NC Dinos vs Hanwha Eagles Prediction, 8/21/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: NC Dinos vs Hanwha Eagles

Date: Wednesday, August 21, 2024

Location: Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon, South Korea

TV: KN-T

Hanwha Life Eagles Park is the venue where Si Hwan Roh and the Hanwha Eagles (52-59, 7th in KBO) will take on the NC Dinos (49-61, 9th in KBO) on Wednesday, August 21, 2024.

As a team, the NC Dinos are notching 5.3 runs per outing, which is 6th in baseball. They have accounted for 594 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .354. The Dinos have accrued 170 doubles as a squad and have knocked 130 balls out of the park. They have recorded 567 RBI's and 1,047 hits on the campaign, while their batting average sits at .270. NC has a slugging rate of .420 and have been called out on strikes 948 times, while taking a walk on 423 occasions.

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Ho Cheol Seo is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for NC. For his professional baseball career, Seo has slapped 16 baseballs over the fence while knocking in 108 runs. In his time spent in pro baseball, he stepped into the batters box 1,180 times and has delivered with a base hit 283 times. Seo has hit .266 for his time in baseball, in addition to 134 runs scored and an OPS of .683. He has amassed a slugging percentage of .359 and he has accumulated 382 bases. He has fanned 187 times and has gotten a free base on 69 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .324 on-base %.

The NC Dinos have earned a total of 2,981 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 1,026 assists and 81 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .980 which ranks 3rd in KBO and they have turned 82 double plays. The Dinos have stolen 67 bases and have been caught 37 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage is 35.6%.

They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.04 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.51. Dinos pitchers have conceded 105 home runs and 609 total runs (7th in baseball). NC has surrendered 1,088 hits (9.9 per 9 innings) in addition to 542 earned runs. The Dinos are sitting with a team ERA of 4.91 this year (5th in KBO), and the staff has struck out 835 hitters.

The Eagles hold a slugging percentage of .407 and they have an average of 5.37 runs per game (5th in KBO). They hit 179 two-baggers, while taking a walk 414 times and putting up 607 runs. Hanwha has hit 108 home runs on the campaign and 570 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 840 occasions (7th in baseball) and have tallied 1,077 base hits. The Hanwha Eagles have recorded a team OBP of .349 and a batting average of .273 so far this year.

Si Hwan Roh is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Hanwha. Over the course of the 2,274 official at-bats in his professional career, Noh is sitting with a batting avereage of .266 with 604 hits. He has homered 90 times, with 1,000 total bases and also a .440 slugging %. Noh has drawn a free base 282 times while striking out on 611 plate appearances. He has amassed 338 runs and also has 377 RBIs. His on-base percentage sits at .351 and he holds a career OPS of .791.

In their 127 chances at swiping a bag, they have had success 91 times and been caught 36 times (28.3% caught stealing percentage). The Hanwha Eagles have turned 104 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .980 (4th in the league). The Eagles have accrued 1,056 assists, 85 errors and have earned a total of 3,007 putouts over the course of the season.

The Hanwha pitching staff have surrendered 610 runs on the year while holding an ERA of 4.98 (554 earned runs given up). They have given up 100 dingers and they give up 5.48 runs per 9 innings (5th in baseball). The Eagles are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.533 with a FIP of 5.48 as a pitching staff this year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.15 (883 strikeouts vs 411 walks). They rank 2nd in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 1,125.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take NC

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