NC Dinos vs SSG Landers Prediction, 10/5/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds
Game: NC Dinos vs SSG Landers
Date: Thursday, October 5, 2023
Location: Incheon SSG Landers Field in Incheon, South Korea
TV: SPOTV2
Joo Hwan Choi and the SSG Landers (68-63, 5th in KBO) play the NC Dinos (70-61, 3rd in KBO) at Incheon SSG Landers Field on Thursday, October 5, 2023.
As a squad, the NC Dinos are scoring 4.7 runs/g, which puts them at 3rd in baseball. They have accumulated 630 runs scored and hold an OBP of .347. The Dinos have hit 210 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 93 balls out of the park. They have accrued 594 runs batted in and 1,228 hits on the campaign, while their batting average is .271. NC is slugging .390 and have struck out 935 times, while being walked on 466 occasions.
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Kun Woo Park is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for NC. In his pro baseball career, Park has hit 109 baseballs over the fence while knocking in 617 runs. For his career, he stepped up to bat 4,484 times and has come through with a hit 1,292 times. Park has accumulated a batting average of .326 for his career, with 702 runs scored and an OPS of .878. His slugging percentage is .487 in addition to having tallied 1,929 bases. He has gone down on strikes 591 times and has walked on 375 occasions, contributing to a .391 OBP.
The NC Dinos have amassed 3,562 putouts this season, in addition to 1,246 assists and 124 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .975 which puts them in 10th in the league and have 122 double plays. The Dinos have swiped 90 bases and have been caught 36 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage sits at 28.6%.
The Dinos are sitting with a team ERA of 3.68 so far this year (2nd in baseball), and the staff has rung up 1,024 batters. NC has given up 1,063 base hits (8.1 per 9 innings) as well as 485 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.12 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.30. Dinos pitchers have conceded 88 home runs in addition to 556 runs (10th in the league).
The Landers have a SLG% of .386 and they have an average of 4.51 runs per contest (5th in baseball). They have 215 two-baggers, while walking 469 times and scoring 605 runs. SSG has hit 115 home runs on the campaign to go along with 559 RBIs. They have struck out on 889 occasions (8th in KBO) and have tallied 1,187 base hits. The SSG Landers have accumulated an on-base percentage of .334 and a batting average of .258 this year.
Joo Hwan Choi is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for SSG. Choi has drawn a walk 361 times while being called out on strikes on 595 attempts. He is sitting with 511 runs and has 592 runs batted in. His on-base percentage comes in at .347 and he holds a lifetime OPS of .787. He has homered 114 times, as well as 1,642 total bases and a .440 slugging percentage. For the 3,736 official at-bats in his baseball career, Choi has earned a batting average of .279 with 1,043 hits.
Out of their 177 tries at stealing a base, they have been successful 122 times and been caught 55 times (31.1% caught stealing percentage). The SSG Landers have twisted 147 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .978 (8th in KBO). The Landers have accrued 1,401 assists, 114 errors and have notched a total of 3,601 putouts over the course of the season.
The Landers have a WHIP of 1.546 with a FIP of 4.97 as a team on the season. They rank 3rd in baseball as a staff in total hits allowed with 1,273. The SSG pitching staff have surrendered 663 runs on the year and come in with a team ERA of 4.48 (597 earned runs relinquished). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 1.56 (910 strikeouts against 582 bases on balls). They have conceded 99 homers and they surrender 4.97 runs per 9 innings (9th in KBO).
So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?
Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take SSG and under the total runs
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