KT Wiz vs NC Dinos Prediction, 6/16/2021 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: KT Wiz vs NC Dinos

Date: Wednesday, June 16, 2021

Location: Changwon NC Park in Changwon, South Korea

TV: MBC Sports+

Odds/Point Spread: KT (-190) NC (+165)

Jae-sung Bae and the KT Wiz (32-23, 1st in KBO) go to Changwon NC Park on Wednesday where they'll meet the NC Dinos (29-27, 6th in KBO). The Wiz open this matchup at -190 while the Dinos are coming in at +165. The total has been set at 10.5. The pitchers taking the mound will be Jae-sung Bae and Drew Rucinski.

The Wiz have accounted for 97 doubles as a unit and have knocked 41 balls out of the park. KT has a slugging rate of .401 and have struck out 412 times, while taking a walk on 270 occasions. As a team, the KT Wiz are earning 5.6 runs per game, which ranks them 1st in baseball. They have accumulated 285 runs batted in as well as 530 hits over the course of the season, while their team batting average comes in at .279. They have 309 runs scored and have an OBP of .374.

Zoilo Almonte is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for KT. For his pro baseball career, Almonte has hit 188 baseballs over the fence while knocking in 882 runs. In his time in the Majors, he approached the plate 6,620 times and has reached base with a base hit 1,701 times. Almonte has hit .284 for his time in baseball, in addition to 777 scored runs and an OPS of .786. His slugging percentage is .440 in addition to racking up 2,634 bases. He has struck out 1,294 times and has been walked on 543 occasions, which contributes in part to a .346 on-base percentage.

The KT Wiz have notched a total of 1,474 putouts on the year, as well as 575 assists and 49 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .977 which has them sitting 9th in KBO and they have twisted 49 double plays. The Wiz have stolen 40 bags and have been thrown out 13 times, which tells us their caught stealing rate is 24.5%.

The Wiz have a team earned run average of 4.20 this year (4th in the league), and they have struck out 408 batters. Wiz pitchers have allowed 37 home runs and 260 runs in total (9th in KBO). KT has relinquished 485 base hits (8.9 per 9 innings) in addition to 229 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.74 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.46.

Bae has taken the ball for 368 frames and has earned 253 strikeouts so far in his pro baseball career. Bae (25-20 career record) holds a FIP of 4.54 while he has gone up against 1,623 opposing batters in baseball. His earned run average is 4.22 (173 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.497. He has allowed 360 hits (8.8 hits per 9 innings) and has 192 walks.

The NC Dinos have recorded a team on-base percentage of .367 and a team batting average of .274 so far this year. They have been called out on strikes on 397 instances (6th in the league) and have notched a total of 540 hits. NC has compiled 78 home runs for the season and 305 RBIs. The Dinos hold a slugging % of .448 and they are earning 5.61 runs per contest (2nd in the league). They have hit 96 doubles, while walking 248 times as well as scoring 320 runs.

Ui-ji Yang is a batter who should impact this game for NC. Yang has tallied a free base 480 times while striking out on 558 tries. His on-base % is .391 and he holds a lifetime OPS of .893. In the 4,313 at-bats in his pro career, Yang is sitting with a batting avereage of .309 in addition to having 1,332 base knocks. He has accumulated 659 runs and has 788 RBIs. He has hit the long ball 190 times, as well as 2,164 total bases and a .502 slugging %.

The NC Dinos have twisted 46 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .980 (6th in KBO). The Dinos have racked up 502 assists, 41 errors and have accounted for 1,499 putouts for the year. Of their 46 chances at swiping a bag, they have been successful 31 times and been caught 15 times (32.6% caught stealing percentage).

The Dinos hold a team WHIP of 1.518 in addition to having a FIP of 5.04 as a pitching staff on the year. They rank 6th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 515. The NC pitching staff have yielded 280 runs this season while having an ERA of 4.51 (250 earned runs yielded). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.79 (436 strikeouts vs 243 free passes). They have allowed 48 homers and they give up 5.04 runs per 9 innings (6th in KBO).

In his pro baseball career, Rucinski has surrendered 1,353 hits while tallying 1,141 K's in 1,347 innings pitched. He has allowed 545 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.287 and a FIP of 4.2. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.99 and he has faced 5,354 opposing batters in his pro baseball career. Rucinski (84-71 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a 3.64 earned run average and has conceded 9.0 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take KT (-190)

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