Lotte Giants vs NC Dinos Prediction, 4/28/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Lotte Giants vs NC Dinos

Date: Sunday, April 28, 2024

Location: Changwon NC Park in Changwon, South Korea

TV: SPO-T

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 Sunday, April 28, 2024.

Lotte owns a slugging percentage of .381 and have struck out 213 times, while drawing a walk on 84 occasions. They have earned 105 runs batted in and 243 hits for the season, and their average at the plate is sitting at .264. The Giants have accounted for 42 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 17 balls out of the stadium. They have racked up 113 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .333. As a squad, the Lotte Giants are putting up 4.4 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 10th in baseball.

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Victor Reyes is a batter who should impact this game for Lotte. Reyes has accumulated a batting average of .290 for his career in baseball, in addition to 646 runs scored and an OPS of .741. He has gone down on strikes 905 times and has taken a walk on 309 occasions, which has contributed to a .336 OBP. In his career, Reyes has hit 71 baseballs over the fence while driving in 573 runs. He has amassed a slugging percentage of .405 and he has a total of 1,867 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he faced a pitcher 5,015 times and has come through with a base hit 1,338 times.

The Giants have stolen 20 bases and have been caught 13 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage sits at 39.4%. The Lotte Giants have accumulated 685 putouts on the year, in addition to 254 assists and 21 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .978 which puts them in 7th in the league and they have turned 27 double plays.

The Giants have compiled a team earned run average of 5.25 so far this year (8th in KBO), and they have struck out 193 hitters. Giants pitchers have surrendered 27 long balls and 149 runs in total (3rd in the league). Lotte has given up 267 hits (10.5 per 9 innings) and also 133 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.99 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.60.

The Dinos have a team SLG% of .412 and they earn 5.59 runs per outing (2nd in KBO). They have hit 49 doubles, while walking 118 times as well as recording 151 runs. NC has tallied 25 home runs for the season and 144 runs batted in. They have struck out on 232 occasions (2nd in the league) and are sitting with 256 hits. The NC Dinos have compiled an on-base percentage of .367 and a team batting average of .270 so far this year.

Ah-seop Son is a batter who should be able to impact this game for NC. During the 7,616 at-bats in his pro career, Son has hit .321 in addition to 2,448 base knocks. He has hit a home run 175 times, in addition to having 3,472 total bases and also a .456 slugging %. Son has recorded a walk 915 times while being called out on strikes on 1,233 occasions. He has accrued 1,330 runs and has 1,001 RBIs. His on-base percentage sits at .395 and he is the owner of a career OPS of .851.

Out of their 27 chances at stealing a base, they have had success 19 times and been caught 8 times (29.6% caught stealing percentage). The NC Dinos have turned 18 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .981 (5th in the league). The Dinos have accrued 235 assists, 19 errors and have accounted for 724 putouts for the season.

The Dinos hold a team WHIP of 1.331 with a FIP of 4.48 as a staff so far this year. They are currently ranked 8th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 239. The NC pitching staff have given up 120 runs over the course of the season and come in with a team ERA of 3.70 (99 earned runs yielded). Their K/BB ratio is 2.41 (198 strikeouts against 82 walks). They have given up 23 long balls and they concede 4.48 runs per 9 innings (2nd in baseball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take NC

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