NC Dinos vs LG Twins Prediction, 8/9/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: NC Dinos vs LG Twins

Date: Friday, August 9, 2024

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: TVING

Matt Davidson and the NC Dinos (49-53, 7th in KBO) head to Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Friday, August 9, 2024, where they'll meet the LG Twins (54-48, 3rd in KBO).

NC is slugging .424 and have been rung up 881 times, while getting the free base on 395 occasions. They have accounted for 539 RBI's and 974 hits this year, and their team batting average is sitting at .270. The Dinos have compiled 161 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 124 balls out of the stadium. They have accounted for 564 runs while holding a team OBP of .355. As a squad, the NC Dinos are putting up 5.4 runs per game, which is 6th in KBO.

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Matt Davidson is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for NC. For his professional baseball career, Davidson has drilled 337 baseballs out of the park while driving in 1,096 runs. Over the course of his time in the league, he stepped up to bat 7,246 times and got on base with a hit 1,605 times. Davidson has a batting average of .251 for his career in baseball, with 902 scored runs and an OPS of .798. He has accumulated a slugging percentage of .467 in addition to earning 2,983 bases. He has struck out 2,031 times and has walked on 653 occasions, contributing to a .331 on-base percentage.

The Dinos have stolen 64 bags and have been gunned down 36 times, which means their caught stealing percentage comes in at 36.0%. The NC Dinos have 2,772 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 955 assists and 72 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .981 which has them sitting 3rd in KBO and they have turned 76 double plays.

They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.07 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.50. Dinos pitchers have relinquished 96 home runs in addition to 557 total runs (8th in baseball). NC has allowed 1,012 hits (9.9 per 9 innings) and 497 earned runs. The Dinos hold a team earned run average of 4.84 this season (5th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 779 batters.

The Twins have a SLG% of .403 and they are recording 5.43 runs per outing (4th in the league). They have hit 156 two-baggers, while taking a walk 468 times as well as scoring 565 runs. LG has 78 home runs so far this season as well as 536 RBIs. They have been rung up on 708 occasions (9th in the league) and have tallied 998 base hits. The LG Twins have recorded an on-base percentage of .368 and a batting average of .282 this year.

Austin Dean is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for LG. In the 4,429 official at-bats in his professional career, Dean has compiled an average at the plate of .284 and has racked up 1,258 base knocks. He has gone deep 140 times, with 2,011 total bases and a .454 slugging %. Dean has earned a walk 428 times while fanning on 848 tries. He has accumulated 675 runs and has 669 runs batted in. His on-base percentage sits at .349 and he is the owner of a career OPS of .803.

The LG Twins have turned 92 double plays and have a fielding rate of .978 (6th in Korean baseball). The Twins have racked up 965 assists, 82 errors and have a tally of 2,763 putouts so far this season. In their 125 tries at getting a steal, they have had success 96 times and been caught 29 times (23.2% caught stealing percentage).

The Twins have a WHIP of 1.518 and have a FIP of 5.22 as a staff for the year. They are currently ranked 9th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 1,000. The LG pitching staff have relinquished 534 runs this year while holding a team ERA of 4.68 (479 earned runs yielded). Their K/BB ratio sits at 1.94 (774 strikeouts vs 398 free passes). They have conceded 88 homers and they concede 5.22 runs per 9 innings (3rd in KBO).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take LG

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