Hanwha Eagles vs NC Dinos Prediction, 8/16/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Hanwha Eagles vs NC Dinos

Date: Wednesday, August 16, 2023

Location: Changwon NC Park in Changwon, South Korea

TV: SPOTV2

Ah-seop Son and the NC Dinos (50-46, 4th in KBO) host the Hanwha Eagles (40-52, 8th in KBO) at Changwon NC Park on Wednesday, August 16, 2023.

As a squad, the Hanwha Eagles are earning 4.2 runs per contest, which ranks them 8th in baseball. They have earned a total of 407 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .326. The Eagles have accumulated 142 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 69 balls out of the stadium. They have accounted for 382 runs batted in as well as 797 base knocks this season, and their batting average sits at .241. Hanwha has a slugging rate of .349 and have struck out 806 times, while getting the free base on 375 occasions.

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Eun Seong Chae is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Hanwha. In his professional baseball career, Chae has hit 109 balls out of the park while knocking in 650 runs. His slugging percentage is .444 and he has totaled 1,638 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he stepped up to the plate 4,151 times and has delivered a base knock 1,093 times. He has struck out 690 times and has gotten a free base on 273 occasions, which has contributed to a .358 on-base percentage. Chae has hit .296 for his career, in addition to 489 scored runs and an OPS of .802.

The Eagles have swiped 60 bases and have been caught 37 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage is 38.1%. The Hanwha Eagles have notched a total of 2,633 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 935 assists and 67 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .982 which has them ranked 2nd in the league and they have twisted 79 double plays.

The Eagles hold a team ERA of 4.18 so far this year (7th in the league), and their staff has struck out 731 batters. Eagles pitchers have given up 60 home runs and also 447 runs in total (4th in KBO). Hanwha has allowed 841 hits (8.6 per 9 innings) and 407 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.00 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.37.

The NC Dinos have tallied an OBP of .345 and a team batting average of .267 for the season. They have struck out on 697 instances (4th in KBO) and have recorded 886 base knocks. NC has a total of 62 HRs on the year as well as 424 runs batted in. The Dinos have a team slugging % of .380 and they are scoring 4.65 runs per outing (4th in the league). They have put up 149 doubles, while getting a free base 345 times as well as notching 451 runs.

Ah-seop Son is a batter who should be able to impact this game for NC. Son has tallied a free base 889 times while going down on strikes on 1,198 tries. His on-base percentage is .395 and he is the owner of a lifetime OPS of .853. In the 7,324 at-bats in his professional career, Son has hit .321 with 2,352 hits. He has a total of 1,279 runs and also has 975 runs batted in. He has hit it out of the park 173 times, with 3,353 total bases and also a .458 slugging percentage.

In their 100 attempts at getting a steal, they have had success 70 times and been caught 30 times (30.0% caught stealing percentage). The NC Dinos have turned 90 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .975 (10th in Korean baseball). The Dinos have 900 assists, 89 errors and have accumulated 2,599 putouts during this campaign.

The Dinos have a WHIP of 1.322 with a FIP of 4.24 as a pitching staff on the campaign. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 2.02 (753 strikeouts vs 372 free passes). They have a ranking of 10th in KBO as a staff in total hits relinquished with 773. They have conceded 65 home runs and they concede 4.24 runs per 9 innings (2nd in the league). The NC pitching staff have allowed 408 runs this year while having a team ERA of 3.69 (355 earned runs given up).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Hanwha

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