Kia Tigers vs NC Dinos Prediction, 8/25/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kia Tigers vs NC Dinos

Date: Sunday, August 25, 2024

Location: Changwon NC Park in Changwon, South Korea

TV: SPO-2T

Matt Davidson and the NC Dinos (50-62, 9th in KBO) play the Kia Tigers (70-46, 1st in KBO) at Changwon NC Park on Sunday, August 25, 2024.

As a unit, the Kia Tigers are scoring 5.9 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 1st in the league. They have tallied 699 runs scored and hold an OBP of .368. The Tigers have compiled 222 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 136 balls out of the park. They have 663 runs batted in in addition to 1,252 hits on the year, and their batting average is .297. Kia has a slugging percentage of .457 and have been called out on strikes 755 times, while being walked on 451 occasions.

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Socrates Brito is a batter who should impact this game for Kia. In his career, Brito has hit 159 balls over the fence while driving in 863 runs. His slugging percentage sits at .440 and he has totaled 2,835 bases. For his time in the league, he came to bat 7,049 times and has delivered with a base knock 1,827 times. He has gone down on strikes 1,352 times and earned a walk on 497 occasions, contributing to a .335 on-base %. Brito has accrued an average at the plate of .283 for his career, in addition to 980 runs scored and an OPS of .775.

The Kia Tigers are sitting with 3,183 putouts on the campaign, as well as 1,164 assists and 118 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .974 which is 10th in KBO and they have turned 106 double plays. The Tigers have stolen 93 bases and have been caught 26 times, which tells us their caught stealing rate is 21.8%.

They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.01 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.49. Tigers pitchers have conceded 115 long balls in addition to 621 total runs (5th in the league). Kia has surrendered 1,128 base hits (9.6 per 9 innings) as well as 513 earned runs. The Tigers have compiled a team earned run average of 4.35 so far this season (1st in KBO), and the staff has struck out 915 batters.

The NC Dinos have tallied an OBP of .353 and a team batting average of .269 this year. They have been rung up on 966 occasions (1st in baseball) and have earned a total of 1,061 hits. NC has knocked in 135 home runs this year to go along with 576 runs batted in. The Dinos have a SLG% of .420 and they are earning 5.30 runs per game (6th in the league). The have tallied 170 doubles, while getting a free base 432 times and putting up 604 runs.

Matt Davidson is a batter who can be a difference maker for NC. During the 6,416 official at-bats in his pro career, Davidson has compiled an average at the plate of .252 with 1,614 hits. He has gone yard 339 times, as well as 2,999 bases in total and also a .467 slugging percentage. Davidson has earned a walk 654 times while striking out on 2,037 plate appearances. He has accrued 905 runs and also has 1,100 runs batted in. His on-base percentage is .332 and he is the owner of a has a OPS in his career of .799.

The NC Dinos have turned 83 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .980 (3rd in KBO). The Dinos have 1,052 assists, 83 errors and have amassed 3,032 putouts for the year. Out of their 105 attempts at stealing a base, they have made it 67 times and been caught 38 times (36.2% caught stealing percentage).

The Dinos hold a team WHIP of 1.502 and are the owners of a FIP of 5.47 as a unit for the year. They are sitting at 9th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 1,104. The NC pitching staff have given up 614 runs on the campaign while having a team ERA of 4.86 (545 earned runs relinquished). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.05 (845 strikeouts against 413 free passes). They have surrendered 107 dingers and they relinquish 5.47 runs per 9 innings (6th in the league).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

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

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