Kia Tigers vs NC Dinos Prediction, 5/29/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kia Tigers vs NC Dinos

Date: Wednesday, May 29, 2024

Location: Changwon NC Park in Changwon, South Korea

TV: SPO-2T

Changwon NC Park is the venue where Ah-seop Son and the NC Dinos (27-24, 5th in KBO) will take on the Kia Tigers (31-20, 1st in KBO) on Wednesday, May 29, 2024.

Kia owns a slugging percentage of .438 and have been called out on strikes 335 times, while being walked on 195 occasions. They have tallied 276 RBI's in addition to 531 base knocks on the season, and their average at the plate sits at .289. The Tigers have compiled 90 doubles as a squad and have hit 57 balls out of the park. They have accounted for 291 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .362. As a squad, the Kia Tigers are earning 5.6 runs per outing, which ranks them 2nd in baseball.

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Socrates Brito is a hitter who should impact this game for Kia. Brito has hit .281 in his time in baseball, in addition to 928 scored runs and an OPS of .765. He has fanned 1,307 times and has taken a walk on 470 occasions, contributing to a .331 on-base percentage. For his career, Brito has hit 145 balls out of the park while driving in 813 runs. He has earned a slugging percentage of .433 and he has a total of 2,681 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he came to the plate 6,759 times and got on base with a hit 1,738 times.

The Tigers have stolen 47 bags and have been caught 12 times, which means their caught stealing percentage is 20.3%. The Kia Tigers have accumulated 1,400 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 523 assists and 55 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .972 which ranks 10th in Korean baseball and have earned 48 double plays.

They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 1.87 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.46. Tigers pitchers have surrendered 45 home runs in addition to 250 total runs (9th in the league). Kia has surrendered 473 base hits (9.1 per 9 innings) and also 202 earned runs. The Tigers have compiled a team earned run average of 3.90 for the year (1st in baseball), and the staff has struck out 388 batters.

NC has accounted for 49 long balls for the season to go along with 274 RBIs. They have notched 85 two-baggers, while getting a free base 216 times as well as racking up 282 runs. The NC Dinos have accumulated a team OBP of .366 and a team batting average of .273 over the course of the season. The Dinos hold a team slugging percentage of .408 and they are earning 5.42 runs per contest (5th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 437 occasions (1st in baseball) and have a total of 492 hits.

Ah-seop Son is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for NC. Son has recorded a walk 918 times while striking out on 1,255 attempts. His on-base percentage sits at .394 and he is the owner of a lifetime OPS of .849. For the 7,724 at-bats in his pro career, Son has accumulated a batting average of .321 with 2,481 base hits. He has compiled 1,345 runs and notched 1,020 runs batted in. He has gone deep 177 times, with 3,515 total bases and also a .455 slugging percentage.

Of their 50 attempts at getting a steal, they have been successful 33 times and been caught 17 times (34.0% caught stealing rate). The NC Dinos have turned 37 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .982 (1st in KBO). The Dinos have recorded 477 assists, 35 errors and are sitting with 1,393 putouts this season.

The NC pitching staff have relinquished 239 runs for the season while having an ERA of 4.09 (211 earned runs surrendered). They have surrendered 40 dingers and they allow 4.63 runs per 9 innings (1st in the league). The Dinos have a team WHIP of 1.364 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.63 as a pitching staff for the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 2.22 (387 strikeouts against 174 walks). They have a ranking of 10th in KBO as a staff in total hits relinquished with 459.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take NC and under the total runs

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