NC Dinos vs Hanwha Eagles Prediction, 5/16/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: NC Dinos vs Hanwha Eagles

Date: Thursday, May 16, 2024

Location: Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon, South Korea

TV: TVING

Si Hwan Roh and the Hanwha Eagles (16-24, 9th in KBO) host the NC Dinos (23-17, 2nd in KBO) at Hanwha Life Eagles Park on Thursday, May 16, 2024.

As a team, the NC Dinos are scoring 5.6 runs/g, which is 3rd in KBO. They have 229 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .367. The Dinos have recorded 70 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 39 balls out of the park. They have accounted for 221 runs batted in in addition to 391 hits this year, and their average at the plate is at .272. NC is slugging .409 and have been called out on strikes 371 times, while drawing a walk on 173 occasions.

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Ho Cheol Seo is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for NC. Seo has a batting average of .262 for his career, in addition to 105 runs scored and an OPS of .669. He has gone down on strikes 146 times and earned a walk on 56 at-bats, which contributes in part to a .321 OBP. In his career, Seo has drilled 11 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 87 runs. His slugging percentage is .348 and he has totaled 289 bases. For his time in the league, he came to the plate 920 times and has come through with a base knock 218 times.

The Dinos have stolen 29 bags and have been caught 14 times, which means their caught stealing percentage sits at 32.6%. The NC Dinos have 1,115 putouts for the season, in addition to 376 assists and 27 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .982 which ranks 2nd in Korean baseball and have accumulated 28 double plays.

The Dinos have an ERA of 3.76 so far this year (1st in baseball), and their staff has rung up 321 hitters. NC has allowed 361 base hits (8.8 per 9 innings) in addition to 155 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.36 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.34. Dinos pitchers have surrendered 34 long balls and also 180 total runs (10th in baseball).

The Hanwha Eagles have an OBP of .341 and a team batting average of .253 so far this season. They have struck out on 322 instances (6th in the league) and have notched a total of 355 hits. Hanwha has recorded 32 home runs for the season to go along with 189 runs batted in. The Eagles have a slugging percentage of .382 and they earn 4.85 runs per contest (8th in the league). They have put up 69 two-baggers, while walking 164 times and earning 199 runs.

Si Hwan Roh is a batter who can be a difference maker for Hanwha. For the 2,014 at-bats in his professional career, Noh has recorded a batting average of .263 in addition to 530 hits. He has hit the long ball 76 times, as well as 874 total bases and a .434 slugging percentage. Noh has drawn a free base 257 times while going down on strikes on 548 chances. He has recorded 283 runs and racked up 331 runs batted in. His OBP comes in at .350 and he has a career OPS of .784.

The Hanwha Eagles have turned 39 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .977 (7th in Korean baseball). The Eagles have 389 assists, 34 errors and have amassed 1,086 putouts for the year. Out of their 51 attempts at stealing a base, they have been successful 38 times and been caught 13 times (25.5% caught stealing rate).

The Eagles have a WHIP of 1.558 with a FIP of 5.82 as a unit on the season. They rank 5th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 407. The Hanwha pitching staff have yielded 234 runs on the year while holding a team ERA of 5.30 (213 earned runs surrendered). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.01 (315 strikeouts against 157 walks). They have conceded 38 long balls and they allow 5.82 runs per 9 innings (8th in KBO).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take NC

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