NC Dinos vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 6/26/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: NC Dinos vs Kiwoom Heroes

Date: Wednesday, June 26, 2024

Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea

TV: TVING

Sung Mun Song and the Kiwoom Heroes (29-45, 10th in KBO) host the NC Dinos (37-37, 6th in KBO) at Gocheok Sky Dome on Wednesday, June 26, 2024.

NC is slugging .423 and have struck out 642 times, while drawing a walk on 296 occasions. They have amassed 385 RBI's as well as 723 hits so far this season, and their batting average sits at .272. The Dinos have accumulated 117 doubles as a squad and have hit 89 balls out of the stadium. They have earned 399 runs and have an OBP of .358. As a team, the NC Dinos are earning 5.3 runs per contest, which has them at 6th in KBO.

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Ah-seop Son is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for NC. Son has recorded a batting average of .321 for his baseball career, in addition to 1,359 scored runs and an OPS of .849. He has fanned 1,267 times and has gotten a free base on 922 attempts at the plate, which contributes in part to a .393 on-base %. In his pro baseball career, Son has hit 181 balls out of the park while driving in 1,034 runs. His slugging percentage sits at .456 in addition to having tallied 3,558 bases. In his time spent in pro baseball, he stepped up to bat 8,845 times and has delivered with a base hit 2,507 times.

The Dinos have swiped 54 bases and have been caught 30 times, which means their caught stealing percentage is 35.7%. The NC Dinos have notched a total of 2,044 putouts on the year, in addition to 710 assists and 50 errors. Their fielding rate is at .982 which ranks 2nd in Korean baseball and have accumulated 54 double plays.

The Dinos hold a team earned run average of 4.56 over the course of the season (3rd in KBO), and their staff has rung up 574 hitters. NC has relinquished 715 hits (9.4 per 9 innings) as well as 345 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.15 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.44. Dinos pitchers have surrendered 67 home runs in addition to 386 runs in total (8th in KBO).

The Kiwoom Heroes have an OBP of .345 and a team batting average of .272 so far this year. They have been called out on strikes on 541 occasions (8th in baseball) and have notched a total of 698 base hits. Kiwoom has compiled 56 HRs this season as well as 334 RBIs. The Heroes have a team slugging percentage of .386 and they are recording 4.68 runs per outing (10th in the league). They have hit 108 two-baggers, while getting a free base 262 times as well as recording 346 runs.

Sung Mun Song is a batter who can be a difference maker for Kiwoom. For the 2,032 at-bats in his pro career, Song has earned a batting average of .266 with 540 base hits. He has homered 44 times, in addition to having 793 total bases and a .390 slugging %. Song has earned a free base 194 times while striking out on 296 chances. He is sitting with 253 runs and also has 312 RBIs. His OBP comes in at .327 and he also has a lifetime OPS of .717.

In their 83 attempts at getting a steal, they have had success 59 times and been caught 24 times (28.9% caught stealing percentage). The Kiwoom Heroes have turned 71 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .979 (8th in the league). The Heroes have accrued 686 assists, 58 errors and have accounted for 1,957 putouts during this campaign.

The Heroes hold a team WHIP of 1.523 in addition to having a FIP of 5.59 as a team over the course of the season. They rank 6th in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 725. The Kiwoom pitching staff have conceded 405 runs on the season while having a team ERA of 5.11 (370 earned runs allowed). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.71 (457 strikeouts against 268 free passes). They have surrendered 67 HR's and they relinquish 5.59 runs per 9 innings (8th in KBO).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take NC

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