NC Dinos vs Lotte Giants Prediction, 5/24/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: NC Dinos vs Lotte Giants

Date: Wednesday, May 24, 2023

Location: Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan, South Korea

TV: SPOTV

Ah-seop Son and the NC Dinos (20-19, 5th in KBO) go to Sajik Baseball Stadium on Wednesday, May 24, 2023, where they'll meet the Lotte Giants (22-14, 3rd in KBO).

NC has a slugging percentage of .377 and have struck out 318 times, while drawing a walk on 140 occasions. They have compiled 164 RBI's as well as 363 base knocks over the course of the season, while their team batting average sits at .272. The Dinos have hit 55 doubles as a team and have hit 24 balls out of the stadium. They have 178 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .351. As a team, the NC Dinos are notching 4.6 runs per game, which has them at 3rd in KBO.

Get all of our KBO Expert Picks

Ah-seop Son is a batter who should be able to impact this game for NC. Son has an average at the plate of .321 for his time in baseball, with 1,240 scored runs and an OPS of .853. He has struck out 1,172 times and has gotten a free base on 867 at-bats, which has contributed to a .395 on-base percentage. For his professional baseball career, Son has hit 169 balls over the fence while driving in 941 runs. His career slugging percentage is .458 and he has accumulated 3,254 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he came to bat 8,085 times and has come through with a base hit 2,279 times.

The Dinos have swiped 24 bases and have been caught 13 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 35.1%. The NC Dinos have amassed 1,042 putouts on the campaign, as well as 337 assists and 40 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .972 which has them ranked 10th in Korean baseball and they have twisted 32 double plays.

They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.46 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.29. Dinos pitchers have allowed 29 long balls and also 154 runs in total (8th in the league). NC has yielded 305 hits (7.9 per 9 innings) in addition to 134 earned runs. The Dinos are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.47 for the year (4th in the league), and the staff has struck out 350 hitters.

The Giants have a SLG% of .350 and they are recording 4.67 runs per contest (2nd in the league). They have 52 two-baggers, while walking 135 times as well as recording 168 runs. Lotte has 16 home runs this year to go along with 153 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 235 occasions (10th in baseball) and have notched a total of 308 hits. The Lotte Giants have a team OBP of .331 and a batting average of .254 for the year.

Gweon Su An is a batter who should impact this game for Lotte. An has drawn a free base 42 times while going down on strikes on 66 occasions. He is sitting with 86 runs in addition to having 39 runs batted in. His on-base percentage is .351 and he is the owner of a has a OPS in his career of .695. He has hit the long ball 2 times, as well as 147 total bases and a .344 slugging percentage. For the 427 at-bats in his pro career, An has a batting average of .288 in addition to having 123 base hits.

In their 38 chances at stealing a base, they have been successful 29 times and been caught 9 times (23.7% caught stealing rate). The Lotte Giants have turned 26 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .987 (2nd in the league). The Giants have racked up 312 assists, 17 errors and have a tally of 971 putouts over the course of the season.

The Giants have a WHIP of 1.445 and have a FIP of 4.50 as a unit for the year. They are sitting at 8th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 331. The Lotte pitching staff have yielded 162 runs this season while having a team ERA of 4.26 (153 earned runs surrendered). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 2.09 (284 strikeouts against 136 walks). They have relinquished 21 homers and they relinquish 4.50 runs per 9 innings (7th in KBO).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take NC

Get $60 worth of FREE premium member picks. No Obligation. No Salesman. No Credit Card. Fast Sign up with Instant Access Click Here