NC Dinos vs SSG Landers Prediction, 8/31/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: NC Dinos vs SSG Landers

Date: Saturday, August 31, 2024

Location: Incheon SSG Landers Field in Incheon, South Korea

TV: MS-T

Ji Hoon Choi and the SSG Landers (58-64, 7th in KBO) play the NC Dinos (52-65, 9th in KBO) at Incheon SSG Landers Field on Saturday, August 31, 2024.

As a team, the NC Dinos are notching 5.4 runs per contest, which puts them at 5th in the league. They have a total of 637 runs while having a team OBP of .353. The Dinos have recorded 180 doubles as a unit and have knocked 142 balls out of the park. They have 607 RBI's and 1,106 hits on the year, while their average at the plate sits at .269. NC owns a slugging percentage of .422 and have been rung up 1,005 times, while taking a walk on 449 occasions.

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Ho Cheol Seo is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for NC. In his career, Seo has hit 17 baseballs out of the park while driving in 111 runs. His slugging percentage is .362 and he has a total of 396 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he stepped into the batters box 1,210 times and has come through with a hit 292 times. He has gone down on strikes 190 times and has walked on 69 occasions, which has contributed to a .323 on-base percentage. Seo has earned a batting average of .267 for his career in baseball, in addition to 139 runs scored and an OPS of .685.

The NC Dinos have a tally of 3,167 putouts on the year, as well as 1,105 assists and 87 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .980 which has them ranked 3rd in KBO and have 94 double plays. The Dinos have swiped 71 bases and have been caught 41 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 36.6%.

The Dinos are sitting with a team ERA of 4.84 this year (6th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 872 hitters. Dinos pitchers have given up 111 home runs in addition to 643 runs in total (6th in the league). NC has relinquished 1,159 base knocks (9.9 per 9 innings) and 567 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.04 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.50.

The SSG Landers are sitting with an OBP of .343 and a batting average of .272 on the campaign. They have been called out on strikes on 934 instances (5th in the league) and have tallied 1,157 base hits. SSG has recorded 124 long balls on the campaign to go along with 607 runs batted in. The Landers hold a slugging % of .413 and they average 5.15 runs per game (9th in the league). They have 195 doubles, while taking a walk 412 times as well as scoring 634 runs.

Ji Hoon Choi is a batter who can be a difference maker for SSG. In the 2,423 official at-bats in his baseball career, Choi has an average at the plate of .274 with 665 hits. He has gone deep 29 times, with 922 total bases and a .381 slugging percentage. Choi has tallied a walk 213 times while striking out on 346 attempts. He has compiled 385 runs in addition to having earned 210 RBIs. His on-base percentage sits at .337 and he has a has a OPS in his career of .718.

In their 138 chances at getting a steal, they have had success 103 times and been caught 35 times (25.4% caught stealing rate). The SSG Landers have turned 108 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .976 (9th in KBO). The Landers have accrued 1,136 assists, 108 errors and have 3,239 putouts on the campaign.

The Landers hold a team WHIP of 1.582 and have a FIP of 5.96 as a unit for the season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 1.85 (1,010 strikeouts against 547 bases on balls). They rank 9th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 1,160. They have surrendered 143 home runs and they surrender 5.96 runs per 9 innings (10th in the league). The SSG pitching staff have allowed 715 runs for the year while having an ERA of 5.41 (649 earned runs yielded).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take SSG

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