NC Dinos vs Lotte Giants Prediction, 8/3/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: NC Dinos vs Lotte Giants

Date: Thursday, August 3, 2023

Location: Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan, South Korea

TV: KBS N Sports

Kang Nam Yoo and the Lotte Giants (41-45, 7th in KBO) play the NC Dinos (43-42, 5th in KBO) at Sajik Baseball Stadium on Thursday, August 3, 2023.

NC is slugging .385 and have been called out on strikes 638 times, while drawing a walk on 307 occasions. They have recorded 375 runs batted in as well as 783 hits on the year, while their batting average is sitting at .266. The Dinos have tallied 132 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 59 balls out of the park. They have notched a total of 401 runs scored while having a team OBP of .345. As a unit, the NC Dinos are compiling 4.7 runs per contest, which has them at 4th in KBO.

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Kun Woo Park is a batter who should be able to impact this game for NC. In his career, Park has hit 106 baseballs out of the park while driving in 585 runs. For his career, he stepped up to the plate 4,316 times and has notched a hit 1,238 times. Park has accumulated a batting average of .324 for his career, in addition to 677 runs scored and an OPS of .874. His slugging percentage is .484 and he has totaled 1,849 bases. He has been struck out 574 times and has gotten a free base on 359 at-bats, which contributes in part to a .389 OBP.

The NC Dinos have a tally of 2,306 putouts this season, in addition to 798 assists and 84 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .974 which puts them in 10th in the league and have accumulated 83 double plays. The Dinos have swiped 64 bases and have been gunned down 29 times, which means their caught stealing percentage comes in at 31.2%.

The Dinos hold a team earned run average of 3.77 on the campaign (2nd in the league), and their staff has rung up 681 hitters. NC has surrendered 698 hits (8.2 per 9 innings) as well as 322 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 1.99 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.36. Dinos pitchers have relinquished 60 home runs and also 373 total runs (9th in KBO).

The Lotte Giants have accounted for an on-base percentage of .328 and a batting average of .256 for the year. They have struck out on 592 instances (6th in the league) and have notched a total of 738 base knocks. Lotte has knocked in 40 home runs for the season to go along with 342 RBIs. The Giants hold a team SLG% of .349 and they have an average of 4.30 runs per game (6th in baseball). They have recorded 123 doubles, while walking 303 times and putting up 370 runs.

Kang Nam Yoo is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Lotte. Yoo has recorded a free base 226 times while being called out on strikes on 643 plate appearances. His on-base percentage sits at .328 and he has earned a lifetime OPS of .739. Over the course of the 3,221 official at-bats in his pro career, Yoo has hit .264 in addition to 851 base hits. He has recorded 369 runs and notched 476 runs batted in. He has gone deep 109 times, in addition to having 1,324 bases in total and also a .411 slugging percentage.

The Lotte Giants have turned 67 double plays and have a fielding rate of .984 (1st in the league). The Giants have accrued 810 assists, 49 errors and have 2,290 putouts for the season. In their 86 attempts at swiping a bag, they have had success 59 times and been caught 27 times (31.4% caught stealing rate).

The Lotte pitching staff have yielded 407 runs over the course of the season while holding an ERA of 4.43 (376 earned runs given up). They have conceded 54 HR's and they allow 4.80 runs per 9 innings (9th in KBO). The Giants are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.507 and have a FIP of 4.80 as a team this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.79 (623 strikeouts against 349 free passes). They have a ranking of 4th in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 801.

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Lotte

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