Kiwoom Heroes vs NC Dinos Prediction, 7/13/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs NC Dinos

Date: Saturday, July 13, 2024

Location: Changwon NC Park in Changwon, South Korea

TV: MS-T

Sung Mun Song and the Kiwoom Heroes (36-47, 10th in KBO) go to Changwon NC Park on Saturday, July 13, 2024, where they'll meet the NC Dinos (40-42, 6th in KBO).

Kiwoom has a slugging rate of .393 and have been rung up 609 times, while drawing a walk on 291 occasions. They have accumulated 385 runs batted in as well as 792 hits on the campaign, while their team batting average comes in at .275. The Heroes have accumulated 134 doubles as a team and have knocked 61 balls out of the park. They have notched a total of 403 runs and have an on-base percentage of .347. As a squad, the Kiwoom Heroes are recording 4.9 runs per game, which is 10th in the league.

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Sung Mun Song is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Kiwoom. For his career, Song has slapped 44 baseballs out of the park while driving in 318 runs. Over the course of his pro career, he stepped into the batters box 2,312 times and has come through with a base knock 556 times. Song has compiled an average at the plate of .269 for his career in baseball, with 260 scored runs and an OPS of .723. His slugging percentage is .393 and he has racked up 813 bases. He has been struck out 299 times and has been walked on 198 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .330 on-base %.

The Heroes have swiped 68 bags and have been caught 28 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 29.2%. The Kiwoom Heroes have a tally of 2,200 putouts on the year, as well as 772 assists and 66 errors. Their fielding rate is at .978 which has them sitting 7th in Korean baseball and they have turned 80 double plays.

They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.75 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.51. Heroes pitchers have given up 74 home runs and 446 total runs (4th in the league). Kiwoom has relinquished 806 base hits (9.9 per 9 innings) and 406 earned runs. The Heroes have compiled a team ERA of 4.98 on the campaign (6th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 533 hitters.

NC is sitting with 98 home runs on the campaign as well as 426 RBIs. The have tallied 126 two-baggers, while taking a walk 330 times as well as putting up 444 runs. The NC Dinos have an on-base percentage of .355 as well as a batting average of .268 on the season. The Dinos hold a team slugging % of .417 and they score 5.29 runs per contest (6th in the league). They have been rung up on 713 occasions (1st in the league) and have totaled 784 base knocks.

Ah-seop Son is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for NC. Son has drawn a walk 925 times while fanning on 1,274 attempts. He is sitting with 1,361 runs and also has 1,036 RBIs. His OBP sits at .393 and he holds a lifetime OPS of .848. He has hit it out of the park 181 times, as well as 3,563 total bases and also a .455 slugging %. In the 7,826 official at-bats in his career, Son has recorded a batting average of .321 in addition to having 2,511 base knocks.

The NC Dinos have turned 59 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .983 (2nd in the league). The Dinos have recorded 773 assists, 54 errors and have 2,259 putouts on the season. In their 92 attempts at stealing a base, they have made it 58 times and been caught 34 times (37.0% caught stealing rate).

The Dinos have a WHIP of 1.457 in addition to having a FIP of 5.24 as a team for the season. They rank 9th in KBO as a staff in total hits relinquished with 805. The NC pitching staff have surrendered 438 runs for the season while having a team ERA of 4.72 (395 earned runs relinquished). Their K/BB ratio sits at 2.21 (644 strikeouts against 292 bases on balls). They have allowed 73 dingers and they surrender 5.24 runs per 9 innings (5th in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take NC

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