LG Twins vs NC Dinos Prediction, 6/28/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds
Game: LG Twins vs NC Dinos
Date: Friday, June 28, 2024
Location: Changwon NC Park in Changwon, South Korea
TV: SPO-2T
Ho Cheol Seo and the NC Dinos (37-39, 6th in KBO) play the LG Twins (44-34, 2nd in KBO) at Changwon NC Park on Friday, June 28, 2024.
LG has a slugging percentage of .409 and have struck out 540 times, while drawing a walk on 376 occasions. They have accounted for 423 RBI's as well as 771 base knocks on the campaign, while their batting average comes in at .284. The Twins have accrued 128 two-baggers as a team and have hit 60 balls out of the park. They are sitting with 448 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .372. As a unit, the LG Twins are notching 5.6 runs per outing, which ranks them 2nd in baseball.
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Chang-ki Hong is a batter who should be able to impact this game for LG. For his career, Hong has hit 18 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 266 runs. He has amassed a slugging percentage of .401 and he has racked up 938 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he came to bat 2,884 times and got on base with a base knock 722 times. He has struck out 447 times and earned a walk on 433 occasions, which contributes in part to a .430 OBP. Hong has earned a batting average of .309 in his time in baseball, in addition to 462 scored runs and an OPS of .831.
The LG Twins have accounted for 2,127 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 732 assists and 62 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .979 which is 7th in the league and they have turned 70 double plays. The Twins have swiped 77 bases and have been gunned down 20 times, which means their caught stealing percentage is 20.6%.
Their K/BB ratio is 1.92 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.52. Twins pitchers have conceded 70 home runs in addition to 398 runs (8th in baseball). LG has relinquished 759 base hits (9.6 per 9 innings) in addition to 357 earned runs. The Twins have a team earned run average of 4.53 on the season (4th in KBO), and the staff has struck out 609 batters.
NC has 90 home runs for the year to go along with 396 runs batted in. They have notched 122 doubles, while walking 313 times as well as putting up 411 runs. The NC Dinos have recorded an OBP of .359 and a team batting average of .270 this year. The Dinos have a team slugging percentage of .421 and they earn 5.27 runs per outing (5th in the league). They have struck out on 661 instances (1st in KBO) and have totaled 735 hits.
Ho Cheol Seo is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for NC. Seo has tallied a walk 63 times while fanning on 169 occasions. He has recorded 121 runs and has 98 RBIs. His OBP sits at .324 and he has a career OPS of .674. He has gone yard 12 times, with 334 bases in total and a .350 slugging percentage. In the 955 at-bats in his career, Seo has accumulated a batting average of .265 with 253 base hits.
The NC Dinos have turned 55 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .982 (2nd in the league). The Dinos have 722 assists, 52 errors and have earned a total of 2,094 putouts on the campaign. Of their 86 chances at getting a steal, they have been successful 56 times and been caught 30 times (34.9% caught stealing percentage).
The NC pitching staff have relinquished 402 runs on the year while having an ERA of 4.63 (359 earned runs allowed). They have given up 68 HR's and they allow 5.18 runs per 9 innings (5th in KBO). The Dinos have a WHIP of 1.453 and are the owners of a FIP of 5.18 as a team for the season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 2.18 (592 strikeouts against 272 walks). They come in at 6th in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 742.
Who will win tonight's baseball game against the spread?
Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take LG
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