Lotte Giants vs NC Dinos Prediction, 10/1/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Lotte Giants vs NC Dinos

Date: Tuesday, October 1, 2024

Location: Changwon NC Park in Changwon, South Korea

TV: TVING

Changwon NC Park is the venue where Hui Dong Kwon and the NC Dinos (60-79, 9th in KBO) will play the Lotte Giants (65-74, 8th in KBO) on Tuesday, October 1, 2024.

Lotte is slugging .429 and have been called out on strikes 1,067 times, while being walked on 492 occasions. They have accumulated 752 RBI's in addition to 1,442 hits over the course of the season, while their batting average is .284. The Giants have accounted for 283 doubles as a team and have hit 124 balls out of the park. They have earned 797 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .352. As a squad, the Lotte Giants are knocking in 5.6 runs/g, which ranks them 3rd in the league.

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Seung Min Go is a hitter who should impact this game for Lotte. Go has compiled an average at the plate of .282 for his career in baseball, with 161 runs scored and an OPS of .767. He has struck out 222 times and has gotten a free base on 117 at-bats, contributing to a .348 on-base percentage. In his career, Go has drilled 21 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 147 runs. His slugging percentage sits at .419 and he has a total of 461 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he stepped up to bat 1,242 times and has come through with a base hit 310 times.

The Giants have swiped 88 bags and have been thrown out 36 times, which means their caught stealing rate is 29.0%. The Lotte Giants have a total of 3,815 putouts for the season, as well as 1,398 assists and 123 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .977 which is 9th in KBO and they have turned 142 double plays.

The Giants have compiled a team earned run average of 5.08 over the course of the season (7th in the league), and the staff has rung up 1,130 hitters. Lotte has yielded 1,434 hits (10.2 per 9 innings) in addition to 718 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.16 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.54. Giants pitchers have surrendered 138 home runs and 790 runs (3rd in the league).

The Dinos have a team SLG% of .429 and they average 5.39 runs per game (5th in the league). They have notched 219 doubles, while walking 504 times as well as scoring 760 runs. NC is sitting with 171 HRs for the year as well as 726 RBIs. They have struck out on 1,184 occasions (1st in baseball) and are sitting with 1,337 base hits. The NC Dinos are sitting with an OBP of .353 as well as a team batting average of .273 over the course of the season.

Hui Dong Kwon is a batter who should impact this game for NC. Kwon has recorded a walk 446 times while going down on strikes on 588 occasions. He has recorded 458 runs and notched 521 runs batted in. His on-base percentage sits at .365 and he also has a career OPS of .777. He has hit the long ball 101 times, as well as 1,324 total bases and also a .412 slugging percentage. In the 3,216 official at-bats in his professional career, Kwon has compiled an average at the plate of .267 in addition to having 858 hits.

Out of their 134 tries at getting a steal, they have made it 85 times and been caught 49 times (36.6% caught stealing percentage). The NC Dinos have turned 112 double plays and have a fielding rate of .980 (6th in KBO). The Dinos have recorded 1,298 assists, 103 errors and have amassed 3,749 putouts this season.

The Dinos are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.503 and have a FIP of 5.65 as a pitching staff on the campaign. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.00 (1,038 strikeouts vs 520 walks). They are currently ranked 7th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 1,358. They have surrendered 135 homers and they surrender 5.65 runs per 9 innings (9th in baseball). The NC pitching staff have allowed 784 runs on the season while having a team ERA of 4.99 (693 earned runs surrendered).

Who will win tonight's KBO game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Lotte

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