SSG Landers vs NC Dinos Prediction, 7/2/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: SSG Landers vs NC Dinos

Date: Tuesday, July 2, 2024

Location: Changwon NC Park in Changwon, South Korea

TV: TVING

Ho Cheol Seo and the NC Dinos (38-41, 6th in KBO) host the SSG Landers (41-40, 5th in KBO) at Changwon NC Park on Tuesday, July 2, 2024.

SSG has a slugging rate of .409 and have been called out on strikes 612 times, while being walked on 291 occasions. They have accounted for 402 runs batted in as well as 778 hits so far this year, and their team batting average is sitting at .274. The Landers have earned 128 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 78 balls out of the park. They have earned a total of 421 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .349. As a squad, the SSG Landers are knocking in 5.1 runs per game, which ranks them 8th in the league.

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Ji Hoon Choi is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for SSG. In his professional baseball career, Choi has slapped 24 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 195 runs. He is sitting with a career slugging percentage of .374 in addition to earning 853 bases. In his time in the Majors, he came to the plate 2,566 times and has come through with a base hit 623 times. He has struck out 331 times and has been walked on 207 at-bats, contributing to a .338 on-base %. Choi has hit .273 for his time in baseball, with 357 scored runs and an OPS of .712.

The Landers have stolen 71 bases and have been gunned down 30 times, which means their caught stealing rate is 29.7%. The SSG Landers have earned 2,163 putouts for the season, as well as 750 assists and 71 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .976 which puts them in 9th in KBO and they have turned 67 double plays.

The Landers have compiled a team ERA of 5.31 over the course of the season (9th in the league), and the staff has rung up 692 batters. SSG has allowed 760 base knocks (9.5 per 9 innings) and also 425 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 1.88 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.56. Landers pitchers have surrendered 91 long balls and also 469 runs in total (2nd in the league).

The Dinos hold a team slugging % of .419 and they average 5.33 runs per outing (4th in KBO). They hit 124 doubles, while taking a walk 328 times and earning 432 runs. NC is sitting with 93 home runs on the season to go along with 415 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 686 instances (1st in KBO) and have notched a total of 762 base knocks. The NC Dinos have accumulated a team on-base percentage of .359 in addition to a team batting average of .270 over the course of the season.

Ho Cheol Seo is a batter who can be a difference maker for NC. Seo has drawn a walk 66 times while striking out on 170 attempts. His on-base percentage sits at .327 and he is the owner of a career OPS of .677. In the 960 at-bats in his pro career, Seo has earned a batting average of .266 with 255 hits. He has a total of 123 runs and also has 98 RBIs. He has gone deep 12 times, with 336 total bases and also a .350 slugging percentage.

Of their 89 attempts at swiping a bag, they have been successful 57 times and been caught 32 times (36.0% caught stealing rate). The NC Dinos have turned 58 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .982 (2nd in the league). The Dinos have racked up 746 assists, 53 errors and have earned a total of 2,172 putouts so far this season.

The Dinos have a WHIP of 1.461 in addition to having a FIP of 5.25 as a squad so far this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.17 (613 strikeouts against 283 free passes). They rank 6th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 775. They have surrendered 71 dingers and they concede 5.25 runs per 9 innings (4th in KBO). The NC pitching staff have relinquished 422 runs for the year while having an ERA of 4.71 (379 earned runs relinquished).

Who will win tonight's KBO game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take NC

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