KT Wiz vs NC Dinos Prediction, 7/29/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: KT Wiz vs NC Dinos

Date: Saturday, July 29, 2023

Location: Changwon NC Park in Changwon, South Korea

TV: SBS SPORTS

Ju Won Kim and the NC Dinos (42-39, 4th in KBO) play the KT Wiz (41-42, 5th in KBO) at Changwon NC Park on Saturday, July 29, 2023.

As a squad, the KT Wiz are putting up 4.6 runs per game, which has them sitting at 4th in the league. They have earned 389 runs and have an on-base percentage of .336. The Wiz have accrued 138 doubles as a unit and have smacked 46 balls out of the stadium. They have compiled 362 runs batted in and 786 hits so far this season, and their batting average is at .264. KT has a slugging rate of .361 and have been called out on strikes 670 times, while taking a walk on 311 occasions.

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Sang-soo Kim is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for KT. In his career, Kim has hit 56 baseballs over the fence while knocking in 581 runs. His slugging percentage is .361 and he has accumulated 1,935 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he stepped into the batters box 6,147 times and got on base with a hit 1,462 times. He has struck out 801 times and has walked on 519 occasions, contributing to a .344 on-base %. Kim has an average at the plate of .273 for his time in baseball, with 792 scored runs and an OPS of .705.

The Wiz have swiped 63 bases 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 on the campaign, in addition to 801 assists and 62 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .980 which has them sitting 6th in Korean baseball and they have twisted 63 double plays.

The Wiz are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.31 this year (8th in the league), and the staff has struck out 584 batters. KT has relinquished 809 base hits (9.6 per 9 innings) and 365 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.35 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.39. Wiz pitchers have relinquished 57 home runs and 397 runs in total (2nd in the league).

The NC Dinos are sitting with an on-base percentage of .348 and a batting average of .268 for the season. They have been rung up on 610 occasions (4th in KBO) and have earned a total of 753 hits. NC has recorded 57 HRs this year as well as 366 RBIs. The Dinos hold a team slugging % of .388 and they have an average of 4.77 runs per game (2nd in KBO). They have 127 doubles, while getting a free base 299 times and scoring 391 runs.

Ju Won Kim is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for NC. Kim has recorded a walk 76 times while striking out on 227 attempts. His on-base percentage is .329 and he has earned a career OPS of .698. Over the course of the 699 at-bats in his career, Kim has accumulated a batting average of .232 with 162 base hits. He has scored 91 runs and has 94 RBIs. He has hit it out of the park 21 times, with 258 total bases and also a .369 slugging percentage.

Out of their 85 tries at swiping a bag, they have been successful 57 times and been caught 28 times (32.9% caught stealing rate). The NC Dinos have turned 79 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .973 (10th in KBO). The Dinos have accrued 756 assists, 81 errors and have amassed 2,198 putouts so far this year.

The NC pitching staff have given up 350 runs for the year while holding an ERA of 3.75 (305 earned runs surrendered). They have conceded 57 long balls and they surrender 4.30 runs per 9 innings (3rd in KBO). The Dinos hold a team WHIP of 1.343 in addition to having a FIP of 4.30 as a unit for the year. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.99 (657 strikeouts against 330 walks). They have a ranking of 10th in KBO as a staff in total hits allowed with 653.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take KT

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