SSG Landers vs NC Dinos Prediction, 8/14/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: SSG Landers vs NC Dinos

Date: Wednesday, August 14, 2024

Location: Changwon NC Park in Changwon, South Korea

TV: SPO-T

Ho Cheol Seo and the NC Dinos (49-56, 7th in KBO) host the SSG Landers (54-55, 5th in KBO) at Changwon NC Park on Wednesday, August 14, 2024.

SSG is slugging .415 and have been called out on strikes 819 times, while being walked on 374 occasions. They have recorded 556 RBI's as well as 1,047 hits on the year, and their team batting average is at .274. The Landers have tallied 175 doubles as a unit and have smacked 111 balls out of the park. They have notched a total of 581 runs while holding a team OBP of .346. As a squad, the SSG Landers are notching 5.3 runs per contest, which has them at 8th in baseball.

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Ji Hoon Choi is a batter who can be a difference maker for SSG. For his career, Choi has drilled 28 balls out of the park while knocking in 207 runs. Over the course of his time in the league, he came to bat 2,687 times and has come through with a base knock 659 times. Choi has an average at the plate of .275 in his time in baseball, with 380 scored runs and an OPS of .718. He has accumulated a slugging percentage of .380 and he has racked up 910 bases. He has struck out 344 times and has walked on 210 at-bats, contributing to a .338 on-base %.

The SSG Landers have 2,909 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 1,028 assists and 99 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .975 which has them ranked 9th in Korean baseball and they have turned 97 double plays. The Landers have swiped 96 bases and have been thrown out 32 times, which means their caught stealing percentage sits at 25.0%.

They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.89 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.56. Landers pitchers have yielded 127 home runs and 635 total runs (2nd in the league). SSG has given up 1,025 base knocks (9.5 per 9 innings) in addition to 574 earned runs. The Landers have an earned run average of 5.33 so far this year (9th in KBO), and the staff has rung up 915 batters.

The Dinos have a SLG% of .423 and they are scoring 5.41 runs per outing (5th in KBO). They have 164 doubles, while taking a walk 408 times and scoring 579 runs. NC has compiled 127 home runs for the year as well as 552 RBIs. They have struck out on 904 occasions (1st in baseball) and have 999 hits. The NC Dinos have tallied an on-base percentage of .355 as well as a batting average of .270 on the year.

Ho Cheol Seo is a hitter who should impact this game for NC. Seo has recorded a free base 68 times while striking out on 183 chances. His OBP comes in at .323 and he holds a has a OPS in his career of .680. In the 1,043 at-bats in his career, Seo has accrued an average at the plate of .265 with 276 hits. He has tallied 131 runs and also has 105 RBIs. He has gone yard 15 times, with 372 bases in total and also a .357 slugging percentage.

The NC Dinos have turned 79 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .981 (3rd in Korean baseball). The Dinos have accrued 985 assists, 74 errors and have amassed 2,846 putouts for the season. Out of their 103 attempts at swiping a bag, they have made it 66 times and been caught 37 times (35.9% caught stealing percentage).

The NC pitching staff have conceded 580 runs this year while holding a team ERA of 4.94 (520 earned runs allowed). They have given up 100 homers and they relinquish 5.50 runs per 9 innings (6th in KBO). The Dinos have a team WHIP of 1.508 and are the owners of a FIP of 5.50 as a staff this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.04 (794 strikeouts vs 389 walks). They come in at 8th in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 1,041.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take SSG

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