SSG Landers vs NC Dinos Prediction, 5/17/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: SSG Landers vs NC Dinos

Date: Wednesday, May 17, 2023

Location: Changwon NC Park in Changwon, South Korea

TV: KBS N Sports

Jeong Choi and the SSG Landers (23-12, 1st in KBO) travel to Changwon NC Park on Wednesday, May 17, 2023, where they'll meet the NC Dinos (18-16, 4th in KBO).

SSG has a slugging percentage of .372 and have struck out 258 times, while being walked on 137 occasions. They have accounted for 146 RBI's and 306 hits on the season, and their batting average is .252. The Landers have hit 56 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 29 balls out of the park. They have a total of 160 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .335. As a team, the SSG Landers are knocking in 4.4 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 4th in KBO.

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Jeong Choi is a batter who should be able to impact this game for SSG. Choi has accrued an average at the plate of .286 in his time in baseball, with 1,301 runs scored and an OPS of .915. He has gone down on strikes 1,596 times and has walked on 939 occasions, contributing to a .390 on-base percentage. In his career, Choi has hit 433 baseballs over the fence while driving in 1,390 runs. His slugging percentage is .525 and he has totaled 3,715 bases. For his time in the league, he came to the plate 8,490 times and has delivered with a base knock 2,028 times.

The SSG Landers have accumulated 973 putouts this year, as well as 358 assists and 37 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .973 which has them sitting 8th in KBO and they have turned 34 double plays. The Landers have stolen 22 bases and have been gunned down 12 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 35.3%.

The Landers have compiled a team ERA of 3.30 so far this season (1st in baseball), and their staff has rung up 267 hitters. SSG has surrendered 308 hits (8.6 per 9 innings) as well as 119 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.82 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.40. Landers pitchers have conceded 21 long balls and also 137 runs (8th in the league).

The Dinos have a team slugging percentage of .372 and they average 4.53 runs per game (3rd in the league). They hit 44 two-baggers, while taking a walk 116 times as well as scoring 154 runs. NC has a total of 22 long balls on the year and 140 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 288 occasions (2nd in the league) and have earned a total of 306 hits. The NC Dinos have earned a team on-base percentage of .345 and a batting average of .266 on the year.

Ah-seop Son is a batter who should be able to impact this game for NC. For the 7,088 at-bats in his pro career, Son has earned a batting average of .321 in addition to having 2,273 hits. He has hit a home run 169 times, in addition to having 3,244 total bases and a .458 slugging percentage. Son has drawn a free base 865 times while fanning on 1,168 chances. He has amassed 1,236 runs in addition to having earned 938 RBIs. His OBP comes in at .395 and he has a lifetime OPS of .853.

The NC Dinos have turned 28 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .969 (10th in KBO). The Dinos have recorded 295 assists, 38 errors and have accumulated 898 putouts this year. In their 34 tries at stealing a base, they have had success 22 times and been caught 12 times (35.3% caught stealing rate).

The Dinos have a team WHIP of 1.284 and have a FIP of 4.12 as a staff so far this season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 2.44 (303 strikeouts vs 124 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 9th in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 260. They have given up 21 homers and they surrender 4.12 runs per 9 innings (3rd in the league). The NC pitching staff have surrendered 137 runs this year while holding a team ERA of 3.55 (118 earned runs surrendered).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take SSG

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