NC Dinos vs Hanwha Eagles Prediction, 7/21/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: NC Dinos vs Hanwha Eagles

Date: Friday, July 21, 2023

Location: Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon, South Korea

TV: MBC Sports+

Hanwha Life Eagles Park is the site where Eun Seong Chae and the Hanwha Eagles (34-40, 8th in KBO) will take on the NC Dinos (39-38, 4th in KBO) on Friday, July 21, 2023.

The Dinos have accrued 121 two-baggers as a squad and have smacked 51 balls out of the stadium. NC owns a slugging percentage of .384 and have struck out 582 times, while taking a walk on 286 occasions. As a squad, the NC Dinos are scoring 4.7 runs per outing, which is 2nd in the league. They have recorded 342 RBI's and 710 base knocks on the year, while their average at the plate is at .266. They have racked up 367 runs while having a team OBP of .346.

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Ah-seop Son is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for NC. Son is sitting with a batting avereage of .321 in his time in baseball, in addition to 1,265 runs scored and an OPS of .854. He has struck out 1,189 times and earned a walk on 882 attempts at the plate, which contributes in part to a .395 OBP. In his career, Son has drilled 171 balls out of the park while driving in 966 runs. He has compiled a slugging percentage of .458 and he has racked up 3,322 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he came to the plate 8,245 times and also came through with a hit 2,329 times.

The NC Dinos have notched a total of 2,090 putouts so far this season, in addition to 711 assists and 76 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .974 which has them ranked 10th in KBO and have earned 72 double plays. The Dinos have swiped 55 bases and have been caught 26 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage is 32.1%.

The Dinos have a team earned run average of 3.67 for the season (2nd in the league), and the staff has rung up 632 batters. NC has allowed 618 hits (8.0 per 9 innings) and also 284 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.02 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.34. Dinos pitchers have allowed 52 long balls in addition to 326 runs (9th in baseball).

The Hanwha Eagles have recorded an OBP of .328 and a team batting average of .241 so far this season. They have been called out on strikes on 631 occasions (2nd in baseball) and have recorded 640 hits. Hanwha has compiled 51 long balls for the year in addition to 305 runs batted in. The Eagles have a team slugging percentage of .344 and they average 4.17 runs per game (8th in KBO). They have notched 116 doubles, while walking 310 times and putting up 325 runs.

Eun Seong Chae is a hitter who should impact this game for Hanwha. In the 3,626 official at-bats in his pro career, Chae has accrued an average at the plate of .297 with 1,076 base knocks. He has gone yard 107 times, as well as 1,613 bases in total and also a .445 slugging percentage. Chae has earned a walk 267 times while striking out on 672 attempts. He has compiled 484 runs and has 642 runs batted in. His on-base percentage comes in at .358 and he also has a lifetime OPS of .803.

The Hanwha Eagles have turned 68 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .981 (5th in Korean baseball). The Eagles have racked up 775 assists, 55 errors and have a total of 2,120 putouts on the season. In their 78 attempts at swiping a bag, they have had success 44 times and been caught 34 times (43.6% caught stealing percentage).

The Eagles are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.342 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.25 as a unit over the course of the season. They sit at 8th in baseball as a staff in total hits allowed with 660. The Hanwha pitching staff have allowed 334 runs on the season while having an ERA of 3.89 (305 earned runs given up). Their K/BB ratio sits at 2.05 (589 strikeouts against 288 free passes). They have surrendered 47 dingers and they surrender 4.25 runs per 9 innings (3rd in baseball).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Hanwha

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