LG Twins vs NC Dinos Prediction, 5/2/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: LG Twins vs NC Dinos

Date: Thursday, May 2, 2024

Location: Changwon NC Park in Changwon, South Korea

TV: MS-T

Ah-seop Son and the NC Dinos (20-11, 2nd in KBO) play the LG Twins (16-15, 5th in KBO) at Changwon NC Park on Thursday, May 2, 2024.

As a squad, the LG Twins are recording 5.4 runs per game, which puts them at 5th in KBO. They have earned 179 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .372. The Twins have tallied 53 doubles as a squad and have knocked 23 balls out of the park. They have recorded 169 runs batted in and 328 base knocks this year, and their average at the plate sits at .289. LG is slugging .405 and have been called out on strikes 232 times, while getting the free base on 148 occasions.

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Austin Dean is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for LG. In his career, Dean has hit 125 baseballs over the fence while knocking in 607 runs. His career slugging percentage is .450 and he has totaled 1,877 bases. During his time in professional baseball, he stepped into the batters box 4,661 times and also came through with a base hit 1,185 times. He has struck out 809 times and earned a walk on 397 occasions, which contributes in part to a .349 OBP. Dean has recorded a batting average of .284 for his career, with 628 runs scored and an OPS of .799.

The LG Twins have accumulated 876 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 305 assists and 29 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .976 which is 8th in the league and they have turned 28 double plays. The Twins have swiped 33 bases and have been gunned down 9 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage is 21.4%.

The Twins have compiled a team earned run average of 4.75 on the campaign (5th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 254 batters. LG has surrendered 324 hits (10.0 per 9 innings) as well as 154 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.08 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.53. Twins pitchers have relinquished 30 home runs and 172 runs in total (4th in the league).

The NC Dinos have compiled an OBP of .364 as well as a batting average of .273 so far this year. They have struck out on 262 instances (1st in baseball) and have notched a total of 293 base hits. NC has recorded 31 HRs over the course of the season to go along with 163 RBIs. The Dinos have a SLG% of .419 and they average 5.48 runs per game (3rd in baseball). They have hit 54 two-baggers, while taking a walk 124 times as well as scoring 170 runs.

Ah-seop Son is a hitter who should impact this game for NC. Son has tallied a walk 915 times while being called out on strikes on 1,236 occasions. His on-base percentage sits at .395 and he holds a career OPS of .850. Over the course of the 7,629 at-bats in his professional career, Son has hit .321 and has racked up 2,451 base knocks. He has accounted for 1,332 runs and has 1,002 RBIs. He has gone deep 175 times, as well as 3,475 total bases and also a .455 slugging %.

Of their 28 attempts at stealing a base, they have made it 19 times and been caught 9 times (32.1% caught stealing rate). The NC Dinos have turned 22 double plays and have a fielding rate of .983 (2nd in the league). The Dinos have accrued 270 assists, 19 errors and have a total of 832 putouts this year.

The Dinos have a team WHIP of 1.281 and have a FIP of 3.99 as a unit for the season. They rank 10th in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 264. The NC pitching staff have conceded 123 runs on the campaign while having an ERA of 3.31 (102 earned runs yielded). Their K/BB ratio sits at 2.58 (235 strikeouts vs 91 bases on balls). They have surrendered 24 homers and they relinquish 3.99 runs per 9 innings (1st in the league).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take LG

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