Lotte Giants vs NC Dinos Prediction, 7/27/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Lotte Giants vs NC Dinos

Date: Saturday, July 27, 2024

Location: Changwon NC Park in Changwon, South Korea

TV: TVING

Ah-seop Son and the NC Dinos (45-44, 5th in KBO) host the Lotte Giants (39-49, 8th in KBO) at Changwon NC Park on Saturday, July 27, 2024.

As a squad, the Lotte Giants are compiling 5.4 runs per contest, which is 3rd in KBO. They have racked up 495 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .347. The Giants have hit 172 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 75 balls out of the stadium. They have recorded 461 RBI's as well as 891 hits this year, and their average at the plate comes in at .279. Lotte has a slugging % of .418 and have struck out 684 times, while drawing a walk on 308 occasions.

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Victor Reyes is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Lotte. In his career, Reyes has slapped 77 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 634 runs. His career slugging percentage is .411 and he has racked up 2,000 bases. For his time in baseball, he stepped into the batters box 5,295 times and has delivered with a base hit 1,429 times. He has fanned 939 times and has walked on 326 occasions, contributing to a .339 on-base percentage. Reyes has recorded a batting average of .293 for his baseball career, in addition to 683 runs scored and an OPS of .750.

The Giants have stolen 66 bags and have been thrown out 28 times, which means their caught stealing rate is 29.8%. The Lotte Giants have a tally of 2,406 putouts for the season, as well as 921 assists and 74 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .978 which has them ranked 7th in KBO and have a total of 92 double plays.

The Giants have a team earned run average of 5.06 on the campaign (7th in the league), and their staff has rung up 693 hitters. Giants pitchers have allowed 92 home runs in addition to 495 runs (7th in baseball). Lotte has given up 909 hits (10.2 per 9 innings) and 451 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.11 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.54.

NC has recorded 109 home runs so far this season as well as 464 runs batted in. They have 134 two-baggers, while getting a free base 343 times as well as scoring 485 runs. The NC Dinos have an on-base percentage of .354 as well as a team batting average of .269 over the course of the season. The Dinos have a SLG% of .420 and they tally 5.33 runs per game (6th in baseball). They have been called out on strikes on 766 occasions (1st in the league) and have accounted for 851 hits.

Ah-seop Son is a batter who should be able to impact this game for NC. Son has recorded a walk 925 times while fanning on 1,274 tries. He has a total of 1,361 runs and also has 1,036 RBIs. His on-base rate is .393 and he has earned a lifetime OPS of .848. He has hit the long ball 181 times, in addition to having 3,563 total bases and a .455 slugging percentage. During the 7,826 at-bats in his career, Son has compiled an average at the plate of .321 in addition to having 2,511 base hits.

The NC Dinos have turned 65 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .983 (1st in Korean baseball). The Dinos have 849 assists, 58 errors and are sitting with 2,442 putouts on the season. In their 95 attempts at stealing a base, they have made it 60 times and been caught 35 times (36.8% caught stealing rate).

The NC pitching staff have allowed 463 runs on the year and come in with a team ERA of 4.63 (419 earned runs relinquished). They have surrendered 81 HR's and they allow 5.12 runs per 9 innings (3rd in KBO). The Dinos hold a team WHIP of 1.457 and have a FIP of 5.12 as a pitching staff this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 2.21 (690 strikeouts vs 312 bases on balls). They are sitting at 9th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 874.

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Lotte

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