KT Wiz vs NC Dinos Prediction, 4/9/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: KT Wiz vs NC Dinos

Date: Tuesday, April 9, 2024

Location: Changwon NC Park in Changwon, South Korea

TV: KN-T

Ah-seop Son and the NC Dinos (9-4, 1st in KBO) host the KT Wiz (3-11, 10th in KBO) at Changwon NC Park on Tuesday, April 9, 2024.

KT has a slugging rate of .402 and have struck out 121 times, while taking a walk on 54 occasions. They have recorded 71 RBI's and 139 base knocks this season, and their team batting average is at .273. The Wiz have compiled 19 doubles as a team and have hit 15 balls out of the park. They are sitting with 74 runs while holding a team OBP of .347. As a unit, the KT Wiz are putting up 5.3 runs per game, which has them sitting at 5th in the league.

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Mel Rojas is a batter who should be able to impact this game for KT. In his career, Rojas has slapped 234 balls out of the park while driving in 948 runs. For his career, he stepped up to bat 7,308 times and got on base with a base hit 1,776 times. Rojas has compiled an average at the plate of .275 for his career, in addition to 936 scored runs and an OPS of .806. He has compiled a slugging percentage of .455 and he has totaled 2,933 bases. He has struck out 1,559 times and has taken a walk on 722 occasions, contributing to a .351 on-base %.

The Wiz have stolen 20 bases and have been caught 3 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 13.0%. The KT Wiz have earned a total of 372 putouts so far this season, in addition to 133 assists and 10 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .981 which ranks 6th in KBO and have accumulated 11 double plays.

The Wiz have compiled a team earned run average of 8.35 this year (10th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 100 batters. Wiz pitchers have given up 16 long balls and also 116 total runs (1st in baseball). KT has allowed 179 base knocks (13.0 per 9 innings) and 115 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.72 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.91.

The Dinos have a team slugging % of .414 and they have an average of 6.54 runs per outing (2nd in KBO). They have recorded 24 doubles, while walking 61 times as well as putting up 85 runs. NC has recorded 10 home runs this year to go along with 80 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 114 occasions (3rd in the league) and have earned 134 base hits. The NC Dinos have an OBP of .392 and a team batting average of .286 so far this season.

Ah-seop Son is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for NC. Son has recorded a free base 911 times while fanning on 1,222 chances. His on-base percentage is .395 and he also has a lifetime OPS of .851. During the 7,559 official at-bats in his pro career, Son is sitting with a batting avereage of .322 with 2,432 base hits. He has a total of 1,324 runs in addition to having 994 RBIs. He has hit it out of the park 174 times, with 3,450 bases in total and a .456 slugging percentage.

In their 12 attempts at getting a steal, they have been successful 7 times and been caught 5 times (41.7% caught stealing rate). The NC Dinos have turned 5 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .987 (2nd in the league). The Dinos have 104 assists, 6 errors and have accounted for 355 putouts on the season.

The Dinos hold a team WHIP of 1.279 with a FIP of 3.65 as a pitching staff over the course of the season. They are currently ranked 7th in KBO as a staff in total hits given up with 111. The NC pitching staff have surrendered 48 runs over the course of the season while having an ERA of 3.12 (41 earned runs conceded). Their K/BB ratio is 2.48 (99 strikeouts against 40 free passes). They have given up 9 long balls and they surrender 3.65 runs per 9 innings (1st in baseball).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take KT

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