LG Twins vs NC Dinos Prediction, 8/26/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: LG Twins vs NC Dinos

Date: Saturday, August 26, 2023

Location: Changwon NC Park in Changwon, South Korea

TV: SBS Sports

Austin Dean and the LG Twins (64-38, 1st in KBO) go to Changwon NC Park on Saturday, August 26, 2023, where they'll take on the NC Dinos (52-48, 4th in KBO).

LG is slugging .400 and have been called out on strikes 599 times, while being walked on 448 occasions. They have accrued 539 RBI's and 1,022 hits on the year, while their average at the plate is .285. The Twins have compiled 176 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 66 balls out of the stadium. They have earned 578 runs scored and have an OBP of .369. As a squad, the LG Twins are notching 5.6 runs per outing, which puts them at 1st in baseball.

Get all of our KBO Betting Picks

Austin Dean is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for LG. For his professional baseball career, Dean has hit 112 balls out of the park while driving in 565 runs. In his time spent in pro baseball, he stepped up to bat 4,373 times and has delivered a hit 1,105 times. Dean has accumulated a batting average of .282 for his baseball career, with 585 runs scored and an OPS of .788. His slugging percentage is .442 in addition to having tallied 1,734 bases. He has gone down on strikes 769 times and earned a walk on 366 attempts at the plate, which has contributed to a .346 on-base percentage.

The Twins have stolen 82 bags and have been caught 21 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 20.4%. The LG Twins have accounted for 2,833 putouts thus far, in addition to 967 assists and 96 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .975 which has them sitting 10th in KBO and have accumulated 94 double plays.

The Twins are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.59 for the season (1st in KBO), and they have struck out 728 hitters. LG has allowed 897 hits (8.6 per 9 innings) as well as 377 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.07 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.32. Twins pitchers have allowed 51 home runs in addition to 438 runs (9th in the league).

The NC Dinos have an OBP of .346 in addition to a batting average of .268 so far this year. They have been rung up on 731 instances (4th in KBO) and are sitting with 938 base hits. NC has accumulated 67 home runs for the season as well as 452 runs batted in. The Dinos hold a team slugging % of .385 and they earn 4.71 runs per game (4th in KBO). They have 161 two-baggers, while getting a free base 366 times as well as earning 480 runs.

Ah-seop Son is a hitter who can be a difference maker for NC. Son has drawn a free base 890 times while fanning on 1,199 attempts. He has recorded 1,283 runs in addition to having earned 982 RBIs. His on-base percentage sits at .395 and he is the owner of a career OPS of .853. He has gone deep 174 times, with 3,367 total bases and a .458 slugging percentage. For the 7,346 at-bats in his pro career, Son has an average at the plate of .321 and has racked up 2,361 hits.

The NC Dinos have twisted 97 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .976 (9th in Korean baseball). The Dinos have recorded 952 assists, 92 errors and are sitting with 2,743 putouts over the course of the season. Of their 104 attempts at stealing a base, they have been successful 73 times and been caught 31 times (29.8% caught stealing percentage).

The Dinos are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.329 and have a FIP of 4.26 as a staff so far this year. They are currently ranked 10th in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 818. The NC pitching staff have conceded 433 runs so far this year while holding a team ERA of 3.71 (377 earned runs relinquished). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.00 (795 strikeouts against 397 walks). They have allowed 68 home runs and they concede 4.26 runs per 9 innings (2nd in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take NC

Get $60 worth of FREE premium member picks. No Obligation. No Salesman. No Credit Card. Fast Sign up with Instant Access Click Here