Hanwha Eagles vs NC Dinos Prediction, 9/18/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Hanwha Eagles vs NC Dinos

Date: Wednesday, September 18, 2024

Location: Changwon NC Park in Changwon, South Korea

TV: SPO-T

Changwon NC Park is the site where Matt Davidson and the NC Dinos (59-72, 9th in KBO) will take on the Hanwha Eagles (61-71, 8th in KBO) on Wednesday, September 18, 2024.

Hanwha has a slugging % of .401 and have struck out 999 times, while drawing a walk on 495 occasions. They have 658 runs batted in as well as 1,269 base knocks for the year, while their average at the plate is .272. The Eagles have hit 207 doubles as a squad and have knocked 121 balls out of the stadium. They have tallied 702 runs scored while having a team OBP of .349. As a team, the Hanwha Eagles are earning 5.2 runs per contest, which puts them at 8th in KBO.

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Yonathan Perlaza is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Hanwha. For his career, Perlaza has hit 91 balls out of the park while driving in 378 runs. His career slugging percentage is .456 and he has accumulated 1,180 bases. For his time in baseball, he came to bat 2,944 times and has come through with a base hit 703 times. He has gone down on strikes 667 times and has walked on 318 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .353 OBP. Perlaza has recorded a batting average of .272 in his time in baseball, in addition to 432 runs scored and an OPS of .809.

The Hanwha Eagles have notched a total of 3,560 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 1,232 assists and 97 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .980 which puts them in 4th in Korean baseball and they have turned 124 double plays. The Eagles have swiped 104 bags and have been thrown out 41 times, which shows us their caught stealing rate is 28.3%.

The Eagles have compiled a team earned run average of 5.09 over the course of the season (8th in KBO), and they have rung up 1,056 batters. Eagles pitchers have allowed 125 home runs and 741 total runs (3rd in KBO). Hanwha has given up 1,340 hits (10.2 per 9 innings) and also 671 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 2.18 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.54.

The NC Dinos are sitting with an on-base percentage of .355 and a team batting average of .274 this season. They have struck out on 1,107 instances (1st in baseball) and have totaled 1,265 base knocks. NC has recorded 163 HRs for the year to go along with 697 RBIs. The Dinos have a team SLG% of .430 and they have an average of 5.50 runs per game (4th in KBO). They have put up 205 doubles, while walking 491 times as well as scoring 731 runs.

Matt Davidson is a batter who can be a difference maker for NC. Over the course of the 6,497 at-bats in his pro career, Davidson has hit .253 with 1,642 hits. He has hit a home run 347 times, with 3,058 total bases and also a .471 slugging percentage. Davidson has tallied a walk 657 times while being called out on strikes on 2,059 occasions. He is sitting with 922 runs in addition to having 1,121 RBIs. His on-base percentage is .332 and he holds a lifetime OPS of .803.

The NC Dinos have turned 104 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .980 (5th in KBO). The Dinos have racked up 1,221 assists, 99 errors and have accounted for 3,539 putouts this year. Of their 124 tries at getting a steal, they have been successful 81 times and been caught 43 times (34.7% caught stealing percentage).

The Dinos are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.498 in addition to having a FIP of 5.54 as a team on the year. They sit at 8th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 1,275. The NC pitching staff have surrendered 726 runs for the season while holding a team ERA of 4.85 (636 earned runs conceded). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 1.98 (972 strikeouts vs 491 bases on balls). They have yielded 124 dingers and they give up 5.54 runs per 9 innings (6th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Hanwha

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