Lotte Giants vs NC Dinos Prediction, 4/27/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Lotte Giants vs NC Dinos

Date: Saturday, April 27, 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 (16-11, 2nd in KBO) will take on the Lotte Giants (8-17, 10th in KBO) on Saturday, April 27, 2024.

Lotte is slugging .381 and have been called out on strikes 213 times, while getting the free base on 84 occasions. They have 105 RBI's and 243 base knocks so far this season, and their average at the plate is at .264. The Giants have tallied 42 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 17 balls out of the park. They have earned a total of 113 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .333. As a team, the Lotte Giants are knocking in 4.4 runs per game, which is 10th in the league.

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Victor Reyes is a hitter who should impact this game for Lotte. Reyes has hit .290 for his baseball career, in addition to 646 runs scored and an OPS of .741. He has struck out 905 times and has gotten a free base on 309 occasions, contributing to a .336 on-base percentage. For his career, Reyes has hit 71 baseballs over the fence while driving in 573 runs. His slugging percentage is .405 and he has totaled 1,867 bases. For his time in the league, he came to bat 5,015 times and has notched a base knock 1,338 times.

The Giants have swiped 20 bags and have been caught 13 times, which means their caught stealing percentage comes in at 39.4%. The Lotte Giants have a tally of 685 putouts this year, in addition to 254 assists and 21 errors. Their fielding rate is at .978 which has them ranked 7th in the league and have earned 27 double plays.

The Giants have a team earned run average of 5.25 on the season (8th in KBO), and their staff has struck out 193 hitters. Giants pitchers have yielded 27 home runs in addition to 149 runs (3rd in baseball). Lotte has allowed 267 base hits (10.5 per 9 innings) and 133 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 1.99 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.60.

The Dinos hold a team SLG% of .412 and they are scoring 5.59 runs per game (2nd in the league). They have hit 49 doubles, while getting a free base 118 times as well as scoring 151 runs. NC has 25 long balls for the season as well as 144 RBIs. They have struck out on 232 instances (2nd in the league) and have recorded 256 base hits. The NC Dinos hold a team OBP of .367 in addition to a batting average of .270 on the campaign.

Ah-seop Son is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for NC. Son has drawn a free base 915 times while going down on strikes on 1,233 attempts. His on-base rate is .395 and he is the owner of a career OPS of .851. In the 7,616 at-bats in his baseball career, Son has accumulated a batting average of .321 and has racked up 2,448 hits. He has accrued 1,330 runs in addition to having earned 1,001 RBIs. He has gone deep 175 times, with 3,472 bases in total and a .456 slugging percentage.

The NC Dinos have turned 18 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .981 (5th in KBO). The Dinos have accrued 235 assists, 19 errors and have earned a total of 724 putouts this season. In their 27 chances at getting a steal, they have had success 19 times and been caught 8 times (29.6% caught stealing rate).

The Dinos hold a team WHIP of 1.331 in addition to having a FIP of 4.48 as a squad so far this season. They come in at 8th in KBO as a staff in total hits allowed with 239. The NC pitching staff have surrendered 120 runs so far this year while holding a team ERA of 3.70 (99 earned runs relinquished). Their K/BB ratio is 2.41 (198 strikeouts vs 82 bases on balls). They have surrendered 23 long balls and they surrender 4.48 runs per 9 innings (2nd in baseball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Lotte

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