NC Dinos vs KT Wiz Prediction, 7/20/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: NC Dinos vs KT Wiz

Date: Saturday, July 20, 2024

Location: Suwon KT Wiz Park in Suwon, South Korea

TV: SPO-T

Hui Dong Kwon and the NC Dinos (42-43, 6th in KBO) travel to Suwon KT Wiz Park on Saturday, July 20, 2024, where they'll meet the KT Wiz (42-46, 7th in KBO).

NC has a slugging % of .424 and have been called out on strikes 735 times, while drawing a walk on 337 occasions. They have 449 RBI's and 822 base knocks on the campaign, and their team batting average comes in at .270. The Dinos have accounted for 131 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 106 balls out of the park. They have 468 runs and have an on-base percentage of .357. As a squad, the NC Dinos are notching 5.4 runs/g, which is 4th in KBO.

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Hui Dong Kwon is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for NC. Kwon has accumulated a batting average of .264 for his time in baseball, in addition to 432 scored runs and an OPS of .767. He has gone down on strikes 574 times and earned a walk on 420 occasions, contributing to a .362 on-base percentage. For his career, Kwon has hit 93 balls out of the park while driving in 488 runs. He has earned a slugging percentage of .405 and he has totaled 1,248 bases. For his time in the league, he stepped up to bat 3,648 times and has delivered with a base hit 814 times.

The Dinos have swiped 59 bases and have been thrown out 34 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage sits at 36.6%. The NC Dinos have earned a total of 2,337 putouts this season, in addition to 804 assists and 56 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .982 which ranks 2nd in the league and have earned 60 double plays.

The Dinos have a team earned run average of 4.71 on the year (5th in the league), and the staff has rung up 667 hitters. NC has yielded 834 hits (9.6 per 9 innings) as well as 408 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.21 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.46. Dinos pitchers have allowed 79 home runs in addition to 451 total runs (9th in baseball).

The Wiz have a team slugging % of .408 and they earn 5.24 runs per contest (6th in baseball). They hit 137 doubles, while getting a free base 374 times and scoring 472 runs. KT has tallied 94 HRs so far this year and 438 RBIs. They have struck out on 714 occasions (2nd in KBO) and have a total of 855 hits. The KT Wiz hold an on-base percentage of .351 in addition to a batting average of .271 on the year.

Baek Ho Kang is a batter who should impact this game for KT. Kang has drawn a free base 374 times while going down on strikes on 570 tries. His OBP sits at .391 and he also has a career OPS of .893. For the 2,818 at-bats in his baseball career, Kang is sitting with a batting avereage of .311 with 875 hits. He has accounted for 471 runs and racked up 476 RBIs. He has hit a home run 117 times, in addition to having 1,415 bases in total and a .502 slugging percentage.

In their 119 tries at getting a steal, they have been successful 91 times and been caught 28 times (23.5% caught stealing percentage). The KT Wiz have turned 70 double plays and have a fielding rate of .979 (8th in Korean baseball). The Wiz have accrued 804 assists, 70 errors and have notched a total of 2,395 putouts for the year.

The Wiz have a WHIP of 1.515 in addition to having a FIP of 5.97 as a team so far this year. They are currently ranked 1st in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 905. The KT pitching staff have allowed 530 runs on the year while holding a team ERA of 5.53 (490 earned runs relinquished). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.30 (700 strikeouts vs 304 walks). They have surrendered 93 homers and they allow 5.97 runs per 9 innings (10th in baseball).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take NC

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