NC Dinos vs Hanwha Eagles Prediction, 8/22/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: NC Dinos vs Hanwha Eagles

Date: Thursday, August 22, 2024

Location: Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon, South Korea

TV: SPO-T

Yonathan Perlaza and the Hanwha Eagles (53-59, 7th in KBO) play the NC Dinos (49-62, 10th in KBO) at Hanwha Life Eagles Park on Thursday, August 22, 2024.

As a unit, the NC Dinos are knocking in 5.3 runs per contest, which is 6th in KBO. They have earned a total of 596 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .353. The Dinos have tallied 170 doubles as a team and have knocked 132 balls out of the stadium. They have compiled 569 RBI's in addition to 1,052 base knocks over the course of the season, and their average at the plate is .269. NC has a slugging rate of .419 and have struck out 961 times, while getting the free base on 425 occasions.

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Matt Davidson is a batter who should be able to impact this game for NC. Davidson has accumulated a batting average of .252 for his career in baseball, with 905 runs scored and an OPS of .800. He has struck out 2,036 times and has walked on 654 occasions, contributing to a .332 on-base percentage. In his career, Davidson has hit 339 baseballs out of the park while driving in 1,100 runs. His career slugging percentage is .468 and he has totaled 2,998 bases. For his time in baseball, he stepped up to bat 7,273 times and has delivered a base knock 1,613 times.

The NC Dinos have earned 3,005 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 1,040 assists and 82 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .980 which puts them in 3rd in KBO and they have turned 83 double plays. The Dinos have stolen 67 bases and have been thrown out 38 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage is 36.2%.

They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.04 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.51. Dinos pitchers have allowed 107 home runs and also 612 runs (7th in the league). NC has relinquished 1,098 hits (9.9 per 9 innings) as well as 545 earned runs. The Dinos hold a team ERA of 4.90 on the campaign (5th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 839 hitters.

Hanwha has tallied 110 home runs on the campaign and 573 runs batted in. They hit 179 two-baggers, while taking a walk 417 times and scoring 610 runs. The Hanwha Eagles have accumulated an on-base percentage of .350 and a team batting average of .273 for the season. The Eagles hold a slugging percentage of .408 and they score 5.35 runs per contest (5th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 844 instances (7th in KBO) and have earned 1,087 base hits.

Yonathan Perlaza is a batter who should impact this game for Hanwha. Perlaza has drawn a walk 303 times while being called out on strikes on 650 tries. He has compiled 425 runs and has 372 runs batted in. His on-base percentage is .351 and he holds a has a OPS in his career of .810. He has hit it out of the park 89 times, with 1,158 total bases and also a .459 slugging %. Over the course of the 2,523 at-bats in his baseball career, Perlaza has hit .272 in addition to 687 base knocks.

The Hanwha Eagles have turned 104 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .980 (4th in Korean baseball). The Eagles have recorded 1,064 assists, 85 errors and have earned a total of 3,034 putouts this season. Out of their 127 chances at stealing a base, they have been successful 91 times and been caught 36 times (28.3% caught stealing percentage).

The Eagles are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.526 and have a FIP of 5.45 as a staff so far this year. They are sitting at 2nd in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 1,130. The Hanwha pitching staff have conceded 612 runs this season while holding a team ERA of 4.95 (556 earned runs surrendered). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.17 (896 strikeouts against 413 walks). They have conceded 102 long balls and they give up 5.45 runs per 9 innings (5th in KBO).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take NC

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