NC Dinos vs LG Twins Prediction, 5/24/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: NC Dinos vs LG Twins

Date: Friday, May 24, 2024

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SPO-T

Jamsil Baseball Stadium is the venue where Austin Dean and the LG Twins (25-23, 5th in KBO) will play the NC Dinos (27-20, 2nd in KBO) on Friday, May 24, 2024.

NC is slugging .410 and have been called out on strikes 411 times, while being walked on 202 occasions. They have tallied 257 runs batted in as well as 458 base knocks for the season, and their average at the plate comes in at .274. The Dinos have hit 83 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 44 balls out of the park. They have notched a total of 265 runs while having a team OBP of .368. As a team, the NC Dinos are knocking in 5.5 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 3rd in baseball.

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Ah-seop Son is a batter who should be able to impact this game for NC. Son has an average at the plate of .321 in his time in baseball, in addition to 1,344 runs scored and an OPS of .850. He has gone down on strikes 1,253 times and has been walked on 917 occasions, contributing to a .394 on-base percentage. In his career, Son has hit 177 balls out of the park while knocking in 1,019 runs. He has accumulated a slugging percentage of .456 and he has a total of 3,512 bases. In his time spent in pro baseball, he came to bat 8,740 times and came through with a base hit 2,478 times.

The Dinos have stolen 33 bases and have been caught 15 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 31.3%. The NC Dinos have amassed 1,297 putouts this year, as well as 439 assists and 32 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .982 which has them ranked 2nd in Korean baseball and have a total of 31 double plays.

The Dinos hold a team earned run average of 3.75 so far this year (1st in KBO), and they have struck out 365 hitters. Dinos pitchers have given up 36 home runs and also 206 runs in total (10th in KBO). NC has relinquished 421 hits (8.8 per 9 innings) and 180 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.34 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.34.

The Twins hold a slugging percentage of .398 and they score 5.36 runs per game (5th in baseball). They have recorded 76 doubles, while taking a walk 234 times and recording 268 runs. LG has knocked in 34 HRs this year in addition to 249 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 340 instances (9th in baseball) and have 479 base hits. The LG Twins have an on-base percentage of .371 and a batting average of .281 so far this year.

Austin Dean is a batter who should impact this game for LG. Dean has drawn a free base 406 times while being called out on strikes on 823 attempts. His OBP comes in at .349 and he has earned a career OPS of .799. Over the course of the 4,226 at-bats in his pro career, Dean has hit .283 with 1,197 base hits. He has compiled 636 runs in addition to having earned 617 runs batted in. He has hit a home run 129 times, as well as 1,901 total bases and a .450 slugging percentage.

Of their 67 attempts at swiping a bag, they have made it 53 times and been caught 14 times (20.9% caught stealing percentage). The LG Twins have turned 40 double plays and have a fielding rate of .979 (8th in the league). The Twins have racked up 462 assists, 39 errors and have notched a total of 1,329 putouts for the season.

The Twins are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.540 and are the owners of a FIP of 5.06 as a unit on the year. They come in at 2nd in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 485. The LG pitching staff have relinquished 249 runs so far this season while holding a team ERA of 4.55 (224 earned runs conceded). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 2.02 (398 strikeouts vs 197 bases on balls). They have conceded 39 long balls and they allow 5.06 runs per 9 innings (5th in the league).

Who will win tonight's KBO game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take NC

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