Lotte Giants vs NC Dinos Prediction, 9/20/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Lotte Giants vs NC Dinos

Date: Friday, September 20, 2024

Location: Changwon NC Park in Changwon, South Korea

TV: TVING

Ho Cheol Seo and the NC Dinos (59-73, 9th in KBO) host the Lotte Giants (62-68, 7th in KBO) at Changwon NC Park on Friday, September 20, 2024.

The Giants have earned 264 doubles as a team and have hit 120 balls out of the park. Lotte has a slugging percentage of .432 and have been called out on strikes 1,011 times, while drawing a walk on 455 occasions. As a team, the Lotte Giants are earning 5.6 runs per game, which puts them at 2nd in the league. They have recorded 711 RBI's and 1,355 hits so far this season, while their team batting average is sitting at .285. They have notched a total of 753 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .351.

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Dong Hee Yoon is a batter who can be a difference maker for Lotte. For his pro baseball career, Yoon has slapped 15 baseballs out of the park while driving in 122 runs. Over the course of his time in the league, he approached the plate 1,014 times and came through with a base hit 261 times. Yoon has compiled an average at the plate of .288 for his baseball career, with 139 scored runs and an OPS of .760. He has amassed a slugging percentage of .408 in addition to earning 370 bases. He has gone down on strikes 179 times and has gotten a free base on 89 occasions, contributing to a .351 OBP.

The Giants have swiped 85 bags and have been thrown out 35 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage is 29.2%. The Lotte Giants have earned a total of 3,578 putouts so far this season, as well as 1,330 assists and 117 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .977 which has them ranked 9th in Korean baseball and they have turned 133 double plays.

The Giants have an earned run average of 5.07 on the campaign (8th in the league), and the staff has struck out 1,053 hitters. Lotte has allowed 1,343 base knocks (10.1 per 9 innings) as well as 671 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.11 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.55. Giants pitchers have given up 130 home runs in addition to 739 total runs (4th in the league).

NC has knocked in 163 long balls on the campaign and 698 runs batted in. The have tallied 206 two-baggers, while walking 491 times as well as putting up 732 runs. The NC Dinos have an on-base percentage of .355 and a team batting average of .273 for the year. The Dinos have a team slugging % of .428 and they are scoring 5.46 runs per game (4th in the league). They have been rung up on 1,115 occasions (1st in KBO) and have 1,272 base hits.

Ho Cheol Seo is a batter who should be able to impact this game for NC. Seo has recorded a walk 70 times while fanning on 203 chances. His on-base percentage is .321 and he also has a lifetime OPS of .678. For the 1,157 official at-bats in his professional career, Seo has compiled an average at the plate of .264 and has racked up 306 base knocks. He has amassed 148 runs in addition to having earned 116 runs batted in. He has homered 18 times, as well as 413 total bases and a .357 slugging percentage.

The NC Dinos have turned 104 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .980 (5th in KBO). The Dinos have recorded 1,231 assists, 99 errors and have notched a total of 3,566 putouts over the course of the season. In their 125 tries at getting a steal, they have made it 81 times and been caught 44 times (35.2% caught stealing rate).

The Dinos hold a team WHIP of 1.496 in addition to having a FIP of 5.53 as a unit this season. They rank 8th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 1,281. The NC pitching staff have yielded 730 runs this year while holding an ERA of 4.85 (640 earned runs surrendered). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 1.97 (981 strikeouts against 497 bases on balls). They have yielded 125 home runs and they yield 5.53 runs per 9 innings (6th in KBO).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Lotte

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