LG Twins vs NC Dinos Prediction, 6/29/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds
Game: LG Twins vs NC Dinos
Date: Saturday, June 29, 2024
Location: Changwon NC Park in Changwon, South Korea
TV: KN-T
Changwon NC Park is the venue where Ah-seop Son and the NC Dinos (37-40, 6th in KBO) will play the LG Twins (44-35, 3rd in KBO) on Saturday, June 29, 2024.
LG has a slugging rate of .407 and have been called out on strikes 545 times, while being walked on 378 occasions. They have earned 424 runs batted in and 778 hits on the year, while their team batting average is sitting at .283. The Twins have hit 128 doubles as a squad and have knocked 60 balls out of the stadium. They are sitting with 449 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .371. As a team, the LG Twins are scoring 5.5 runs per outing, which has them at 2nd in baseball.
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Austin Dean is a hitter who can be a difference maker for LG. In his professional baseball career, Dean has hit 135 baseballs over the fence while knocking in 652 runs. He has earned a slugging percentage of .453 and he has totaled 1,970 bases. In his time spent in pro baseball, he came to the plate 4,869 times and has delivered a base hit 1,235 times. He has gone down on strikes 839 times and has walked on 419 occasions, which has contributed to a .349 on-base percentage. Dean is sitting with a batting avereage of .284 for his career in baseball, in addition to 659 runs scored and an OPS of .802.
The LG Twins have a tally of 2,154 putouts thus far, in addition to 744 assists and 62 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .979 which has them ranked 7th in the league and they have turned 73 double plays. The Twins have swiped 81 bags and have been thrown out 20 times, which means their caught stealing percentage comes in at 19.8%.
Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.91 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.51. Twins pitchers have yielded 70 home runs and 400 runs in total (9th in KBO). LG has conceded 765 hits (9.6 per 9 innings) and 359 earned runs. The Twins have an ERA of 4.50 this season (3rd in baseball), and the staff has struck out 613 batters.
The NC Dinos have recorded a team OBP of .359 as well as a batting average of .271 so far this season. They have struck out on 673 occasions (1st in the league) and are sitting with 746 base hits. NC has accounted for 92 home runs for the year and 402 RBIs. The Dinos have a team slugging % of .422 and they score 5.29 runs per game (6th in the league). The have tallied 123 two-baggers, while taking a walk 316 times as well as putting up 418 runs.
Ah-seop Son is a batter who should impact this game for NC. For the 7,815 at-bats in his baseball career, Son has recorded a batting average of .321 in addition to having 2,509 hits. He has gone yard 181 times, as well as 3,561 total bases and also a .456 slugging percentage. Son has recorded a free base 924 times while going down on strikes on 1,269 tries. He has accounted for 1,360 runs in addition to having 1,035 RBIs. His on-base rate is .393 and he also has a career OPS of .849.
The NC Dinos have turned 56 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .982 (2nd in Korean baseball). The Dinos have racked up 729 assists, 52 errors and have accumulated 2,118 putouts this season. In their 86 chances at swiping a bag, they have had success 56 times and been caught 30 times (34.9% caught stealing rate).
The NC pitching staff have conceded 411 runs for the season and come in with a team ERA of 4.69 (368 earned runs relinquished). They have surrendered 70 homers and they allow 5.24 runs per 9 innings (5th in KBO). The Dinos have a team WHIP of 1.463 with a FIP of 5.24 as a squad so far this year. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.16 (597 strikeouts vs 277 walks). They are currently ranked 6th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 756.
Who will win tonight's baseball game against the spread?
Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take LG
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