Lotte Giants vs NC Dinos Prediction, 9/9/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Lotte Giants vs NC Dinos

Date: Saturday, September 9, 2023

Location: Changwon NC Park in Changwon, South Korea

TV: SPOTV2

Changwon NC Park is the site where Ah-seop Son and the NC Dinos (58-51, 4th in KBO) will play the Lotte Giants (53-59, 7th in KBO) on Saturday, September 9, 2023.

Lotte has a slugging percentage of .359 and have struck out 763 times, while taking a walk on 412 occasions. They have accounted for 466 runs batted in in addition to 988 base knocks for the year, while their team batting average is sitting at .263. The Giants have accumulated 174 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 53 balls out of the park. They have earned 501 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .337. As a unit, the Lotte Giants are knocking in 4.5 runs per contest, which has them at 6th in KBO.

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Chi-Hong Ahn is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Lotte. For his professional baseball career, Ahn has hit 138 balls over the fence while knocking in 834 runs. In his time in the Majors, he came to bat 6,399 times and has delivered with a base hit 1,673 times. Ahn has hit .297 for his career, in addition to 826 runs scored and an OPS of .800. He has amassed a slugging percentage of .437 in addition to racking up 2,458 bases. He has struck out 839 times and has taken a walk on 548 occasions, which has contributed to a .363 on-base %.

The Giants have stolen 68 bases and have been thrown out 36 times, which means their caught stealing percentage is 34.6%. The Lotte Giants have earned 2,986 putouts for the season, in addition to 1,056 assists and 80 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .981 which puts them in 3rd in the league and they have turned 82 double plays.

The Giants have an ERA of 4.24 this season (6th in the league), and their staff has struck out 822 batters. Lotte has conceded 1,048 hits (9.5 per 9 innings) and also 469 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.92 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.48. Giants pitchers have conceded 62 home runs and 528 runs in total (5th in the league).

The NC Dinos have a team on-base percentage of .348 in addition to a team batting average of .270 over the course of the season. They have been called out on strikes on 788 occasions (4th in the league) and have recorded 1,031 base hits. NC is sitting with 81 home runs for the year and 500 runs batted in. The Dinos hold a slugging % of .392 and they earn 4.78 runs per contest (3rd in baseball). They have hit 172 two-baggers, while walking 396 times and scoring 531 runs.

Ah-seop Son is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for NC. During the 7,378 at-bats in his career, Son has hit .322 with 2,373 hits. He has hit a home run 174 times, in addition to having 3,379 bases in total and also a .458 slugging percentage. Son has tallied a walk 897 times while being called out on strikes on 1,201 attempts. He has accrued 1,291 runs in addition to having earned 984 runs batted in. His OBP is .396 and he has a career OPS of .854.

Out of their 113 attempts at getting a steal, they have made it 80 times and been caught 33 times (29.2% caught stealing rate). The NC Dinos have twisted 104 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .976 (10th in Korean baseball). The Dinos have accrued 1,041 assists, 100 errors and have 2,977 putouts on the season.

The NC pitching staff have conceded 470 runs this season while having a team ERA of 3.73 (411 earned runs conceded). They have allowed 74 long balls and they surrender 4.26 runs per 9 innings (2nd in baseball). The Dinos have a team WHIP of 1.318 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.26 as a unit for the year. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 2.03 (849 strikeouts vs 418 free passes). They sit at 10th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 890.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take NC

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