SSG Landers vs NC Dinos Prediction, 4/7/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds
Game: SSG Landers vs NC Dinos
Date: Sunday, April 7, 2024
Location: Changwon NC Park in Changwon, South Korea
TV: KN-T
Kun Woo Park and the NC Dinos (6-3, 4th in KBO) play the SSG Landers (7-3, 3rd in KBO) at Changwon NC Park on Sunday, April 7, 2024.
As a team, the SSG Landers are compiling 5.6 runs per game, which puts them at 4th in KBO. They have tallied 56 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .360. The Landers have hit 15 doubles as a squad and have knocked 16 balls out of the stadium. They have compiled 54 runs batted in in addition to 96 base knocks on the season, and their batting average comes in at .278. SSG has a slugging % of .460 and have been rung up 75 times, while being walked on 37 occasions.
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Ji Hoon Choi is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for SSG. Choi has accumulated a batting average of .281 for his time in baseball, with 192 runs scored and an OPS of .728. He has struck out 256 times and has walked on 197 occasions, which contributes in part to a .362 OBP. In his professional baseball career, Choi has hit 18 balls out of the park while driving in 159 runs. He has accumulated a slugging percentage of .366 and he has a total of 570 bases. For his career, he approached the plate 1,792 times and has delivered with a base hit 437 times.
The Landers have swiped 10 bases and have been thrown out 8 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage is 44.4%. The SSG Landers have earned 276 putouts on the year, in addition to 95 assists and 12 errors. Their fielding rate is at .969 which ranks 8th in the league and they have turned 8 double plays.
The Landers are sitting with a team ERA of 3.82 for the season (5th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 91 batters. SSG has given up 80 base hits (7.8 per 9 innings) and 39 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.78 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.42. Landers pitchers have conceded 10 home runs in addition to 50 runs (4th in KBO).
The NC Dinos have accounted for a team on-base percentage of .367 as well as a team batting average of .254 so far this season. They have been called out on strikes on 83 instances (3rd in the league) and have earned a total of 80 base hits. NC has knocked in 6 home runs on the campaign and 46 RBIs. The Dinos hold a team slugging percentage of .375 and they average 5.22 runs per game (5th in the league). They have recorded 16 doubles, while walking 44 times and earning 47 runs.
Kun Woo Park is a batter who can be a difference maker for NC. Park has recorded a free base 88 times while striking out on 381 plate appearances. He has accumulated 109 runs in addition to having 157 runs batted in. His on-base percentage sits at .290 and he has a has a OPS in his career of .720. He has homered 54 times, with 431 total bases and also a .430 slugging %. During the 1,003 at-bats in his professional career, Park has recorded a batting average of .220 with 221 hits.
The NC Dinos have turned 4 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .991 (3rd in Korean baseball). The Dinos have accrued 72 assists, 3 errors and have earned 243 putouts over the course of the season. Out of their 10 chances at getting a steal, they have been successful 7 times and been caught 3 times (30.0% caught stealing percentage).
The Dinos have a team WHIP of 1.383 with a FIP of 4.00 as a pitching staff on the year. They rank 5th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 83. The NC pitching staff have conceded 36 runs on the year while having an ERA of 3.67 (33 earned runs conceded). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.48 (72 strikeouts vs 29 free passes). They have allowed 7 home runs and they relinquish 4.00 runs per 9 innings (3rd in KBO).
Who will win tonight's baseball game against the spread?
Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take SSG
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