 assists, 108 errors and have notched a total of 3,350 putouts for the season. Of their 127 attempts at swiping a bag, they have made it 101 times and been caught 26 times (20.5% caught stealing rate).

The Twins hold a team WHIP of 1.362 in addition to having a FIP of 4.32 as a unit this year. They have a ranking of 7th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 1,097. The LG pitching staff have conceded 536 runs so far this year while holding a team ERA of 3.75 (465 earned runs surrendered). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 2.05 (866 strikeouts against 423 bases on balls). They have surrendered 63 homers and they relinquish 4.32 runs per 9 innings (2nd in the league).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take NC

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