Kiwoom Heroes vs NC Dinos Prediction, 7/14/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs NC Dinos

Date: Sunday, July 14, 2024

Location: Changwon NC Park in Changwon, South Korea

TV: KN-T

Ho Cheol Seo and the NC Dinos (40-43, 6th in KBO) play the Kiwoom Heroes (37-47, 10th in KBO) at Changwon NC Park on Sunday, July 14, 2024.

The Heroes have tallied 137 doubles as a team and have hit 61 balls out of the park. Kiwoom has a slugging % of .392 and have been called out on strikes 617 times, while drawing a walk on 297 occasions. As a team, the Kiwoom Heroes are putting up 4.9 runs per game, which has them at 10th in baseball. They have 390 runs batted in and 803 base knocks for the year, and their team batting average comes in at .275. They have notched a total of 408 runs while holding a team OBP of .348.

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Hye Seong Kim is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Kiwoom. In his career, Kim has slapped 36 balls over the fence while knocking in 361 runs. In his time in the Majors, he stepped up to bat 3,595 times and also came through with a hit 980 times. Kim is sitting with a batting avereage of .303 for his career in baseball, with 557 runs scored and an OPS of .769. He has earned a slugging percentage of .405 in addition to earning 1,307 bases. He has struck out 589 times and has been walked on 309 occasions, contributing to a .364 on-base %.

The Heroes have swiped 68 bags and have been caught 28 times, which shows us their caught stealing rate is 29.2%. The Kiwoom Heroes have accounted for 2,233 putouts this season, in addition to 780 assists and 66 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .979 which is 7th in the league and they have turned 81 double plays.

The Heroes hold a team earned run average of 4.96 for the season (6th in KBO), and the staff has struck out 543 hitters. Kiwoom has surrendered 814 base hits (9.8 per 9 innings) and also 410 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.77 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.51. Heroes pitchers have surrendered 74 home runs in addition to 450 runs (4th in the league).

The Dinos have a team slugging percentage of .418 and they are recording 5.27 runs per contest (5th in baseball). They hit 127 doubles, while taking a walk 331 times and putting up 448 runs. NC has accumulated 101 home runs for the season in addition to 430 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 724 occasions (1st in baseball) and have recorded 790 hits. The NC Dinos have recorded a team on-base percentage of .354 and a batting average of .267 for the year.

Ho Cheol Seo is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for NC. Seo has drawn a free base 66 times while going down on strikes on 175 plate appearances. He has accounted for 124 runs in addition to having 100 runs batted in. His on-base percentage sits at .324 and he has earned a lifetime OPS of .675. He has hit it out of the park 13 times, with 342 total bases and a .351 slugging percentage. During the 974 at-bats in his pro career, Seo has recorded a batting average of .264 with 257 base hits.

The NC Dinos have turned 59 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .982 (2nd in Korean baseball). The Dinos have 782 assists, 56 errors and are sitting with 2,283 putouts during this campaign. Out of their 93 attempts at getting a steal, they have had success 59 times and been caught 34 times (36.6% caught stealing percentage).

The Dinos have a team WHIP of 1.461 and have a FIP of 5.25 as a unit so far this season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 2.20 (652 strikeouts against 296 walks). They are currently ranked 6th in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 816. They have yielded 77 homers and they concede 5.25 runs per 9 innings (5th in baseball). The NC pitching staff have allowed 444 runs so far this year and come in with a team ERA of 4.74 (401 earned runs yielded).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Kiwoom

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