Kiwoom Heroes vs NC Dinos Prediction, 3/28/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs NC Dinos

Date: Thursday, March 28, 2024

Location: Changwon NC Park in Changwon, South Korea

TV: TVING

Kun Woo Park and the NC Dinos (2-1, 5th in KBO) host the Kiwoom Heroes (0-2, 8th in KBO) at Changwon NC Park on Thursday, March 28, 2024.

The Heroes have hit 2 two-baggers as a team and have hit 2 balls out of the stadium. Kiwoom has a slugging rate of .333 and have been called out on strikes 19 times, while drawing a walk on 4 occasions. As a unit, the Kiwoom Heroes are putting up 5.0 runs per outing, which has them at 7th in the league. They have 9 RBI's and 15 base knocks for the year, while their team batting average is sitting at .217. They have racked up 10 runs and have an OBP of .270.

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Hye Seong Kim is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Kiwoom. For his professional baseball career, Kim has drilled 26 balls out of the park while driving in 311 runs. He has compiled a slugging percentage of .392 and he has totaled 1,150 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he stepped into the batters box 3,261 times and also came through with a hit 878 times. He has struck out 564 times and has walked on 278 occasions, which contributes in part to a .359 OBP. Kim has hit .299 for his career in baseball, in addition to 502 runs scored and an OPS of .752.

The Heroes have stolen 7 bags and have been thrown out 0 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 0.0%. The Kiwoom Heroes have amassed 48 putouts thus far, as well as 18 assists and 1 error. Their fielding percentage is at .985 which ranks 5th in Korean baseball and have 0 double plays.

The Heroes hold a team ERA of 9.00 on the campaign (10th in baseball), and they have struck out 12 hitters. Kiwoom has given up 24 base hits (13.5 per 9 innings) as well as 16 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 0.86 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 2.38. Heroes pitchers have given up 3 home runs and also 17 total runs (2nd in KBO).

NC has recorded 3 long balls this season to go along with 16 RBIs. They have hit 6 doubles, while getting a free base 14 times and racking up 17 runs. The NC Dinos have accumulated an on-base percentage of .371 and a batting average of .243 on the year. The Dinos hold a team SLG% of .408 and they score 5.67 runs per outing (3rd in the league). They have struck out on 28 occasions (1st in baseball) and have tallied 25 base knocks.

Kun Woo Park is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for NC. Park has drawn a walk 378 times while striking out on 597 chances. He has scored 709 runs and racked up 625 runs batted in. His on-base rate is .392 and he has a lifetime OPS of .879. He has hit a home run 110 times, in addition to having 1,951 total bases and also a .487 slugging %. For the 4,005 at-bats in his baseball career, Park has hit .327 in addition to having 1,308 base hits.

The NC Dinos have turned 1 double play and hold a fielding percentage of .991 (3rd in KBO). The Dinos have 25 assists, 1 error and are sitting with 81 putouts on the season. Of their 2 tries at swiping a bag, they have made it 2 times and been caught 0 times (0.0% caught stealing rate).

The Dinos have a team WHIP of 1.185 and have a FIP of 4.67 as a staff for the year. Their K/BB ratio sits at 3.50 (21 strikeouts against 6 walks). They rank 4th in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 26. They have relinquished 4 home runs and they yield 4.67 runs per 9 innings (6th in baseball). The NC pitching staff have given up 14 runs for the year while holding an ERA of 4.67 (14 earned runs conceded).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Kiwoom

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