NC Dinos vs SSG Landers Prediction, 10/23/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: NC Dinos vs SSG Landers

Date: Monday, October 23, 2023

Location: Incheon SSG Landers Field in Incheon, South Korea

TV: SBS

Ah-seop Son and the NC Dinos (75-67, 4th in KBO) are headed to Incheon SSG Landers Field on Monday, October 23, 2023, where they'll meet the SSG Landers (76-65, 3rd in KBO).

NC has a slugging rate of .387 and have struck out 1,005 times, while drawing a walk on 493 occasions. They have recorded 642 runs batted in as well as 1,321 hits on the campaign, while their average at the plate is sitting at .270. The Dinos have accrued 223 doubles as a squad and have hit 98 balls out of the stadium. They have earned 679 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .345. As a unit, the NC Dinos are notching 4.7 runs per game, which is 3rd in baseball.

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Ah-seop Son is a batter who should impact this game for NC. In his career, Son has slapped 174 baseballs over the fence while driving in 986 runs. He has earned a slugging percentage of .457 and he has accumulated 3,431 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he came to the plate 8,521 times and got on base with a base knock 2,416 times. He has been struck out 1,212 times and has walked on 909 occasions, which has contributed to a .396 OBP. Son is sitting with a batting avereage of .322 in his time in baseball, with 1,316 runs scored and an OPS of .853.

The Dinos have stolen 96 bases and have been caught 42 times, which means their caught stealing percentage sits at 30.4%. The NC Dinos have a tally of 3,844 putouts for the season, in addition to 1,339 assists and 130 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .976 which is 10th in Korean baseball and have accumulated 126 double plays.

The Dinos have an earned run average of 3.83 for the year (2nd in KBO), and the staff has struck out 1,090 batters. NC has conceded 1,160 base knocks (8.1 per 9 innings) as well as 545 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 2.12 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.31. Dinos pitchers have given up 99 home runs and 617 total runs (8th in the league).

SSG has 125 long balls over the course of the season in addition to 610 runs batted in. They have hit 229 two-baggers, while taking a walk 507 times as well as scoring 658 runs. The SSG Landers have compiled a team OBP of .336 as well as a batting average of .260 so far this season. The Landers have a team SLG% of .389 and they are scoring 4.57 runs per game (5th in baseball). They have struck out on 943 instances (9th in KBO) and have totaled 1,278 base hits.

Jeong Choi is a batter who can be a difference maker for SSG. Choi has drawn a free base 982 times while going down on strikes on 1,658 plate appearances. His on-base percentage sits at .390 and he has earned a lifetime OPS of .918. Over the course of the 7,424 official at-bats in his baseball career, Choi is sitting with a batting avereage of .287 with 2,133 base hits. He has accrued 1,368 runs and notched 1,454 runs batted in. He has homered 458 times, as well as 3,919 total bases and a .528 slugging percentage.

Out of their 183 tries at swiping a bag, they got to the bag before the ball 127 times and been caught 56 times (30.6% caught stealing percentage). The SSG Landers have turned 163 double plays and have a fielding rate of .978 (8th in Korean baseball). The Landers have recorded 1,503 assists, 119 errors and have a total of 3,865 putouts so far this season.

The Landers have a WHIP of 1.526 and have a FIP of 4.88 as a staff this year. They are currently ranked 2nd in KBO as a staff in total hits allowed with 1,354. The SSG pitching staff have conceded 698 runs for the year while having a team ERA of 4.37 (626 earned runs yielded). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.59 (974 strikeouts against 612 free passes). They have given up 104 HR's and they concede 4.88 runs per 9 innings (7th in baseball).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

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

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