NC Dinos vs Lotte Giants Prediction, 8/8/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: NC Dinos vs Lotte Giants

Date: Thursday, August 8, 2024

Location: Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan, South Korea

TV: TVING

Seung Min Go and the Lotte Giants (43-54, 9th in KBO) play the NC Dinos (49-51, 7th in KBO) at Sajik Baseball Stadium on Thursday, August 8, 2024.

As a team, the NC Dinos are compiling 5.4 runs per contest, which puts them at 5th in baseball. They have earned a total of 552 runs while holding a team OBP of .355. The Dinos have accumulated 156 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 123 balls out of the park. They have earned 528 runs batted in and 950 base knocks over the course of the season, while their average at the plate is sitting at .269. NC is slugging .424 and have been called out on strikes 865 times, while getting the free base on 387 occasions.

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Hui Dong Kwon is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for NC. Kwon is sitting with a batting avereage of .264 for his career, with 442 runs scored and an OPS of .769. He has gone down on strikes 581 times and has gotten a free base on 425 at-bats, which has contributed to a .362 OBP. In his career, Kwon has hit 96 baseballs over the fence while knocking in 501 runs. His career slugging percentage is .407 in addition to having tallied 1,274 bases. For his time in the league, he stepped into the batters box 3,704 times and has come through with a base hit 827 times.

The NC Dinos have accounted for 2,724 putouts on the campaign, as well as 940 assists and 70 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .981 which ranks 3rd in Korean baseball and have 74 double plays. The Dinos have swiped 63 bags and have been thrown out 36 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage is 36.4%.

The Dinos have compiled a team ERA of 4.74 on the year (5th in KBO), and the staff has rung up 771 batters. Dinos pitchers have conceded 92 home runs in addition to 537 runs in total (8th in baseball). NC has surrendered 987 base hits (9.8 per 9 innings) as well as 478 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.09 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.49.

Lotte has tallied 83 HRs on the season as well as 514 runs batted in. They have 196 doubles, while walking 344 times as well as notching 551 runs. The Lotte Giants have tallied an OBP of .348 and a batting average of .279 this season. The Giants have a team slugging percentage of .420 and they average 5.51 runs per outing (2nd in KBO). They have struck out on 764 occasions (7th in baseball) and have notched a total of 988 base hits.

Seung Min Go is a batter who should impact this game for Lotte. Go has tallied a free base 105 times while striking out on 198 chances. He has amassed 135 runs and also has 115 runs batted in. His on-base percentage is .348 and he has a career OPS of .751. He has gone deep 15 times, as well as 371 bases in total and a .403 slugging percentage. During the 920 at-bats in his pro career, Go is sitting with a batting avereage of .276 with 254 hits.

The Lotte Giants have turned 99 double plays and have a fielding rate of .978 (7th in Korean baseball). The Giants have recorded 999 assists, 83 errors and have notched a total of 2,660 putouts this season. Out of their 99 attempts at swiping a bag, they have made it 70 times and been caught 29 times (29.3% caught stealing percentage).

The Giants have a WHIP of 1.543 and have a FIP of 5.59 as a unit this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.10 (778 strikeouts against 371 walks). They sit at 7th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 996. They have surrendered 105 long balls and they relinquish 5.59 runs per 9 innings (7th in KBO). The Lotte pitching staff have conceded 551 runs so far this year while holding a team ERA of 5.10 (502 earned runs yielded).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Lotte

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