KT Wiz vs NC Dinos Prediction, 8/3/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: KT Wiz vs NC Dinos

Date: Saturday, August 3, 2024

Location: Changwon NC Park in Changwon, South Korea

TV: TVING

Matt Davidson and the NC Dinos (48-49, 7th in KBO) play the KT Wiz (49-50, 6th in KBO) at Changwon NC Park on Saturday, August 3, 2024.

The Wiz have accounted for 154 doubles as a team and have knocked 106 balls out of the stadium. KT owns a slugging percentage of .412 and have been rung up 803 times, while being walked on 407 occasions. As a squad, the KT Wiz are recording 5.3 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 7th in the league. They have 496 runs batted in in addition to 967 hits for the season, while their team batting average is sitting at .273. They have 531 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .351.

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Mel Rojas is a hitter who should impact this game for KT. Rojas has accrued an average at the plate of .279 for his baseball career, in addition to 1,006 runs scored and an OPS of .816. He has struck out 1,626 times and earned a walk on 769 occasions, which has contributed to a .355 on-base percentage. For his pro baseball career, Rojas has hit 254 balls over the fence while driving in 1,021 runs. His slugging percentage sits at .461 in addition to having tallied 3,136 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he faced a pitcher 7,714 times and has come through with a hit 1,897 times.

The Wiz have swiped 100 bases and have been thrown out 28 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage is 21.9%. The KT Wiz have earned 2,692 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 904 assists and 84 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .977 which is 8th in the league and have 77 double plays.

They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.37 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.49. Wiz pitchers have allowed 104 home runs and 584 total runs (1st in the league). KT has allowed 1,009 base hits (10.1 per 9 innings) and 528 earned runs. The Wiz have compiled a team ERA of 5.30 so far this year (10th in KBO), and the staff has struck out 776 hitters.

The Dinos have a team SLG% of .417 and they average 5.26 runs per outing (8th in KBO). They have notched 144 doubles, while walking 374 times and recording 521 runs. NC has tallied 117 home runs for the year to go along with 498 RBIs. They have struck out on 831 instances (1st in baseball) and have notched a total of 910 hits. The NC Dinos have accumulated an on-base percentage of .352 and a batting average of .266 on the campaign.

Matt Davidson is a hitter who can be a difference maker for NC. Davidson has earned a free base 649 times while fanning on 2,027 occasions. His on-base rate is .331 and he also has a lifetime OPS of .797. Over the course of the 6,368 official at-bats in his professional career, Davidson has an average at the plate of .251 with 1,597 base hits. He is sitting with 896 runs and also has 1,090 runs batted in. He has gone yard 335 times, in addition to having 2,968 bases in total and a .466 slugging percentage.

The NC Dinos have turned 71 double plays and have a fielding rate of .981 (3rd in the league). The Dinos have racked up 910 assists, 67 errors and have accumulated 2,643 putouts on the season. Out of their 98 tries at swiping a bag, they have had success 63 times and been caught 35 times (35.7% caught stealing rate).

The Dinos are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.463 and have a FIP of 5.20 as a pitching staff so far this year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.18 (746 strikeouts vs 342 walks). They are currently ranked 9th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 947. They have allowed 88 homers and they concede 5.20 runs per 9 innings (4th in KBO). The NC pitching staff have surrendered 509 runs on the year while having a team ERA of 4.61 (451 earned runs relinquished).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take KT

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