NC Dinos vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 8/1/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: NC Dinos vs Kiwoom Heroes

Date: Thursday, August 1, 2024

Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea

TV: MS-T

Ronnie Dawson and the Kiwoom Heroes (41-56, 10th in KBO) host the NC Dinos (47-48, 7th in KBO) at Gocheok Sky Dome on Thursday, August 1, 2024.

As a squad, the NC Dinos are recording 5.3 runs/g, which has them sitting at 4th in the league. They have racked up 510 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .352. The Dinos have earned 140 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 114 balls out of the park. They have recorded 487 runs batted in as well as 892 hits over the course of the season, while their team batting average is sitting at .266. NC has a slugging rate of .416 and have been rung up 818 times, while getting the free base on 365 occasions.

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Hui Dong Kwon is a hitter who can be a difference maker for NC. Kwon has an average at the plate of .264 for his time in baseball, with 437 runs scored and an OPS of .766. He has struck out 577 times and has been walked on 423 at-bats, which has contributed to a .361 on-base percentage. For his career, Kwon has hit 94 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 496 runs. He has recorded a slugging percentage of .405 and he has accumulated 1,259 bases. In his time in the Majors, he stepped into the batters box 3,684 times and got on base with a base knock 821 times.

The NC Dinos have accumulated 2,592 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 895 assists and 64 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .982 which puts them in 2nd in the league and have a total of 70 double plays. The Dinos have swiped 63 bags and have been thrown out 35 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage is 35.7%.

The Dinos have an ERA of 4.66 this year (5th in KBO), and the staff has struck out 730 hitters. Dinos pitchers have yielded 87 home runs and 503 runs in total (8th in KBO). NC has allowed 936 base hits (9.8 per 9 innings) in addition to 447 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.17 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.47.

Kiwoom has knocked in 71 home runs on the campaign as well as 443 RBIs. They have 149 two-baggers, while taking a walk 343 times and notching 465 runs. The Kiwoom Heroes have accounted for a team OBP of .344 as well as a team batting average of .271 on the campaign. The Heroes hold a team slugging percentage of .388 and they average 4.79 runs per contest (10th in the league). They have been rung up on 723 instances (7th in baseball) and have tallied 909 base hits.

Ronnie Dawson is a batter who should impact this game for Kiwoom. Over the course of the 4,295 at-bats in his baseball career, Dawson has compiled an average at the plate of .275 with 1,182 base hits. He has gone yard 139 times, as well as 1,916 bases in total and a .446 slugging %. Dawson has tallied a free base 506 times while fanning on 1,013 occasions. He has accrued 730 runs and also has 608 runs batted in. His on-base rate is .363 and he has a lifetime OPS of .809.

In their 107 attempts at stealing a base, they have made it 76 times and been caught 31 times (29.0% caught stealing percentage). The Kiwoom Heroes have turned 90 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .980 (5th in KBO). The Heroes have accrued 891 assists, 72 errors and have notched a total of 2,572 putouts for the year.

The Heroes hold a team WHIP of 1.518 and have a FIP of 5.60 as a team for the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.78 (630 strikeouts against 353 walks). They come in at 4th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 948. They have given up 96 homers and they give up 5.60 runs per 9 innings (8th in baseball). The Kiwoom pitching staff have given up 533 runs on the year while having an ERA of 5.11 (487 earned runs relinquished).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take NC

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