NC Dinos vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 4/21/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: NC Dinos vs Kia Tigers

Date: Sunday, April 21, 2024

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: MS-T

Gwangju Kia Champions Field is the venue where Do Yeong Kim and the Kia Tigers (15-6, 1st in KBO) will play the NC Dinos (14-7, 2nd in KBO) on Sunday, April 21, 2024.

NC has a slugging rate of .422 and have struck out 183 times, while taking a walk on 91 occasions. They have earned 117 RBI's in addition to 206 hits on the campaign, and their average at the plate is at .279. The Dinos have accrued 39 doubles as a squad and have knocked 19 balls out of the stadium. They have notched a total of 122 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .374. As a unit, the NC Dinos are putting up 5.8 runs per game, which is 2nd in baseball.

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Min Woo Park is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for NC. Park has recorded a batting average of .320 in his time in baseball, in addition to 794 runs scored and an OPS of .814. He has fanned 614 times and has taken a walk on 457 occasions, contributing to a .395 OBP. In his professional baseball career, Park has drilled 32 baseballs out of the park while driving in 447 runs. His slugging percentage sits at .419 and he has a total of 1,782 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he came to the plate 4,910 times and came through with a base base hit 1,359 times.

The Dinos have stolen 11 bags and have been thrown out 6 times, which means their caught stealing percentage is 35.3%. The NC Dinos have notched a total of 571 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 177 assists and 10 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .987 which has them ranked 2nd in the league and have earned 11 double plays.

Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.55 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.34. Dinos pitchers have yielded 16 long balls and 91 total runs (10th in KBO). NC has yielded 190 hits (9.0 per 9 innings) as well as 75 earned runs. The Dinos are sitting with a team ERA of 3.55 so far this season (2nd in baseball), and the staff has rung up 163 batters.

Kia has a total of 23 home runs so far this season and 119 runs batted in. They have 48 two-baggers, while taking a walk 88 times as well as notching 123 runs. The Kia Tigers have an OBP of .377 and a batting average of .299 so far this season. The Tigers have a SLG% of .467 and they are earning 5.86 runs per contest (1st in KBO). They have struck out on 126 instances (10th in baseball) and have earned 218 hits.

Do Yeong Kim is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Kia. Kim has earned a free base 63 times while being called out on strikes on 142 tries. His OBP is .346 and he is the owner of a has a OPS in his career of .786. Over the course of the 653 at-bats in his professional career, Kim has a batting average of .280 and has racked up 183 hits. He has a total of 124 runs and has 84 runs batted in. He has hit it out of the park 17 times, as well as 287 total bases and a .440 slugging percentage.

Out of their 19 tries at swiping a bag, they have been successful 15 times and been caught 4 times (21.1% caught stealing percentage). The Kia Tigers have turned 15 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .962 (10th in KBO). The Tigers have 203 assists, 30 errors and have amassed 557 putouts for the year.

The Tigers hold a team WHIP of 1.388 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.46 as a team this year. They come in at 9th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 176. The Kia pitching staff have allowed 92 runs this year while holding an ERA of 3.16 (65 earned runs surrendered). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.21 (179 strikeouts vs 81 walks). They have surrendered 15 homers and they allow 4.46 runs per 9 innings (2nd in KBO).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take NC

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