Hanwha Eagles vs NC Dinos Prediction, 10/8/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Hanwha Eagles vs NC Dinos

Date: Sunday, October 8, 2023

Location: Changwon NC Park in Changwon, South Korea

TV: KBS N Sports

Changwon NC Park is the site where Ju Won Kim and the NC Dinos (70-63, 4th in KBO) will play the Hanwha Eagles (56-74, 8th in KBO) on Sunday, October 8, 2023.

As a squad, the Hanwha Eagles are putting up 4.2 runs per game, which has them at 10th in baseball. They have 577 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .325. The Eagles have accumulated 202 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 96 balls out of the stadium. They have recorded 542 runs batted in as well as 1,119 hits over the course of the season, and their team batting average sits at .241. Hanwha is slugging .352 and have been rung up 1,098 times, while drawing a walk on 511 occasions.

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Hyun Bin Moon is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Hanwha. In his career, Moon has drilled 4 baseballs out of the park while driving in 45 runs. In his time in the Majors, he stepped up to bat 448 times and came through with a base hit 102 times. Moon has compiled an average at the plate of .255 for his baseball career, in addition to 45 runs scored and an OPS of .659. He has earned a slugging percentage of .348 and he has racked up 139 bases. He has gone down on strikes 76 times and earned a walk on 29 occasions, contributing to a .311 OBP.

The Eagles have swiped 88 bags and have been gunned down 44 times, which means their caught stealing percentage comes in at 33.3%. The Hanwha Eagles have accounted for 3,650 putouts this season, as well as 1,288 assists and 95 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .981 which is 1st in Korean baseball and have a total of 103 double plays.

The Eagles hold a team ERA of 4.32 so far this year (7th in KBO), and the staff has rung up 993 batters. Hanwha has conceded 1,218 base knocks (9.0 per 9 innings) in addition to 587 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 2.04 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.39. Eagles pitchers have given up 92 long balls and 651 runs (4th in the league).

The NC Dinos have an on-base percentage of .347 and a batting average of .271 this season. They have been called out on strikes on 945 instances (4th in the league) and have recorded 1,246 hits. NC has hit 93 home runs so far this year to go along with 602 RBIs. The Dinos have a team SLG% of .389 and they tally 4.73 runs per contest (3rd in baseball). They have put up 212 doubles, while getting a free base 472 times as well as earning 638 runs.

Ju Won Kim is a batter who can be a difference maker for NC. Kim has recorded a free base 89 times while going down on strikes on 248 chances. His on-base percentage sits at .326 and he holds a has a OPS in his career of .691. Over the course of the 819 official at-bats in his baseball career, Kim has recorded a batting average of .230 in addition to 188 hits. He has compiled 106 runs and racked up 114 runs batted in. He has gone deep 25 times, as well as 299 total bases and a .365 slugging percentage.

The NC Dinos have turned 123 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .975 (10th in Korean baseball). The Dinos have 1,257 assists, 124 errors and are sitting with 3,586 putouts on the season. Out of their 129 attempts at swiping a bag, they have had success 92 times and been caught 37 times (28.7% caught stealing percentage).

The Dinos hold a team WHIP of 1.304 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.26 as a staff for the season. They rank 10th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 1,080. The NC pitching staff have conceded 570 runs so far this season while holding an ERA of 3.73 (499 earned runs surrendered). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.11 (1,032 strikeouts vs 489 walks). They have surrendered 89 dingers and they concede 4.26 runs per 9 innings (2nd in baseball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Hanwha

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