NC Dinos vs Lotte Giants Prediction, 6/1/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: NC Dinos vs Lotte Giants

Date: Saturday, June 1, 2024

Location: Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan, South Korea

TV: TVING

Sajik Baseball Stadium is the venue where Victor Reyes and the Lotte Giants (20-29, 10th in KBO) will play the NC Dinos (27-25, 5th in KBO) on Saturday, June 1, 2024.

NC is slugging .414 and have struck out 445 times, while drawing a walk on 221 occasions. They have amassed 282 runs batted in and 505 hits over the course of the season, while their batting average is sitting at .274. The Dinos have hit 86 doubles as a team and have hit 53 balls out of the park. They have 290 runs while holding a team OBP of .368. As a team, the NC Dinos are notching 5.5 runs per game, which puts them at 5th in KBO.

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Ah-seop Son is a batter who can be a difference maker for NC. For his pro baseball career, Son has hit 178 balls out of the park while knocking in 1,023 runs. His slugging percentage is .455 and he has a total of 3,519 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he came to bat 8,763 times and has come through with a base hit 2,482 times. He has struck out 1,256 times and has walked on 919 at-bats, contributing to a .394 OBP. Son is sitting with a batting avereage of .321 for his time in baseball, with 1,346 runs scored and an OPS of .849.

The NC Dinos have a total of 1,420 putouts on the campaign, as well as 482 assists and 35 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .982 which puts them in 1st in the league and they have turned 37 double plays. The Dinos have swiped 33 bases and have been caught 17 times, which means their caught stealing percentage comes in at 34.0%.

The Dinos hold a team ERA of 4.22 this season (2nd in baseball), and they have rung up 397 hitters. Dinos pitchers have allowed 42 home runs and also 250 total runs (10th in baseball). NC has given up 475 base hits (9.0 per 9 innings) in addition to 222 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.22 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.38.

Lotte has compiled 39 home runs this season to go along with 223 RBIs. They have 92 two-baggers, while getting a free base 152 times and putting up 240 runs. The Lotte Giants hold an on-base percentage of .337 and a batting average of .274 on the campaign. The Giants have a SLG% of .408 and they earn 4.71 runs per contest (9th in the league). They have struck out on 400 occasions (7th in the league) and have earned 492 base hits.

Victor Reyes is a batter who should impact this game for Lotte. Reyes has tallied a walk 314 times while going down on strikes on 914 plate appearances. He has accumulated 657 runs and racked up 597 RBIs. His on-base percentage comes in at .335 and he has a career OPS of .740. He has hit a home run 73 times, with 1,911 total bases and a .405 slugging percentage. Over the course of the 4,713 at-bats in his pro career, Reyes has hit .290 with 1,365 base knocks.

Of their 63 tries at getting a steal, they have made it 41 times and been caught 22 times (34.9% caught stealing percentage). The Lotte Giants have turned 48 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .979 (6th in the league). The Giants have 522 assists, 40 errors and have amassed 1,351 putouts so far this year.

The Giants are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.546 with a FIP of 5.40 as a staff so far this year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.03 (382 strikeouts against 188 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 5th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 508. They have given up 47 home runs and they allow 5.40 runs per 9 innings (7th in baseball). The Lotte pitching staff have conceded 270 runs so far this year while holding a team ERA of 4.98 (249 earned runs surrendered).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take NC

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