KT Wiz vs NC Dinos Prediction, 8/2/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: KT Wiz vs NC Dinos

Date: Friday, August 2, 2024

Location: Changwon NC Park in Changwon, South Korea

TV: KN-T

Ho Cheol Seo and the NC Dinos (48-49, 7th in KBO) play the KT Wiz (49-50, 6th in KBO) at Changwon NC Park on Friday, August 2, 2024.

As a squad, the KT Wiz are notching 5.3 runs per outing, which has them at 7th in KBO. They have notched a total of 531 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .351. The Wiz have hit 154 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 106 balls out of the stadium. They have accounted for 496 runs batted in as well as 967 base knocks on the season, and their batting average is at .273. KT has a slugging rate of .412 and have been called out on strikes 803 times, while being walked on 407 occasions.

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Jae-gyun Hwang is a batter who can be a difference maker for KT. Hwang is sitting with a batting avereage of .288 for his baseball career, with 1,109 scored runs and an OPS of .441. He has been struck out 1,414 times and earned a walk on 703 occasions, which has contributed to a .351 on-base percentage. In his pro baseball career, Hwang has hit 219 baseballs out of the park while driving in 1,074 runs. He has accumulated a slugging percentage of .441 in addition to earning 3,313 bases. For his time in the league, he came to the plate 8,401 times and has delivered a hit 2,159 times.

The Wiz have swiped 100 bags and have been thrown out 28 times, which means their caught stealing percentage sits at 21.9%. The KT Wiz have earned 2,692 putouts thus far, in addition to 904 assists and 84 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .977 which puts them in 8th in Korean baseball and have accumulated 77 double plays.

The Wiz are sitting with a team earned run average of 5.30 for the season (10th in KBO), and their staff has struck out 776 hitters. Wiz pitchers have given up 104 home runs and also 584 total runs (1st in the league). KT has given up 1,009 base hits (10.1 per 9 innings) and 528 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.37 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.49.

The NC Dinos hold an OBP of .352 and a team batting average of .266 this year. They have been rung up on 831 occasions (1st in KBO) and have 910 hits. NC has accumulated 117 home runs for the year to go along with 498 RBIs. The Dinos have a SLG% of .417 and they tally 5.26 runs per contest (8th in the league). They have put up 144 doubles, while getting a free base 374 times as well as racking up 521 runs.

Ho Cheol Seo is a batter who should be able to impact this game for NC. Seo has drawn a free base 68 times while striking out on 180 attempts. His on-base percentage comes in at .322 and he also has a lifetime OPS of .673. Over the course of the 1,011 at-bats in his baseball career, Seo has hit .262 and has racked up 265 base hits. He has amassed 127 runs and also has 101 RBIs. He has homered 14 times, in addition to having 355 total bases and a .351 slugging percentage.

Out of their 98 attempts at swiping a bag, they have made it 63 times and been caught 35 times (35.7% caught stealing rate). The NC Dinos have turned 71 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .981 (3rd in Korean baseball). The Dinos have recorded 910 assists, 67 errors and have a tally of 2,643 putouts this year.

The NC pitching staff have surrendered 509 runs on the season while having a team ERA of 4.61 (451 earned runs surrendered). They have conceded 88 home runs and they give up 5.20 runs per 9 innings (4th in KBO). The Dinos have a team WHIP of 1.463 and are the owners of a FIP of 5.20 as a pitching staff for the season. Their K/BB ratio is 2.18 (746 strikeouts vs 342 free passes). They are sitting at 9th in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 947.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

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

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