Kiwoom Heroes vs NC Dinos Prediction, 9/5/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs NC Dinos

Date: Thursday, September 5, 2024

Location: Changwon NC Park in Changwon, South Korea

TV: TVING

Changwon NC Park is the venue where Matt Davidson and the NC Dinos (56-65, 9th in KBO) will play the Kiwoom Heroes (53-72, 10th in KBO) on Thursday, September 5, 2024.

Kiwoom has a slugging % of .381 and have been called out on strikes 953 times, while being walked on 419 occasions. They have recorded 549 runs batted in in addition to 1,146 hits this year, and their average at the plate comes in at .265. The Heroes have tallied 188 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 91 balls out of the park. They are sitting with 575 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .337. As a squad, the Kiwoom Heroes are compiling 4.6 runs per game, which has them sitting at 10th in the league.

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Sung Mun Song is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Kiwoom. For his pro baseball career, Song has hit 52 balls over the fence while knocking in 352 runs. For his time in baseball, he stepped up to the plate 2,500 times and got on base with a hit 610 times. Song has accrued an average at the plate of .273 in his time in baseball, with 290 scored runs and an OPS of .737. His slugging percentage is .403 and he has accumulated 901 bases. He has struck out 329 times and has taken a walk on 214 occasions, which has contributed to a .334 OBP.

The Heroes have stolen 102 bases and have been caught 37 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage is 26.6%. The Kiwoom Heroes are sitting with 3,322 putouts so far this season, as well as 1,147 assists and 95 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .979 which has them sitting 6th in the league and have a total of 112 double plays.

The Heroes have compiled a team earned run average of 5.01 this year (7th in the league), and they have struck out 808 batters. Heroes pitchers have conceded 126 home runs and also 670 runs in total (5th in the league). Kiwoom has given up 1,222 base hits (9.9 per 9 innings) as well as 616 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.84 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.50.

The Dinos have a slugging percentage of .424 and they average 5.47 runs per contest (4th in baseball). They hit 187 two-baggers, while walking 460 times and notching 673 runs. NC has 148 home runs for the year as well as 641 runs batted in. They have struck out on 1,035 instances (1st in KBO) and have totaled 1,152 hits. The NC Dinos have accumulated a team on-base percentage of .354 and a team batting average of .271 for the season.

Matt Davidson is a hitter who can be a difference maker for NC. Davidson has earned a walk 655 times while striking out on 2,047 plate appearances. He has scored 916 runs and also has 1,109 runs batted in. His OBP sits at .332 and he holds a lifetime OPS of .801. He has gone deep 343 times, with 3,026 total bases and a .469 slugging percentage. For the 6,454 at-bats in his career, Davidson has accumulated a batting average of .252 with 1,627 hits.

The NC Dinos have turned 95 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .980 (3rd in KBO). The Dinos have racked up 1,141 assists, 89 errors and have a tally of 3,275 putouts during this campaign. Of their 117 chances at stealing a base, they have had success 75 times and been caught 42 times (35.9% caught stealing percentage).

The NC pitching staff have allowed 654 runs this year and come in with a team ERA of 4.77 (578 earned runs surrendered). They have surrendered 113 homers and they relinquish 5.39 runs per 9 innings (4th in the league). The Dinos are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.488 in addition to having a FIP of 5.39 as a pitching staff on the year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.05 (899 strikeouts vs 439 free passes). They are currently ranked 10th in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 1,185.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

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

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