NC Dinos vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 5/21/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: NC Dinos vs Kiwoom Heroes

Date: Tuesday, May 21, 2024

Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SPO-T

Ah-seop Son and the NC Dinos (25-20, 3rd in KBO) are headed to Gocheok Sky Dome on Tuesday, May 21, 2024, where they'll meet the Kiwoom Heroes (19-26, 7th in KBO).

As a team, the NC Dinos are scoring 5.6 runs/g, which is 3rd in baseball. They have accumulated 256 runs while having a team OBP of .371. The Dinos have accounted for 80 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 41 balls out of the stadium. They have accounted for 248 runs batted in as well as 439 hits so far this season, while their batting average comes in at .274. NC is slugging .408 and have been called out on strikes 400 times, while drawing a walk on 199 occasions.

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Ah-seop Son is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for NC. In his career, Son has slapped 177 balls out of the park while knocking in 1,017 runs. He is sitting with a career slugging percentage of .456 and he has totaled 3,511 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he came to the plate 8,731 times and has reached base with a hit 2,477 times. He has struck out 1,253 times and earned a walk on 917 at-bats, contributing to a .394 OBP. Son has an average at the plate of .322 for his baseball career, with 1,343 runs scored and an OPS of .850.

The NC Dinos have notched a total of 1,243 putouts for the season, in addition to 415 assists and 30 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .982 which ranks 2nd in Korean baseball and have accumulated 31 double plays. The Dinos have swiped 33 bases and have been thrown out 15 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage is 31.3%.

The Dinos have a team ERA of 3.80 so far this season (2nd in the league), and they have rung up 356 batters. Dinos pitchers have conceded 36 long balls in addition to 200 total runs (10th in baseball). NC has allowed 399 hits (8.7 per 9 innings) as well as 175 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.36 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.33.

The Kiwoom Heroes have tallied a team on-base percentage of .337 and a team batting average of .267 on the year. They have been called out on strikes on 334 occasions (8th in the league) and have tallied 417 hits. Kiwoom has a total of 40 HRs so far this season to go along with 208 runs batted in. The Heroes have a team slugging % of .395 and they tally 4.80 runs per contest (9th in KBO). They have notched 65 two-baggers, while getting a free base 149 times as well as earning 216 runs.

Whee Jip Kim is a hitter who should impact this game for Kiwoom. Kim has drawn a free base 114 times while striking out on 282 attempts. His on-base percentage is .325 and he holds a lifetime OPS of .672. For the 926 official at-bats in his pro career, Kim has accrued an average at the plate of .229 and has racked up 212 hits. He has accounted for 116 runs and notched 119 RBIs. He has gone deep 21 times, with 321 total bases and also a .347 slugging percentage.

The Kiwoom Heroes have turned 41 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .980 (3rd in the league). The Heroes have accrued 418 assists, 33 errors and have earned a total of 1,198 putouts during this campaign. Of their 46 attempts at swiping a bag, they have been successful 34 times and been caught 12 times (26.1% caught stealing rate).

The Heroes are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.546 and have a FIP of 5.52 as a squad for the year. They are currently ranked 5th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 450. The Kiwoom pitching staff have conceded 245 runs on the campaign while holding a team ERA of 5.10 (226 earned runs yielded). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.72 (287 strikeouts vs 167 bases on balls). They have conceded 34 dingers and they give up 5.52 runs per 9 innings (7th in baseball).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take NC

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