NC Dinos vs Doosan Bears Prediction, 8/20/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: NC Dinos vs Doosan Bears

Date: Sunday, August 20, 2023

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: MBC

Jamsil Baseball Stadium is the site where Kyeong-min Ho and the Doosan Bears (49-49, 5th in KBO) will play the NC Dinos (50-47, 4th in KBO) on Sunday, August 20, 2023.

As a team, the NC Dinos are compiling 4.6 runs per game, which has them sitting at 4th in the league. They have tallied 457 runs scored while having a team OBP of .343. The Dinos have compiled 152 doubles as a unit and have knocked 63 balls out of the park. They have amassed 429 RBI's and 897 base knocks on the year, while their average at the plate is sitting at .265. NC has a slugging rate of .379 and have struck out 709 times, while being walked on 353 occasions.

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Ju Won Kim is a batter who should be able to impact this game for NC. Kim has compiled an average at the plate of .229 for his career, in addition to 93 runs scored and an OPS of .689. He has been struck out 231 times and has been walked on 84 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .329 on-base %. For his career, Kim has slapped 21 baseballs out of the park while driving in 95 runs. His slugging percentage is .360 and he has accumulated 267 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he came to the plate 871 times and has come through with a base hit 170 times.

The Dinos have stolen 71 bases and have been caught 30 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage sits at 29.7%. The NC Dinos have earned a total of 2,662 putouts this season, as well as 928 assists and 89 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .976 which is 9th in the league and have 94 double plays.

They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.02 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.32. Dinos pitchers have relinquished 67 home runs and also 415 total runs (9th in KBO). NC has given up 789 hits (8.0 per 9 innings) in addition to 362 earned runs. The Dinos have a team ERA of 3.67 on the campaign (2nd in the league), and the staff has struck out 768 batters.

Doosan has hit 69 home runs on the year as well as 374 RBIs. They have put up 140 doubles, while taking a walk 340 times as well as putting up 408 runs. The Doosan Bears have tallied a team OBP of .329 and a team batting average of .251 this season. The Bears hold a slugging % of .370 and they have an average of 4.12 runs per contest (9th in baseball). They have been called out on strikes on 670 instances (7th in baseball) and have earned a total of 839 base knocks.

Kyeong-min Ho is a batter who can be a difference maker for Doosan. Over the course of the 4,539 at-bats in his pro career, Ho is sitting with a batting avereage of .292 with 1,325 base hits. He has gone deep 51 times, in addition to having 1,749 total bases and also a .385 slugging percentage. Ho has recorded a free base 363 times while striking out on 409 attempts. He has a total of 685 runs and notched 562 runs batted in. His on-base percentage comes in at .356 and he is the owner of a lifetime OPS of .741.

In their 70 tries at swiping a bag, they have been successful 38 times and been caught 32 times (45.7% caught stealing percentage). The Doosan Bears have turned 74 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .978 (8th in Korean baseball). The Bears have recorded 875 assists, 78 errors and have 2,647 putouts so far this year.

The Doosan pitching staff have allowed 444 runs on the year and come in with a team ERA of 4.02 (394 earned runs relinquished). They have conceded 60 dingers and they yield 4.53 runs per 9 innings (6th in the league). The Bears have a team WHIP of 1.352 with a FIP of 4.53 as a team for the year. Their K/BB ratio is 2.10 (711 strikeouts against 338 walks). They sit at 7th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 855.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take NC

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