NC Dinos vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 4/19/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: NC Dinos vs Kia Tigers

Date: Friday, April 19, 2024

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: KN-T

Socrates Brito and the Kia Tigers (14-5, 1st in KBO) host the NC Dinos (13-7, 3rd in KBO) at Gwangju Kia Champions Field on Friday, April 19, 2024.

The Dinos have hit 39 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 18 balls out of the park. NC is slugging .427 and have struck out 175 times, while drawing a walk on 87 occasions. As a unit, the NC Dinos are notching 5.9 runs per outing, which is 2nd in baseball. They have accounted for 113 runs batted in and 203 base knocks so far this season, and their average at the plate is at .284. They have a total of 118 runs scored while having a team OBP of .379.

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Ah-seop Son is a hitter who should impact this game for NC. In his professional baseball career, Son has hit 174 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 998 runs. During his time in professional baseball, he came to the plate 8,613 times and has reached base with a base hit 2,441 times. Son has hit .322 for his baseball career, with 1,327 scored runs and an OPS of .851. He has accumulated a slugging percentage of .456 and he has a total of 3,460 bases. He has been struck out 1,228 times and has been walked on 913 occasions, which has contributed to a .395 on-base percentage.

The Dinos have stolen 11 bases and have been gunned down 6 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 35.3%. The NC Dinos have a total of 544 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 170 assists and 10 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .986 which puts them in 2nd in the league and have a total of 10 double plays.

The Dinos are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.58 for the season (2nd in KBO), and the staff has struck out 156 batters. NC has allowed 178 base hits (8.8 per 9 innings) and 72 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.44 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.34. Dinos pitchers have given up 16 long balls in addition to 88 runs (8th in baseball).

Kia has a total of 19 HRs for the season as well as 103 RBIs. They have recorded 42 doubles, while getting a free base 79 times and putting up 107 runs. The Kia Tigers have compiled an on-base percentage of .378 and a batting average of .300 on the campaign. The Tigers hold a team slugging percentage of .458 and they are recording 5.63 runs per contest (4th in the league). They have been rung up on 115 occasions (10th in the league) and are sitting with 198 hits.

Socrates Brito is a hitter who should impact this game for Kia. Over the course of the 6,062 at-bats in his pro career, Brito has accrued an average at the plate of .281 with 1,704 hits. He has hit the long ball 137 times, with 2,620 total bases and also a .432 slugging percentage. Brito has tallied a free base 464 times while striking out on 1,283 attempts. He is sitting with 910 runs and also has 790 RBIs. His on-base percentage comes in at .332 and he is the owner of a lifetime OPS of .764.

Out of their 18 tries at stealing a base, they have been successful 15 times and been caught 3 times (16.7% caught stealing percentage). The Kia Tigers have turned 14 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .961 (10th in the league). The Tigers have accrued 183 assists, 28 errors and have earned a total of 506 putouts during this campaign.

The Kia pitching staff have surrendered 82 runs on the campaign while having a team ERA of 3.05 (57 earned runs surrendered). They have conceded 13 dingers and they concede 4.38 runs per 9 innings (2nd in the league). The Tigers hold a team WHIP of 1.391 and have a FIP of 4.38 as a pitching staff for the year. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 2.21 (166 strikeouts against 75 free passes). They have a ranking of 9th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 159.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Kia and under the total runs

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