NC Dinos vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 9/21/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: NC Dinos vs Kiwoom Heroes

Date: Thursday, September 21, 2023

Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea

TV: MBC Sports+

Hye Seong Kim and the Kiwoom Heroes (51-78, 10th in KBO) play the NC Dinos (65-53, 3rd in KBO) at Gocheok Sky Dome on Thursday, September 21, 2023.

As a unit, the NC Dinos are notching 4.8 runs per game, which is 3rd in the league. They are sitting with 574 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .350. The Dinos have recorded 191 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 82 balls out of the stadium. They have compiled 543 runs batted in in addition to 1,120 hits over the course of the season, and their batting average comes in at .272. NC is slugging .391 and have been called out on strikes 855 times, while drawing a walk on 432 occasions.

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Kun Woo Park is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for NC. In his professional baseball career, Park has drilled 25 balls out of the park while knocking in 114 runs. Over the course of his time in the league, he stepped up to bat 952 times and also came through with a hit 188 times. Park has hit .232 for his career in baseball, with 105 scored runs and an OPS of .697. He has compiled a slugging percentage of .369 in addition to earning 299 bases. He has been struck out 247 times and has gotten a free base on 89 occasions, which contributes in part to a .328 on-base %.

The Dinos have stolen 82 bases and have been gunned down 35 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 29.9%. The NC Dinos have a total of 3,220 putouts this year, in addition to 1,138 assists and 107 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .976 which is 10th in Korean baseball and they have turned 116 double plays.

The Dinos have an ERA of 3.67 this season (1st in KBO), and their staff has rung up 924 hitters. Dinos pitchers have allowed 78 long balls and 497 total runs (10th in the league). NC has conceded 954 base hits (8.0 per 9 innings) and also 437 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.07 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.31.

Kiwoom has hit 57 home runs for the season as well as 526 RBIs. They have recorded 206 doubles, while getting a free base 448 times and racking up 551 runs. The Kiwoom Heroes are sitting with a team OBP of .331 in addition to a team batting average of .260 so far this season. The Heroes have a team SLG% of .351 and they score 4.17 runs per outing (10th in KBO). They have been rung up on 1,015 occasions (1st in baseball) and have recorded 1,206 base knocks.

Hye Seong Kim is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Kiwoom. In the 2,252 at-bats in his baseball career, Kim is sitting with a batting avereage of .272 with 612 base hits. He has homered 66 times, with 948 total bases and a .421 slugging percentage. Kim has recorded a free base 233 times while striking out on 467 plate appearances. He has recorded 321 runs and has 291 runs batted in. His on-base percentage is .354 and he also has a career OPS of .775.

The Kiwoom Heroes have turned 115 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .980 (5th in Korean baseball). The Heroes have racked up 1,308 assists, 100 errors and have amassed 3,551 putouts during this campaign. Out of their 160 chances at getting a steal, they have been successful 119 times and been caught 41 times (25.6% caught stealing rate).

The Kiwoom pitching staff have conceded 649 runs for the season while holding a team ERA of 4.43 (582 earned runs yielded). They have surrendered 78 homers and they surrender 4.93 runs per 9 innings (8th in baseball). The Heroes hold a team WHIP of 1.449 with a FIP of 4.93 as a team so far this season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.83 (889 strikeouts against 487 free passes). They rank 2nd in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 1,228.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Kiwoom and under the total runs

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