NC Dinos vs Hanwha Eagles Prediction, 5/15/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: NC Dinos vs Hanwha Eagles

Date: Wednesday, May 15, 2024

Location: Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon, South Korea

TV: SPO-T

Chi Hong An and the Hanwha Eagles (16-24, 8th in KBO) host the NC Dinos (23-17, 2nd in KBO) at Hanwha Life Eagles Park on Wednesday, May 15, 2024.

As a squad, the NC Dinos are knocking in 5.6 runs per game, which is 3rd in the league. They have 224 runs and have an on-base percentage of .366. The Dinos have accrued 69 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 39 balls out of the park. They have accrued 216 RBI's and 379 hits this year, while their average at the plate is at .272. NC has a slugging rate of .413 and have struck out 361 times, while being walked on 168 occasions.

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Min Woo Park is a batter who can be a difference maker for NC. In his professional baseball career, Park has hit 32 balls out of the park while knocking in 451 runs. His slugging percentage sits at .418 in addition to earning 1,801 bases. In his time in the Majors, he came to bat 4,983 times and has reached base with a base knock 1,375 times. He has been struck out 625 times and earned a walk on 466 occasions, contributing to a .395 OBP. Park has compiled an average at the plate of .319 for his career, with 803 runs scored and an OPS of .813.

The Dinos have stolen 27 bases and have been thrown out 14 times, which means their caught stealing rate is 34.1%. The NC Dinos have a tally of 1,079 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 363 assists and 27 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .982 which has them sitting 2nd in the league and have accumulated 28 double plays.

The Dinos hold a team earned run average of 3.76 this year (1st in the league), and they have rung up 307 hitters. NC has surrendered 351 hits (8.8 per 9 innings) as well as 150 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.31 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.35. Dinos pitchers have allowed 32 home runs in addition to 175 runs in total (10th in KBO).

The Hanwha Eagles have earned an OBP of .343 and a batting average of .254 this season. They have struck out on 308 occasions (6th in the league) and have earned 345 hits. Hanwha has a total of 30 home runs so far this season as well as 184 runs batted in. The Eagles hold a slugging percentage of .381 and they score 4.85 runs per game (8th in the league). They have recorded 67 doubles, while walking 161 times as well as putting up 194 runs.

Chi Hong An is a hitter who should impact this game for Hanwha. For the 5,827 official at-bats in his baseball career, Ahn has compiled an average at the plate of .296 and has racked up 1,725 base knocks. He has gone deep 142 times, in addition to having 2,533 total bases and a .435 slugging percentage. Ahn has tallied a walk 566 times while striking out on 873 chances. He has compiled 850 runs in addition to having earned 859 runs batted in. His on-base percentage sits at .362 and he has earned a career OPS of .797.

In their 50 tries at swiping a bag, they have had success 38 times and been caught 12 times (24.0% caught stealing rate). The Hanwha Eagles have turned 38 double plays and have a fielding rate of .977 (7th in the league). The Eagles have recorded 373 assists, 33 errors and have a tally of 1,050 putouts over the course of the season.

The Eagles have a team WHIP of 1.563 in addition to having a FIP of 5.89 as a staff on the campaign. They rank 5th in baseball as a staff in total hits given up with 395. The Hanwha pitching staff have allowed 229 runs on the campaign while holding a team ERA of 5.35 (208 earned runs relinquished). Their K/BB ratio sits at 2.01 (305 strikeouts vs 152 bases on balls). They have relinquished 38 long balls and they surrender 5.89 runs per 9 innings (8th in baseball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take NC

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