Doosan Bears vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 6/16/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Doosan Bears vs Kiwoom Heroes

Date: Sunday, June 16, 2024

Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SPO-T

Kyeong-min Ho and the Doosan Bears (38-30, 4th in KBO) go to Gocheok Sky Dome on Sunday, June 16, 2024, where they'll meet the Kiwoom Heroes (26-39, 10th in KBO).

As a team, the Doosan Bears are knocking in 5.5 runs per game, which ranks them 4th in the league. They have accounted for 382 runs while having a team OBP of .346. The Bears have earned 117 doubles as a squad and have smacked 71 balls out of the stadium. They have compiled 358 RBI's and 680 hits for the season, and their team batting average is sitting at .280. Doosan has a slugging percentage of .429 and have struck out 509 times, while getting the free base on 228 occasions.

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Kyeong-min Ho is a hitter who should impact this game for Doosan. In his career, Ho has slapped 56 balls over the fence while driving in 607 runs. He has amassed a slugging percentage of .389 and he has a total of 1,885 bases. During his time in professional baseball, he approached the plate 5,485 times and came through with a base hit 1,425 times. He has been struck out 428 times and has gotten a free base on 387 occasions, which contributes in part to a .358 OBP. Ho has a batting average of .294 for his career, with 732 scored runs and an OPS of .747.

The Doosan Bears have notched a total of 1,899 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 632 assists and 50 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .981 which ranks 4th in KBO and they have turned 57 double plays. The Bears have swiped 48 bases and have been caught 14 times, which means their caught stealing rate is 22.6%.

They have a K/BB ratio of 1.81 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.50. Bears pitchers have allowed 61 home runs and also 350 runs (4th in the league). Doosan has yielded 671 hits (9.5 per 9 innings) in addition to 311 earned runs. The Bears are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.42 this season (2nd in the league), and the staff has rung up 510 batters.

The Kiwoom Heroes have recorded an OBP of .343 and a team batting average of .270 on the year. They have struck out on 473 occasions (8th in the league) and have earned 609 base knocks. Kiwoom has 50 long balls so far this season to go along with 296 runs batted in. The Heroes have a SLG% of .386 and they are recording 4.72 runs per contest (10th in the league). They have recorded 97 doubles, while taking a walk 229 times and putting up 307 runs.

Ronnie Dawson is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Kiwoom. Dawson has drawn a free base 492 times while striking out on 995 chances. He has accounted for 708 runs and has 588 runs batted in. His on-base % is .363 and he also has a lifetime OPS of .811. He has gone deep 137 times, with 1,867 bases in total and a .448 slugging %. For the 4,168 at-bats in his pro career, Dawson has compiled an average at the plate of .276 and has racked up 1,149 base hits.

The Kiwoom Heroes have turned 63 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .977 (9th in the league). The Heroes have racked up 593 assists, 55 errors and have accounted for 1,720 putouts over the course of the season. Out of their 74 attempts at swiping a bag, they have had success 53 times and been caught 21 times (28.4% caught stealing rate).

The Heroes have a team WHIP of 1.529 with a FIP of 5.62 as a unit on the year. They sit at 4th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 641. The Kiwoom pitching staff have yielded 358 runs on the campaign while holding a team ERA of 5.10 (325 earned runs given up). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.73 (406 strikeouts vs 235 bases on balls). They have conceded 63 home runs and they yield 5.62 runs per 9 innings (8th in baseball).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Kiwoom and under the total runs

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