Doosan Bears vs KT Wiz Prediction, 7/9/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Doosan Bears vs KT Wiz

Date: Tuesday, July 9, 2024

Location: Suwon KT Wiz Park in Suwon, South Korea

TV: SPO-2T

Seong Ho Cheon and the KT Wiz (38-45, 7th in KBO) host the Doosan Bears (46-39, 3rd in KBO) at Suwon KT Wiz Park on Tuesday, July 9, 2024.

As a squad, the Doosan Bears are notching 5.4 runs per game, which has them sitting at 4th in KBO. They have earned a total of 471 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .348. The Bears have accounted for 143 doubles as a team and have smacked 90 balls out of the park. They have earned 444 runs batted in and 843 base knocks on the campaign, while their team batting average sits at .281. Doosan has a slugging percentage of .429 and have been called out on strikes 628 times, while drawing a walk on 287 occasions.

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Soo Bin Jung is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Doosan. Jung is sitting with a batting avereage of .279 for his career, in addition to 878 runs scored and an OPS of .723. He has gone down on strikes 743 times and earned a walk on 508 occasions, contributing to a .351 on-base %. In his career, Jung has slapped 35 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 521 runs. He has accumulated a slugging percentage of .372 and he has a total of 1,883 bases. For his time in the league, he stepped up to the plate 5,812 times and has delivered with a base knock 1,414 times.

The Doosan Bears have accumulated 2,334 putouts this season, as well as 769 assists and 58 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .982 which ranks 3rd in KBO and have 67 double plays. The Bears have swiped 57 bags and have been thrown out 18 times, which means their caught stealing rate is 24.0%.

The Bears have a team earned run average of 4.51 on the year (4th in the league), and the staff has rung up 635 hitters. Doosan has allowed 813 hits (9.4 per 9 innings) and 390 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.82 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.49. Bears pitchers have allowed 81 long balls and also 437 runs (4th in KBO).

The Wiz have a team slugging percentage of .412 and they are scoring 5.28 runs per contest (5th in baseball). They have 129 two-baggers, while taking a walk 350 times as well as racking up 449 runs. KT has compiled 90 long balls this year to go along with 415 RBIs. They have been rung up on 670 occasions (2nd in the league) and have earned 813 hits. The KT Wiz have recorded a team OBP of .352 and a batting average of .273 this year.

Seong Ho Cheon is a hitter who should impact this game for KT. Cheon has recorded a free base 26 times while being called out on strikes on 61 chances. He is sitting with 60 runs in addition to having earned 22 runs batted in. His on-base rate is .335 and he holds a career OPS of .675. He has gone deep 1 times, as well as 109 total bases and a .340 slugging percentage. In the 321 at-bats in his pro career, Cheon has recorded a batting average of .274 and has racked up 88 hits.

The KT Wiz have turned 67 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .978 (7th in the league). The Wiz have recorded 767 assists, 67 errors and have 2,257 putouts so far this season. Out of their 110 attempts at swiping a bag, they got to the bag before the ball 85 times and been caught 25 times (22.7% caught stealing rate).

The KT pitching staff have conceded 502 runs on the campaign while having an ERA of 5.56 (465 earned runs conceded). They have surrendered 89 homers and they surrender 6.01 runs per 9 innings (10th in KBO). The Wiz have a team WHIP of 1.509 and are the owners of a FIP of 6.01 as a unit for the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.33 (653 strikeouts vs 280 walks). They come in at 1st in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 855.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

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

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