Kiwoom Heroes vs NC Dinos Prediction, 3/26/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs NC Dinos

Date: Tuesday, March 26, 2024

Location: Changwon NC Park in Changwon, South Korea

TV: SPO-2T

Whee Jip Kim and the Kiwoom Heroes (58-83, 10th in KBO) head to Changwon NC Park on Tuesday, March 26, 2024, where they'll take on the NC Dinos (75-67, 4th in KBO).

As a squad, the Kiwoom Heroes notched 4.2 runs per outing, which had them sitting at 9th in KBO. They accounted for 607 runs while having a team OBP of .331. The Heroes tallied 223 two-baggers as a team and knocked 61 baseballs out of the park. They accrued 576 runs batted in in addition to 1,323 base knocks in the previous season, while their average at the plate sat at .261. Kiwoom had a slugging percentage of .353 and were called out on strikes 1,096 times, while taking a walk on 484 occasions.

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Whee Jip Kim is a hitter who should impact this game for Kiwoom. Kim has accumulated a batting average of .227 in his time in baseball, in addition to 96 scored runs and an OPS of .667. He has fanned 236 times and has taken a walk on 100 occasions, contributing to a .327 on-base percentage. In his career, Kim has slapped 17 baseballs out of the park while driving in 96 runs. He has compiled a slugging percentage of .340 in addition to earning 264 bases. In his time in the Majors, he stepped up to bat 921 times and also came through with a base knock 176 times.

The Kiwoom Heroes amassed 3,865 putouts for the previous season, in addition to 1,424 assists and 115 errors. Their fielding percentage was at .979 which ranked 6th in KBO and had a total of 125 double plays. The Heroes stole 129 bags and were caught 45 times, which means their caught stealing percentage was 25.9%.

The Heroes held a team ERA of 4.41 over the course of the prior season (9th in the league), and their staff struck out 962 batters. Kiwoom allowed 1,339 hits (9.4 per 9 innings) and 631 earned runs. They earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.81 and their pitching staff had a team WHIP of 1.45. They walked 532 players from the other team and their FIP came in at 4.96 as a team for the previous season.

The Dinos held a team SLG% of .387 and they were scoring 4.72 runs per game (3rd in the league). They hit 223 doubles, while walking 493 times and recording 679 runs. NC accumulated 98 HRs over the course of last season to go along with 642 RBIs. They were rung up on 1,005 occasions (4th in the league) and recorded 1,321 base hits. The NC Dinos accumulated an OBP of .345 in addition to a batting average of .270 for the prior year.

Ah-seop Son is a batter who can be a difference maker for NC. In the 7,508 at-bats in his pro career, Son has earned a batting average of .322 and has racked up 2,419 base hits. He has gone yard 174 times, with 3,435 total bases and also a .458 slugging percentage. Son has earned a free base 909 times while striking out on 1,214 tries. He has accrued 1,318 runs and has 986 runs batted in. His on-base percentage comes in at .396 and he has earned a has a OPS in his career of .854.

The NC Dinos turned 126 double plays and notched a fielding percentage of .976 (10th in KBO). The Dinos accrued 1,339 assists, 130 errors and accounted for 3,844 putouts over the course of last season. Of their 138 attempts at swiping a bag, they had success 96 times and were caught 42 times (30.4% caught stealing percentage).

The NC pitching staff surrendered 617 runs in the prior season while having a team ERA of 3.83 (545 earned runs yielded). They gave up 99 home runs and they relinquished 4.33 runs per 9 innings (3rd in KBO). The Dinos had a team WHIP of 1.306 in addition to having a FIP of 4.33 as a unit during the previous year. They had a K/BB ratio of 2.12 (1,090 strikeouts against 513 free passes). They finished at 10th in KBO as a staff in total hits conceded with 1,160.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Kiwoom

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