Doosan Bears vs NC Dinos Prediction, 9/23/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Doosan Bears vs NC Dinos

Date: Saturday, September 23, 2023

Location: Changwon NC Park in Changwon, South Korea

TV: SPOTV2

Ju Won Kim and the NC Dinos (66-53, 3rd in KBO) play the Doosan Bears (64-58, 4th in KBO) at Changwon NC Park on Saturday, September 23, 2023.

Doosan has a slugging % of .375 and have struck out 840 times, while taking a walk on 431 occasions. They have tallied 489 runs batted in and 1,070 base knocks over the course of the season, while their average at the plate is at .257. The Bears have accrued 182 two-baggers as a team and have hit 86 balls out of the stadium. They have earned a total of 538 runs scored while having a team OBP of .334. As a team, the Doosan Bears are notching 4.4 runs per outing, which is 8th in the league.

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Kyeong-min Ho is a hitter who should impact this game for Doosan. In his pro baseball career, Ho has slapped 51 baseballs over the fence while driving in 570 runs. He has recorded a slugging percentage of .385 and he has a total of 1,770 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he came to bat 5,205 times and has come through with a base hit 1,342 times. He has been struck out 412 times and earned a walk on 368 occasions, which has contributed to a .356 on-base percentage. Ho has hit .292 in his time in baseball, in addition to 691 scored runs and an OPS of .741.

The Doosan Bears have amassed 3,297 putouts on the campaign, as well as 1,104 assists and 96 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .979 which has them ranked 7th in Korean baseball and have accumulated 91 double plays. The Bears have swiped 53 bags and have been caught 35 times, which shows us their caught stealing rate is 39.8%.

They have a K/BB ratio of 2.07 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.36. Bears pitchers have given up 78 long balls in addition to 541 total runs (8th in the league). Doosan has surrendered 1,078 base hits (8.8 per 9 innings) and also 483 earned runs. The Bears have an earned run average of 3.96 this year (3rd in the league), and their staff has rung up 869 hitters.

The NC Dinos are sitting with a team on-base percentage of .350 in addition to a team batting average of .272 so far this season. They have struck out on 858 occasions (5th in KBO) and have 1,125 base knocks. NC has accounted for 83 home runs this year to go along with 545 RBIs. The Dinos have a team SLG% of .391 and they average 4.76 runs per game (3rd in the league). They hit 192 doubles, while walking 433 times and putting up 576 runs.

Ju Won Kim is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for NC. For the 813 at-bats in his professional career, Kim has hit .231 with 188 hits. He has homered 25 times, with 299 total bases and a .368 slugging percentage. Kim has drawn a free base 89 times while going down on strikes on 247 chances. He has accounted for 105 runs and has 114 RBIs. His OBP is .328 and he holds a career OPS of .696.

The NC Dinos have turned 116 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .976 (10th in KBO). The Dinos have recorded 1,143 assists, 110 errors and have accumulated 3,247 putouts on the campaign. Out of their 117 attempts at swiping a bag, they have been successful 82 times and been caught 35 times (29.9% caught stealing rate).

The Dinos hold a team WHIP of 1.298 and have a FIP of 4.14 as a squad for the season. They are currently ranked 10th in KBO as a staff in total hits relinquished with 957. The NC pitching staff have conceded 498 runs on the year and come in with a team ERA of 3.64 (438 earned runs relinquished). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.09 (938 strikeouts vs 448 walks). They have yielded 79 homers and they concede 4.14 runs per 9 innings (1st in the league).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Doosan

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