NC Dinos vs SSG Landers Prediction, 8/24/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: NC Dinos vs SSG Landers

Date: Thursday, August 24, 2023

Location: Incheon SSG Landers Field in Incheon, South Korea

TV: SPOTV2

Incheon SSG Landers Field is the venue where Seong Han Park and the SSG Landers (56-46, 3rd in KBO) will play the NC Dinos (52-48, 4th in KBO) on Thursday, August 24, 2023.

As a team, the NC Dinos are knocking in 4.7 runs per game, which ranks them 4th in the league. They are sitting with 480 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .346. The Dinos have hit 161 doubles as a unit and have knocked 67 balls out of the park. They have tallied 452 runs batted in as well as 938 base knocks on the year, while their team batting average sits at .268. NC has a slugging percentage of .385 and have struck out 731 times, while being walked on 366 occasions.

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Ju Won Kim is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for NC. In his career, Kim has slapped 22 baseballs over the fence while driving in 99 runs. For his time in the league, he stepped into the batters box 884 times and has notched a base hit 173 times. Kim has hit .230 for his time in baseball, in addition to 96 runs scored and an OPS of .693. He has amassed a slugging percentage of .363 in addition to earning 273 bases. He has fanned 233 times and earned a walk on 86 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .330 on-base %.

The NC Dinos have earned a total of 2,743 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 952 assists and 92 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .976 which is 9th in Korean baseball and have 97 double plays. The Dinos have swiped 73 bases and have been thrown out 31 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage is 29.8%.

The Dinos are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.71 so far this season (2nd in the league), and the staff has rung up 795 hitters. Dinos pitchers have surrendered 68 long balls and 433 total runs (10th in baseball). NC has allowed 818 base knocks (8.1 per 9 innings) as well as 377 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.00 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.33.

The SSG Landers have an on-base percentage of .332 in addition to a team batting average of .256 for the year. They have been rung up on 687 occasions (9th in baseball) and have earned 898 base hits. SSG has compiled 89 home runs for the season and 425 RBIs. The Landers have a team SLG% of .385 and they score 4.42 runs per game (7th in the league). They have recorded 165 doubles, while walking 358 times as well as scoring 455 runs.

Seong Han Park is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for SSG. Park has tallied a walk 176 times while being called out on strikes on 237 occasions. He is sitting with 175 runs in addition to having 147 RBIs. His on-base rate is .360 and he is the owner of a lifetime OPS of .723. He has gone deep 15 times, with 513 total bases and a .363 slugging %. During the 1,413 at-bats in his career, Park has accumulated a batting average of .280 in addition to having 396 hits.

The SSG Landers have turned 109 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .979 (7th in Korean baseball). The Landers have recorded 1,075 assists, 81 errors and have accumulated 2,755 putouts this season. In their 123 attempts at getting a steal, they have had success 83 times and been caught 40 times (32.5% caught stealing rate).

The Landers have a team WHIP of 1.511 and have a FIP of 4.58 as a squad this year. They come in at 5th in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 943. The SSG pitching staff have given up 467 runs for the season while having a team ERA of 4.13 (421 earned runs surrendered). Their K/BB ratio is 1.57 (695 strikeouts against 444 free passes). They have relinquished 73 long balls and they relinquish 4.58 runs per 9 innings (6th in the league).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take NC

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