NC Dinos vs Lotte Giants Prediction, 3/31/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: NC Dinos vs Lotte Giants

Date: Sunday, March 31, 2024

Location: Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan, South Korea

TV: MS-T

Sajik Baseball Stadium is the site where Jun-woo Jeon and the Lotte Giants (1-4, 8th in KBO) will take on the NC Dinos (3-2, 4th in KBO) on Sunday, March 31, 2024.

NC has a slugging % of .396 and have been called out on strikes 40 times, while drawing a walk on 20 occasions. They have 23 runs batted in as well as 38 hits on the year, while their team batting average sits at .232. The Dinos have accumulated 8 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 5 balls out of the stadium. They are sitting with 24 runs and have an OBP of .340. As a squad, the NC Dinos are scoring 4.8 runs per game, which ranks them 6th in KBO.

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Ju Won Kim is a batter who can be a difference maker for NC. Kim has an average at the plate of .230 for his baseball career, with 113 runs scored and an OPS of .690. He has struck out 257 times and has taken a walk on 94 occasions, contributing to a .327 on-base %. For his career, Kim has hit 25 balls over the fence while driving in 118 runs. His slugging percentage sits at .363 and he has totaled 310 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he faced a pitcher 1,005 times and has reached base with a base hit 196 times.

The NC Dinos have a tally of 132 putouts this year, in addition to 38 assists and 1 error. Their fielding percentage sits at .994 which puts them in 1st in the league and have a total of 1 double play. The Dinos have stolen 4 bags and have been caught 1 time, which tells us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 20.0%.

The Dinos hold a team ERA of 3.89 this year (4th in KBO), and they have rung up 38 batters. NC has given up 40 hits (8.2 per 9 innings) as well as 19 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.71 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.23. Dinos pitchers have surrendered 6 long balls and 19 runs (8th in the league).

The Giants have a team slugging percentage of .337 and they are earning 3.00 runs per contest (10th in KBO). They have 6 two-baggers, while taking a walk 19 times and scoring 15 runs. Lotte has a total of 4 home runs over the course of the season in addition to 14 RBIs. They have struck out on 48 instances (3rd in KBO) and have a total of 39 hits. The Lotte Giants hold a team on-base percentage of .319 and a batting average of .231 over the course of the season.

Jun-woo Jeon is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Lotte. During the 6,056 at-bats in his baseball career, Jeon has a batting average of .300 in addition to having 1,816 base knocks. He has hit a home run 196 times, with 2,811 total bases and a .464 slugging percentage. Jeon has drawn a free base 554 times while striking out on 1,006 attempts. He has scored 996 runs and has 889 runs batted in. His on-base percentage comes in at .364 and he holds a lifetime OPS of .828.

The Lotte Giants have twisted 4 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .966 (8th in Korean baseball). The Giants have 49 assists, 6 errors and have 123 putouts this season. Of their 8 chances at getting a steal, they have had success 4 times and been caught 4 times (50.0% caught stealing rate).

The Giants are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.415 with a FIP of 5.05 as a squad over the course of the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.89 (36 strikeouts vs 19 walks). They have a ranking of 8th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 39. They have relinquished 6 homers and they allow 5.05 runs per 9 innings (5th in the league). The Lotte pitching staff have relinquished 23 runs this year while holding a team ERA of 4.17 (19 earned runs relinquished).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Lotte

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