KT Wiz vs NC Dinos Prediction, 7/28/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: KT Wiz vs NC Dinos

Date: Friday, July 28, 2023

Location: Changwon NC Park in Changwon, South Korea

TV: MBC Sports+

Ah-seop Son and the NC Dinos (42-39, 4th in KBO) host the KT Wiz (41-42, 5th in KBO) at Changwon NC Park on Friday, July 28, 2023.

KT has a slugging % of .361 and have been rung up 670 times, while getting the free base on 311 occasions. They have 362 runs batted in and 786 base knocks this season, while their team batting average sits at .264. The Wiz have earned 138 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 46 balls out of the park. They have 389 runs while having a team OBP of .336. As a unit, the KT Wiz are scoring 4.6 runs per game, which has them sitting at 4th in the league.

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ByungHo Park is a batter who can be a difference maker for KT. For his professional baseball career, Park has hit 393 balls out of the park while driving in 1,170 runs. His slugging percentage sits at .533 and he has a total of 2,956 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he stepped up to bat 6,541 times and came through with a base hit 1,504 times. He has struck out 1,659 times and has taken a walk on 780 occasions, contributing to a .371 on-base percentage. Park has accrued an average at the plate of .271 in his time in baseball, in addition to 981 runs scored and an OPS of .866.

The Wiz have stolen 63 bags and have been thrown out 7 times, which tells us their caught stealing rate is 10.0%. The KT Wiz have amassed 2,286 putouts thus far, as well as 801 assists and 62 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .980 which has them ranked 6th in the league and have a total of 63 double plays.

The Wiz have an earned run average of 4.31 so far this season (8th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 584 batters. Wiz pitchers have given up 57 long balls in addition to 397 total runs (2nd in baseball). KT has surrendered 809 hits (9.6 per 9 innings) in addition to 365 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.35 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.39.

The Dinos hold a team slugging % of .388 and they score 4.77 runs per game (2nd in the league). They hit 127 two-baggers, while walking 299 times and racking up 391 runs. NC is sitting with 57 home runs this season in addition to 366 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 610 occasions (4th in the league) and have a total of 753 base hits. The NC Dinos have tallied an on-base percentage of .348 as well as a team batting average of .268 on the season.

Ah-seop Son is a batter who should impact this game for NC. Over the course of the 7,267 at-bats in his pro career, Son is sitting with a batting avereage of .321 in addition to 2,336 base knocks. He has gone yard 172 times, with 3,333 total bases and also a .459 slugging percentage. Son has drawn a free base 886 times while striking out on 1,192 attempts. He has compiled 1,269 runs and has 969 runs batted in. His on-base percentage sits at .396 and he has earned a career OPS of .855.

Of their 85 attempts at stealing a base, they have made it 57 times and been caught 28 times (32.9% caught stealing rate). The NC Dinos have turned 79 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .973 (10th in Korean baseball). The Dinos have recorded 756 assists, 81 errors and are sitting with 2,198 putouts so far this year.

The NC pitching staff have conceded 350 runs this season and come in with a team ERA of 3.75 (305 earned runs conceded). They have surrendered 57 long balls and they allow 4.30 runs per 9 innings (3rd in the league). The Dinos are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.343 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.30 as a unit on the campaign. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 1.99 (657 strikeouts against 330 bases on balls). They come in at 10th in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 653.

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take NC

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