NC Dinos vs SSG Landers Prediction, 8/23/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds
Game: NC Dinos vs SSG Landers
Date: Wednesday, August 23, 2023
Location: Incheon SSG Landers Field in Incheon, South Korea
TV: SPOTV
Jeong 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 Wednesday, August 23, 2023.
NC has a slugging rate of .385 and have been called out on strikes 731 times, while taking a walk on 366 occasions. They have accrued 452 RBI's in addition to 938 base knocks for the season, while their average at the plate comes in at .268. The Dinos have earned 161 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 67 balls out of the park. They are sitting with 480 runs scored and have an OBP of .346. As a unit, the NC Dinos are putting up 4.7 runs per outing, which ranks them 4th in the league.
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Ah-seop Son is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for NC. Son has earned a batting average of .321 for his career in baseball, with 1,283 runs scored and an OPS of .853. He has gone down on strikes 1,199 times and earned a walk on 890 at-bats, which has contributed to a .395 OBP. In his career, Son has hit 174 baseballs out of the park while driving in 982 runs. He is sitting with a career slugging percentage of .458 in addition to earning 3,367 bases. For his career, he faced a pitcher 8,348 times and has delivered a base knock 2,361 times.
The Dinos have swiped 73 bags and have been thrown out 31 times, which means their caught stealing percentage comes in at 29.8%. The NC Dinos are sitting with 2,743 putouts so far this season, in addition to 952 assists and 92 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .976 which puts them in 9th in KBO and have accumulated 97 double plays.
The Dinos have compiled a team earned run average of 3.71 on the campaign (2nd in KBO), and their staff has rung up 795 batters. NC has relinquished 818 base hits (8.1 per 9 innings) and 377 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.00 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.33. Dinos pitchers have allowed 68 long balls and 433 runs (10th in baseball).
The SSG Landers have an OBP of .332 and a team batting average of .256 this season. They have struck out on 687 instances (8th in KBO) and have earned 898 hits. SSG has accounted for 89 HRs on the year in addition to 425 RBIs. The Landers have a team SLG% of .385 and they are recording 4.42 runs per outing (7th in the league). They have 165 two-baggers, while taking a walk 358 times and putting up 455 runs.
Jeong Choi is a batter who should impact this game for SSG. Choi has recorded a walk 970 times while fanning on 1,633 occasions. His OBP comes in at .390 and he has earned a has a OPS in his career of .917. During the 7,306 at-bats in his pro career, Choi has hit .287 in addition to 2,098 base hits. He has recorded 1,346 runs in addition to having earned 1,435 RBIs. He has homered 450 times, with 3,851 total bases and also a .527 slugging percentage.
The SSG Landers have twisted 109 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage 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 chances at getting a steal, they have been successful 83 times and been caught 40 times (32.5% caught stealing rate).
The Landers have a WHIP of 1.511 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.58 as a team on the year. They are sitting at 5th in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 943. The SSG pitching staff have relinquished 467 runs this season while having a team ERA of 4.13 (421 earned runs conceded). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 1.57 (695 strikeouts against 444 free passes). They have allowed 73 dingers and they allow 4.58 runs per 9 innings (5th in the league).
Who will win tonight's baseball game against the spread?
Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take NC
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