NC Dinos vs Lotte Giants Prediction, 6/2/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: NC Dinos vs Lotte Giants

Date: Sunday, June 2, 2024

Location: Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan, South Korea

TV: SPO-T

Sajik Baseball Stadium is the site where Jun-woo Jeon and the Lotte Giants (20-31, 10th in KBO) will take on the NC Dinos (27-27, 5th in KBO) on Sunday, June 2, 2024.

The Dinos have accounted for 86 doubles as a team and have smacked 57 balls out of the park. NC has a slugging % of .415 and have struck out 460 times, while getting the free base on 226 occasions. As a team, the NC Dinos are putting up 5.4 runs per game, which is 5th in the league. They have 287 RBI's and 524 base knocks on the season, while their team batting average sits at .274. They have tallied 295 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .367.

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Hui Dong Kwon is a hitter who should impact this game for NC. In his career, Kwon has hit 89 baseballs over the fence while driving in 470 runs. Over the course of his time in the league, he stepped into the batters box 3,521 times and has reached base with a base knock 781 times. Kwon has compiled an average at the plate of .263 for his career in baseball, in addition to 418 scored runs and an OPS of .764. He has amassed a slugging percentage of .403 and he has totaled 1,198 bases. He has struck out 551 times and has taken a walk on 406 attempts at the plate, which has contributed to a .361 OBP.

The Dinos have stolen 33 bags and have been gunned down 18 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage is 35.3%. The NC Dinos have 1,474 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 504 assists and 35 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .983 which has them sitting 1st in Korean baseball and have accumulated 39 double plays.

The Dinos have compiled a team ERA of 4.38 for the year (3rd in KBO), and the staff has struck out 414 hitters. Dinos pitchers have conceded 45 home runs and 267 total runs (9th in the league). NC has conceded 499 base knocks (9.1 per 9 innings) and 239 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 2.19 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.40.

The Lotte Giants are sitting with an on-base percentage of .333 in addition to a batting average of .269 over the course of the season. They have been called out on strikes on 421 occasions (6th in the league) and have accounted for 499 hits. Lotte has a total of 39 HRs so far this season to go along with 223 runs batted in. The Giants have a slugging percentage of .399 and they are scoring 4.53 runs per game (10th in the league). The have tallied 93 two-baggers, while walking 161 times and notching 240 runs.

Jun-woo Jeon is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Lotte. In the 6,198 official at-bats in his pro career, Jeon has a batting average of .300 and has racked up 1,862 base hits. He has homered 203 times, with 2,890 bases in total and a .466 slugging percentage. Jeon has drawn a walk 567 times while striking out on 1,028 occasions. He has accounted for 1,016 runs and notched 919 runs batted in. His on-base rate is .364 and he has a career OPS of .830.

The Lotte Giants have turned 52 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .979 (6th in Korean baseball). The Giants have recorded 544 assists, 42 errors and have accounted for 1,399 putouts during this campaign. In their 63 attempts at stealing a base, they have made it 41 times and been caught 22 times (34.9% caught stealing percentage).

The Lotte pitching staff have yielded 288 runs for the year while holding a team ERA of 5.14 (266 earned runs yielded). They have conceded 52 home runs and they surrender 5.56 runs per 9 innings (7th in the league). The Giants have a team WHIP of 1.560 with a FIP of 5.56 as a squad for the year. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 2.04 (398 strikeouts vs 195 free passes). They are sitting at 5th in baseball as a staff in total hits conceded with 532.

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Lotte

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