NC Dinos vs Lotte Giants Prediction, 3/29/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: NC Dinos vs Lotte Giants

Date: Friday, March 29, 2024

Location: Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan, South Korea

TV: SPO-T

Ah-seop Son and the NC Dinos (3-1, 4th in KBO) head to Sajik Baseball Stadium on Friday, March 29, 2024, where they'll meet the Lotte Giants (0-4, 10th in KBO).

NC has a slugging percentage of .444 and have been called out on strikes 31 times, while getting the free base on 20 occasions. They have earned 22 runs batted in in addition to 33 base knocks this year, while their average at the plate is at .248. The Dinos have earned 7 two-baggers as a team and have hit 5 balls out of the park. They have racked up 23 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .375. As a squad, the NC Dinos are notching 5.8 runs per game, which has them sitting at 3rd in baseball.

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Ah-seop Son is a batter who can be a difference maker for NC. In his career, Son has hit 174 baseballs over the fence while driving in 988 runs. He has recorded a slugging percentage of .457 in addition to having tallied 3,436 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he stepped into the batters box 8,538 times and has notched a hit 2,420 times. He has gone down on strikes 1,216 times and has taken a walk on 909 occasions, which has contributed to a .396 on-base percentage. Son has accumulated a batting average of .322 for his time in baseball, in addition to 1,318 scored runs and an OPS of .853.

The Dinos have stolen 3 bases and have been gunned down 0 times, which means their caught stealing rate is 0.0%. The NC Dinos have amassed 108 putouts for the season, in addition to 31 assists and 1 error. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .993 which has them sitting 2nd in the league and have 1 double play.

Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.91 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.19. Dinos pitchers have relinquished 5 home runs and 16 total runs (7th in baseball). NC has surrendered 32 hits (8.0 per 9 innings) as well as 16 earned runs. The Dinos are sitting with a team ERA of 4.00 for the year (6th in KBO), and the staff has struck out 32 hitters.

The Giants have a slugging percentage of .319 and they earn 3.00 runs per outing (10th in KBO). They have recorded 4 doubles, while getting a free base 16 times and scoring 12 runs. Lotte has recorded 3 home runs for the season to go along with 11 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 42 instances (1st in baseball) and have totaled 31 base knocks. The Lotte Giants have tallied an on-base percentage of .319 and a team batting average of .225 this year.

Victor Reyes is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Lotte. For the 1,214 official at-bats in his career, Reyes has hit .264 with 321 base hits. He has hit a home run 16 times, with 460 total bases and also a .379 slugging %. Reyes has drawn a free base 49 times while going down on strikes on 287 tries. He has accrued 147 runs in addition to having earned 107 RBIs. His OBP is .294 and he holds a lifetime OPS of .673.

The Lotte Giants have turned 4 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .971 (7th in the league). The Giants have racked up 37 assists, 4 errors and have earned a total of 96 putouts on the season. Out of their 6 tries at swiping a bag, they have been successful 3 times and been caught 3 times (50.0% caught stealing rate).

The Giants have a team WHIP of 1.656 and are the owners of a FIP of 6.19 as a unit on the season. They are currently ranked 3rd in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 34. The Lotte pitching staff have allowed 22 runs so far this season and come in with a team ERA of 5.34 (19 earned runs relinquished). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.42 (27 strikeouts vs 19 free passes). They have allowed 6 dingers and they relinquish 6.19 runs per 9 innings (8th in baseball).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Lotte

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