Kia Tigers vs NC Dinos Prediction, 5/17/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kia Tigers vs NC Dinos

Date: Friday, May 17, 2024

Location: Changwon NC Park in Changwon, South Korea

TV: MS-T

Changwon NC Park is the venue where Ah-seop Son and the NC Dinos (24-17, 2nd in KBO) will play the Kia Tigers (26-16, 1st in KBO) on Friday, May 17, 2024.

Kia has a slugging % of .453 and have been called out on strikes 272 times, while being walked on 164 occasions. They have accrued 231 RBI's and 442 hits this season, and their average at the plate is .296. The Tigers have accrued 79 two-baggers as a team and have hit 49 balls out of the park. They have tallied 243 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .371. As a squad, the Kia Tigers are putting up 5.8 runs per game, which has them sitting at 2nd in the league.

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Socrates Brito is a batter who can be a difference maker for Kia. Brito has hit .282 in his time in baseball, in addition to 926 runs scored and an OPS of .767. He has struck out 1,297 times and has gotten a free base on 469 attempts at the plate, which has contributed to a .333 on-base percentage. In his career, Brito has hit 144 balls out of the park while knocking in 811 runs. His slugging percentage is .434 in addition to having tallied 2,674 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he faced a pitcher 6,722 times and has come through with a hit 1,734 times.

The Kia Tigers have earned a total of 1,130 putouts this season, as well as 419 assists and 48 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .970 which puts them in 10th in the league and have 36 double plays. The Tigers have swiped 38 bases and have been caught 10 times, which tells us their caught stealing rate is 20.8%.

Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.93 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.46. Tigers pitchers have allowed 34 home runs and 205 runs in total (8th in KBO). Kia has conceded 380 hits (9.1 per 9 innings) and also 163 earned runs. The Tigers are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.90 on the year (2nd in the league), and their staff has rung up 330 batters.

The Dinos have a slugging percentage of .416 and they have an average of 5.83 runs per game (1st in the league). The have tallied 76 doubles, while getting a free base 180 times and earning 245 runs. NC has hit 39 HRs so far this season to go along with 237 RBIs. They have struck out on 377 occasions (1st in KBO) and have recorded 411 base hits. The NC Dinos have compiled a team OBP of .373 and a team batting average of .279 on the campaign.

Ah-seop Son is a hitter who should impact this game for NC. Son has drawn a free base 916 times while striking out on 1,250 chances. His on-base percentage sits at .395 and he also has a lifetime OPS of .851. Over the course of the 7,682 at-bats in his pro career, Son has hit .322 with 2,472 base hits. He has accounted for 1,342 runs and notched 1,016 RBIs. He has hit a home run 177 times, with 3,505 bases in total and a .456 slugging percentage.

Out of their 43 chances at swiping a bag, they have been successful 29 times and been caught 14 times (32.6% caught stealing percentage). The NC Dinos have turned 28 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .981 (3rd in the league). The Dinos have accrued 381 assists, 29 errors and have notched a total of 1,135 putouts on the season.

The Dinos are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.330 with a FIP of 4.31 as a squad over the course of the season. They rank 10th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 367. The NC pitching staff have given up 181 runs this year while having a team ERA of 3.71 (156 earned runs conceded). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.40 (327 strikeouts vs 136 free passes). They have allowed 34 home runs and they concede 4.31 runs per 9 innings (1st in the league).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Kia

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