NC Dinos vs Lotte Giants Prediction, 8/7/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds
Game: NC Dinos vs Lotte Giants
Date: Wednesday, August 7, 2024
Location: Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan, South Korea
TV: KN-T
Victor Reyes and the Lotte Giants (43-54, 9th in KBO) host the NC Dinos (49-51, 7th in KBO) at Sajik Baseball Stadium on Wednesday, August 7, 2024.
NC has a slugging % of .424 and have been called out on strikes 865 times, while being walked on 387 occasions. They have compiled 528 runs batted in and 950 base knocks over the course of the season, while their average at the plate is .269. The Dinos have compiled 156 doubles as a squad and have hit 123 balls out of the park. They have 552 runs scored and have an OBP of .355. As a team, the NC Dinos are compiling 5.4 runs per game, which puts them at 5th in baseball.
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Matt Davidson is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for NC. Davidson has a batting average of .251 for his career, with 899 runs scored and an OPS of .797. He has been struck out 2,031 times and has been walked on 652 occasions, contributing to a .331 on-base percentage. For his career, Davidson has hit 336 baseballs over the fence while knocking in 1,092 runs. He has earned a slugging percentage of .466 and he has totaled 2,975 bases. For his time in the league, he faced a pitcher 7,237 times and has delivered with a base knock 1,601 times.
The NC Dinos have a tally of 2,724 putouts so far this season, in addition to 940 assists and 70 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .981 which has them sitting 3rd in the league and they have turned 74 double plays. The Dinos have stolen 63 bags and have been thrown out 36 times, which means their caught stealing rate is 36.4%.
They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.09 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.49. Dinos pitchers have conceded 92 home runs and 537 runs in total (8th in the league). NC has yielded 987 hits (9.8 per 9 innings) as well as 478 earned runs. The Dinos have compiled a team earned run average of 4.74 for the season (5th in the league), and they have rung up 771 hitters.
The Lotte Giants have accounted for an OBP of .348 in addition to a team batting average of .279 on the campaign. They have been called out on strikes on 764 occasions (7th in the league) and have accounted for 988 hits. Lotte has a total of 83 HRs so far this year to go along with 514 runs batted in. The Giants have a team slugging percentage of .420 and they are earning 5.51 runs per game (2nd in baseball). They have put up 196 doubles, while taking a walk 344 times as well as scoring 551 runs.
Victor Reyes is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Lotte. Over the course of the 4,908 at-bats in his baseball career, Reyes has earned a batting average of .294 in addition to having 1,441 hits. He has hit the long ball 77 times, in addition to having 2,015 bases in total and also a .411 slugging percentage. Reyes has drawn a walk 331 times while going down on strikes on 945 occasions. He has tallied 690 runs in addition to having earned 637 RBIs. His on-base rate is .339 and he has a has a OPS in his career of .750.
The Lotte Giants have turned 99 double plays and have a fielding rate of .978 (7th in the league). The Giants have 999 assists, 83 errors and have accounted for 2,660 putouts so far this year. In their 99 attempts at stealing a base, they got to the bag before the ball 70 times and been caught 29 times (29.3% caught stealing rate).
The Giants are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.543 and have a FIP of 5.59 as a unit so far this season. Their K/BB ratio is 2.10 (778 strikeouts vs 371 walks). They rank 7th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 996. They have surrendered 105 HR's and they relinquish 5.59 runs per 9 innings (7th in KBO). The Lotte pitching staff have conceded 551 runs this year while having a team ERA of 5.10 (502 earned runs surrendered).
Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?
Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Lotte
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