NC Dinos vs LG Twins Prediction, 4/2/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: NC Dinos vs LG Twins

Date: Tuesday, April 2, 2024

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SPO-T

Chang-ki Hong and the LG Twins (4-3, 5th in KBO) host the NC Dinos (5-2, 3rd in KBO) at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Tuesday, April 2, 2024.

NC has a slugging % of .392 and have been called out on strikes 62 times, while drawing a walk on 33 occasions. They have accrued 39 runs batted in as well as 63 hits so far this season, and their average at the plate is .257. The Dinos have recorded 14 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 5 balls out of the park. They have earned 40 runs and hold an OBP of .370. As a team, the NC Dinos are putting up 5.7 runs per game, which ranks them 4th in the league.

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Kun Woo Park is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for NC. In his career, Park has slapped 110 baseballs over the fence while knocking in 625 runs. For his career, he stepped up to the plate 4,545 times and has come through with a base knock 1,311 times. Park has recorded a batting average of .326 for his career in baseball, with 710 runs scored and an OPS of .877. His slugging percentage is .486 in addition to having tallied 1,954 bases. He has struck out 599 times and has taken a walk on 378 occasions, which has contributed to a .391 OBP.

The NC Dinos have earned 192 putouts so far this season, as well as 57 assists and 1 error. Their fielding percentage is holding at .996 which puts them in 1st in KBO and they have turned 3 double plays. The Dinos have swiped 4 bases and have been caught 1 time, which means their caught stealing percentage sits at 20.0%.

The Dinos have compiled a team earned run average of 3.66 for the year (4th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 56 hitters. Dinos pitchers have conceded 6 home runs and 26 runs (9th in the league). NC has given up 64 base hits (9.0 per 9 innings) as well as 26 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.95 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.30.

LG has recorded 8 HRs on the year and 44 RBIs. They have hit 10 doubles, while taking a walk 31 times as well as recording 46 runs. The LG Twins have recorded an OBP of .377 and a team batting average of .303 so far this year. The Twins have a SLG% of .429 and they average 5.75 runs per game (3rd in the league). They have struck out on 51 occasions (9th in the league) and have earned a total of 87 hits.

Chang-ki Hong is a hitter who should impact this game for LG. Hong has earned a walk 378 times while fanning on 404 plate appearances. His on-base percentage sits at .428 and he is the owner of a has a OPS in his career of .832. For the 2,094 at-bats in his professional career, Hong has recorded a batting average of .308 and has racked up 645 base hits. He has scored 412 runs and notched 234 runs batted in. He has hit it out of the park 16 times, as well as 845 total bases and also a .404 slugging percentage.

The LG Twins have twisted 9 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .981 (5th in KBO). The Twins have recorded 83 assists, 6 errors and have earned a total of 219 putouts for the season. In their 5 chances at swiping a bag, they have been successful 4 times and been caught 1 time (20.0% caught stealing rate).

The LG pitching staff have allowed 32 runs this year while holding a team ERA of 3.58 (29 earned runs allowed). They have surrendered 6 homers and they relinquish 3.95 runs per 9 innings (4th in the league). The Twins have a team WHIP of 1.301 in addition to having a FIP of 3.95 as a pitching staff so far this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.19 (57 strikeouts vs 26 walks). They sit at 5th in KBO as a staff in total hits surrendered with 69.

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take LG

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