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

Game: NC Dinos vs LG Twins

Date: Thursday, April 4, 2024

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: MS-T

Austin Dean and the LG Twins (4-4, 5th in KBO) host the NC Dinos (6-2, 2nd in KBO) at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Thursday, April 4, 2024.

NC is slugging .392 and have been called out on strikes 75 times, while taking a walk on 38 occasions. They have accrued 46 runs batted in as well as 73 base knocks on the season, while their average at the plate is at .258. The Dinos have tallied 16 doubles as a unit and have knocked 6 balls out of the park. They have accounted for 47 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .369. As a squad, the NC Dinos are scoring 5.9 runs per contest, which ranks them 3rd in the league.

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Ah-seop Son is a hitter who can be a difference maker for NC. Son has an average at the plate of .322 for his baseball career, in addition to 1,322 scored runs and an OPS of .853. He has struck out 1,218 times and has gotten a free base on 911 at-bats, contributing to a .396 on-base %. In his career, Son has hit 174 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 992 runs. He is sitting with a career slugging percentage of .457 and he has totaled 3,441 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he faced a pitcher 8,553 times and has come through with a hit 2,424 times.

The Dinos have swiped 5 bases and have been thrown out 2 times, which means their caught stealing percentage sits at 28.6%. The NC Dinos have earned 219 putouts so far this season, as well as 65 assists and 1 error. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .996 which has them ranked 1st in the league and have 3 double plays.

The Dinos hold a team earned run average of 3.82 this year (3rd in the league), and the staff has struck out 69 hitters. NC has yielded 75 hits (9.2 per 9 innings) and 31 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.65 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.38. Dinos pitchers have surrendered 6 home runs in addition to 31 total runs (8th in baseball).

The LG Twins have accumulated an on-base percentage of .380 in addition to a team batting average of .302 this season. They have struck out on 64 occasions (8th in the league) and have recorded 98 base hits. LG has a total of 8 long balls so far this season in addition to 49 runs batted in. The Twins have a team slugging % of .415 and they score 5.67 runs per game (5th in KBO). The have tallied 11 two-baggers, while getting a free base 38 times as well as earning 51 runs.

Austin Dean is a batter who should be able to impact this game for LG. Over the course of the 4,082 at-bats in his pro career, Dean has earned a batting average of .283 with 1,154 hits. He has gone deep 121 times, with 1,824 total bases and also a .447 slugging percentage. Dean has earned a free base 383 times while fanning on 791 plate appearances. He is sitting with 612 runs in addition to having 591 runs batted in. His on-base percentage sits at .347 and he is the owner of a career OPS of .794.

Out of their 6 chances at getting a steal, they have had success 5 times and been caught 1 time (16.7% caught stealing rate). The LG Twins have turned 9 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .982 (5th in Korean baseball). The Twins have accrued 86 assists, 6 errors and have earned 246 putouts for the year.

The Twins are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.341 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.28 as a squad on the campaign. They come in at 4th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 79. The LG pitching staff have given up 39 runs over the course of the season while having an ERA of 3.95 (36 earned runs conceded). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 2.26 (70 strikeouts vs 31 bases on balls). They have given up 7 long balls and they relinquish 4.28 runs per 9 innings (3rd in KBO).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take LG

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