NC Dinos vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 9/30/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: NC Dinos vs Kia Tigers

Date: Monday, September 30, 2024

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: MS-T

Socrates Brito and the Kia Tigers (85-54, 1st in KBO) host the NC Dinos (60-77, 9th in KBO) at Gwangju Kia Champions Field on Monday, September 30, 2024.

The Dinos have recorded 213 doubles as a unit and have hit 169 balls out of the park. NC owns a slugging percentage of .428 and have been rung up 1,162 times, while drawing a walk on 501 occasions. As a unit, the NC Dinos are scoring 5.4 runs per game, which ranks them 5th in KBO. They have accrued 717 RBI's as well as 1,317 hits for the season, while their batting average is sitting at .273. They have accumulated 751 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .353.

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Matt Davidson is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for NC. In his career, Davidson has slapped 349 balls out of the park while knocking in 1,126 runs. In his time spent in pro baseball, he came to bat 7,387 times and has delivered a hit 1,649 times. Davidson has a batting average of .253 for his career in baseball, with 924 scored runs and an OPS of .803. He has amassed a slugging percentage of .471 and he has totaled 3,071 bases. He has been struck out 2,064 times and has gotten a free base on 658 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .332 OBP.

The NC Dinos have amassed 3,698 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 1,279 assists and 102 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .980 which has them sitting 5th in Korean baseball and have earned 110 double plays. The Dinos have stolen 84 bases and have been caught 46 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage is 35.4%.

The Dinos have an ERA of 4.94 this year (5th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 1,026 batters. NC has given up 1,336 base knocks (9.8 per 9 innings) in addition to 676 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.01 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.50. Dinos pitchers have conceded 133 home runs and also 767 total runs (6th in KBO).

The Tigers have a SLG% of .461 and they average 5.93 runs per game (1st in the league). They have put up 263 two-baggers, while getting a free base 515 times as well as scoring 836 runs. Kia has compiled 162 home runs this season to go along with 793 RBIs. They have been rung up on 889 instances (10th in the league) and have a total of 1,509 base hits. The Kia Tigers have an OBP of .369 as well as a team batting average of .301 so far this year.

Socrates Brito is a hitter who should impact this game for Kia. Brito has recorded a free base 500 times while going down on strikes on 1,363 occasions. He has accrued 993 runs in addition to having 879 runs batted in. His OBP is .335 and he holds a has a OPS in his career of .775. He has homered 162 times, as well as 2,879 bases in total and also a .440 slugging percentage. For the 6,536 at-bats in his baseball career, Brito has a batting average of .284 in addition to having 1,857 base hits.

Out of their 138 attempts at getting a steal, they have made it 107 times and been caught 31 times (22.5% caught stealing percentage). The Kia Tigers have turned 130 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .973 (10th in the league). The Tigers have accrued 1,377 assists, 141 errors and have a tally of 3,786 putouts on the season.

The Tigers hold a team WHIP of 1.470 with a FIP of 5.26 as a staff so far this year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.10 (1,107 strikeouts against 527 walks). They come in at 9th in KBO as a staff in total hits given up with 1,328. They have yielded 139 homers and they allow 5.26 runs per 9 innings (4th in the league). The Kia pitching staff have allowed 738 runs on the season while holding an ERA of 4.36 (611 earned runs relinquished).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kia

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