NC Dinos vs KT Wiz Prediction, 5/8/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: NC Dinos vs KT Wiz

Date: Wednesday, May 8, 2024

Location: Suwon KT Wiz Park in Suwon, South Korea

TV: TVING

Suwon KT Wiz Park is the site where Baek Ho Kang and the KT Wiz (15-21, 8th in KBO) will play the NC Dinos (22-13, 2nd in KBO) on Wednesday, May 8, 2024.

NC has a slugging percentage of .413 and have been called out on strikes 303 times, while being walked on 151 occasions. They have compiled 194 RBI's in addition to 334 hits for the season, and their batting average is sitting at .275. The Dinos have accumulated 59 two-baggers as a team and have hit 33 balls out of the park. They have racked up 202 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .371. As a team, the NC Dinos are notching 5.8 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 2nd in KBO.

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Min Woo Park is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for NC. In his career, Park has slapped 32 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 451 runs. His career slugging percentage is .418 and he has totaled 1,795 bases. During his time in professional baseball, he stepped up to bat 4,959 times and has come through with a base knock 1,370 times. He has struck out 620 times and has walked on 462 occasions, contributing to a .395 on-base %. Park has hit .319 for his career in baseball, with 799 runs scored and an OPS of .813.

The NC Dinos have earned 943 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 319 assists and 21 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .984 which has them ranked 2nd in the league and they have turned 25 double plays. The Dinos have swiped 25 bags and have been gunned down 12 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 32.4%.

Their K/BB ratio is 2.35 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.33. Dinos pitchers have conceded 28 long balls and also 149 runs in total (10th in KBO). NC has given up 306 base knocks (8.8 per 9 innings) and 127 earned runs. The Dinos are sitting with a team ERA of 3.64 over the course of the season (1st in KBO), and their staff has rung up 265 hitters.

The KT Wiz have compiled a team OBP of .351 and a batting average of .284 for the year. They have struck out on 281 instances (2nd in KBO) and are sitting with 374 base hits. KT has a total of 39 home runs so far this year to go along with 192 RBIs. The Wiz hold a team slugging percentage of .418 and they have an average of 5.54 runs per outing (3rd in the league). They hit 53 doubles, while walking 134 times and putting up 205 runs.

Baek Ho Kang is a batter who should be able to impact this game for KT. Kang has recorded a walk 346 times while fanning on 523 chances. His on-base % is .392 and he also has a lifetime OPS of .894. Over the course of the 2,615 at-bats in his pro career, Kang has hit .312 with 817 hits. He is sitting with 434 runs and has 443 RBIs. He has gone deep 106 times, as well as 1,314 bases in total and a .502 slugging %.

The KT Wiz have turned 23 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .982 (4th in Korean baseball). The Wiz have recorded 328 assists, 24 errors and have a tally of 976 putouts this season. Of their 51 tries at stealing a base, they have been successful 44 times and been caught 7 times (13.7% caught stealing percentage).

The Wiz hold a team WHIP of 1.584 and are the owners of a FIP of 6.25 as a staff this year. They sit at 1st in KBO as a staff in total hits given up with 391. The KT pitching staff have relinquished 226 runs on the year while holding an ERA of 6.01 (217 earned runs relinquished). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.31 (287 strikeouts against 124 bases on balls). They have given up 40 home runs and they yield 6.25 runs per 9 innings (9th in the league).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

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

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