SSG Landers vs NC Dinos Prediction, 8/15/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: SSG Landers vs NC Dinos

Date: Thursday, August 15, 2024

Location: Changwon NC Park in Changwon, South Korea

TV: SPO-2T

Changwon NC Park is the site where Matt Davidson and the NC Dinos (49-56, 7th in KBO) will play the SSG Landers (54-55, 5th in KBO) on Thursday, August 15, 2024.

As a squad, the SSG Landers are notching 5.3 runs per game, which puts them at 8th in baseball. They have tallied 581 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .346. The Landers have tallied 175 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 111 balls out of the park. They have accumulated 556 RBI's in addition to 1,047 hits so far this year, and their team batting average is sitting at .274. SSG has a slugging % of .415 and have struck out 819 times, while getting the free base on 374 occasions.

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Guillermo Heredia is a batter who should be able to impact this game for SSG. Heredia has hit .278 for his time in baseball, in addition to 635 runs scored and an OPS of .761. He has fanned 675 times and has walked on 396 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .357 OBP. In his career, Heredia has drilled 83 baseballs over the fence while driving in 468 runs. He has recorded a slugging percentage of .404 and he has accumulated 1,609 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he came to bat 4,575 times and also came through with a hit 1,109 times.

The SSG Landers have a total of 2,909 putouts so far this season, as well as 1,028 assists and 99 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .975 which ranks 9th in Korean baseball and have earned 97 double plays. The Landers have swiped 96 bags and have been caught 32 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage sits at 25.0%.

Their K/BB ratio is 1.89 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.56. Landers pitchers have given up 127 home runs and also 635 runs (2nd in the league). SSG has relinquished 1,025 base hits (9.5 per 9 innings) and 574 earned runs. The Landers hold a team ERA of 5.33 this year (9th in the league), and their staff has struck out 915 batters.

The Dinos hold a slugging % of .423 and they score 5.41 runs per contest (5th in the league). The have tallied 164 two-baggers, while getting a free base 408 times as well as recording 579 runs. NC has a total of 127 home runs on the campaign as well as 552 runs batted in. They have struck out on 904 occasions (1st in the league) and have a total of 999 base hits. The NC Dinos have recorded a team on-base percentage of .355 as well as a batting average of .270 this year.

Matt Davidson is a hitter who should impact this game for NC. Davidson has recorded a free base 654 times while striking out on 2,034 attempts. He has accrued 903 runs and has 1,098 RBIs. His on-base percentage sits at .331 and he has a career OPS of .799. He has hit a home run 338 times, in addition to having 2,990 total bases and also a .467 slugging %. In the 6,402 at-bats in his career, Davidson has a batting average of .251 in addition to 1,609 hits.

The NC Dinos have turned 79 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .981 (3rd in the league). The Dinos have accrued 985 assists, 74 errors and have earned a total of 2,846 putouts over the course of the season. Out of their 103 chances at getting a steal, they have had success 66 times and been caught 37 times (35.9% caught stealing rate).

The Dinos have a team WHIP of 1.508 and have a FIP of 5.50 as a pitching staff so far this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 2.04 (794 strikeouts against 389 free passes). They are sitting at 8th in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 1,041. They have given up 100 home runs and they yield 5.50 runs per 9 innings (6th in the league). The NC pitching staff have yielded 580 runs for the season while holding an ERA of 4.94 (520 earned runs conceded).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take SSG

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