NC Dinos vs SSG Landers Prediction, 8/22/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: NC Dinos vs SSG Landers

Date: Tuesday, August 22, 2023

Location: Incheon SSG Landers Field in Incheon, South Korea

TV: MBC Sports+

Joo Hwan Choi and the SSG Landers (56-46, 3rd in KBO) host the NC Dinos (52-48, 4th in KBO) at Incheon SSG Landers Field on Tuesday, August 22, 2023.

The Dinos have hit 161 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 67 balls out of the park. NC is slugging .385 and have been called out on strikes 731 times, while being walked on 366 occasions. As a squad, the NC Dinos are putting up 4.7 runs per game, which has them sitting at 4th in baseball. They have accounted for 452 RBI's as well as 938 hits so far this season, while their team batting average sits at .268. They have notched a total of 480 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .346.

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Kun Woo Park is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for NC. In his career, Park has hit 106 balls out of the park while knocking in 596 runs. In his time in the Majors, he approached the plate 4,383 times and has reached base with a base hit 1,260 times. Park has hit .325 for his baseball career, in addition to 687 runs scored and an OPS of .875. He has amassed a slugging percentage of .485 and he has a total of 1,882 bases. He has gone down on strikes 580 times and earned a walk on 365 occasions, contributing to a .390 on-base %.

The Dinos have stolen 73 bases and have been caught 31 times, which shows us their caught stealing rate is 29.8%. The NC Dinos have accounted for 2,743 putouts so far this season, as well as 952 assists and 92 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .976 which puts them in 9th in KBO and have a total of 97 double plays.

Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.00 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.33. Dinos pitchers have conceded 68 home runs and 433 total runs (10th in the league). NC has yielded 818 base hits (8.1 per 9 innings) as well as 377 earned runs. The Dinos have a team earned run average of 3.71 so far this year (2nd in baseball), and their staff has struck out 795 hitters.

The SSG Landers have earned an OBP of .332 as well as a team batting average of .256 this season. They have been called out on strikes on 687 occasions (8th in KBO) and have notched a total of 898 hits. SSG has compiled 89 HRs this year to go along with 425 RBIs. The Landers have a team slugging % of .385 and they score 4.42 runs per game (7th in the league). The have tallied 165 doubles, while walking 358 times as well as recording 455 runs.

Joo Hwan Choi is a batter who can be a difference maker for SSG. Over the course of the 3,656 official at-bats in his professional career, Choi has hit .281 with 1,027 base hits. He has hit a home run 112 times, with 1,617 total bases and also a .442 slugging %. Choi has drawn a free base 352 times while striking out on 576 occasions. He is sitting with 499 runs in addition to having earned 582 RBIs. His on-base percentage sits at .348 and he has earned a has a OPS in his career of .791.

The SSG Landers have twisted 109 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .979 (7th in KBO). The Landers have accrued 1,075 assists, 81 errors and have a total of 2,755 putouts this season. Of their 123 attempts at getting a steal, they have been successful 83 times and been caught 40 times (32.5% caught stealing rate).

The Landers hold a team WHIP of 1.511 in addition to having a FIP of 4.58 as a unit on the campaign. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.57 (695 strikeouts vs 444 free passes). They come in at 5th in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 943. They have allowed 73 long balls and they relinquish 4.58 runs per 9 innings (5th in KBO). The SSG pitching staff have surrendered 467 runs over the course of the season while holding an ERA of 4.13 (421 earned runs yielded).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take NC

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