Doosan Bears vs KT Wiz Prediction, 8/18/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Doosan Bears vs KT Wiz

Date: Sunday, August 18, 2024

Location: Suwon KT Wiz Park in Suwon, South Korea

TV: SPO-2T

Jae Hwan Kim and the Doosan Bears (58-55, 4th in KBO) are headed to Suwon KT Wiz Park on Sunday, August 18, 2024, where they'll take on the KT Wiz (53-57, 6th in KBO).

Doosan has a slugging % of .432 and have struck out 858 times, while taking a walk on 407 occasions. They have recorded 608 runs batted in as well as 1,137 base knocks over the course of the season, while their average at the plate comes in at .284. The Bears have compiled 192 doubles as a team and have smacked 122 balls out of the park. They have accounted for 641 runs scored while having a team OBP of .355. As a squad, the Doosan Bears are earning 5.6 runs per contest, which has them at 3rd in KBO.

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Jae Hwan Kim is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Doosan. In his professional baseball career, Kim has drilled 254 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 910 runs. He has amassed a slugging percentage of .507 in addition to racking up 2,343 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he faced a pitcher 5,388 times and has delivered with a base knock 1,304 times. He has fanned 1,207 times and has taken a walk on 666 occasions, contributing to a .374 OBP. Kim has recorded a batting average of .282 for his career in baseball, with 773 runs scored and an OPS of .881.

The Doosan Bears have a total of 3,076 putouts thus far, as well as 1,013 assists and 73 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .982 which has them sitting 2nd in the league and they have turned 88 double plays. The Bears have swiped 78 bases and have been caught 26 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 25.0%.

The Bears have an ERA of 4.95 for the year (6th in baseball), and they have struck out 867 batters. Bears pitchers have allowed 109 home runs and 618 total runs (3rd in the league). Doosan has conceded 1,079 base hits (9.5 per 9 innings) and 564 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 1.80 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.52.

The Wiz hold a slugging percentage of .410 and they are scoring 5.24 runs per contest (9th in baseball). They have hit 175 doubles, while walking 462 times and putting up 587 runs. KT has hit 112 long balls on the season as well as 551 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 893 instances (3rd in baseball) and have a total of 1,093 base knocks. The KT Wiz have accounted for an on-base percentage of .354 as well as a team batting average of .276 on the year.

Mel Rojas is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for KT. Rojas has tallied a walk 773 times while fanning on 1,634 chances. His on-base % is .356 and he also has a career OPS of .817. For the 6,850 official at-bats in his career, Rojas has compiled an average at the plate of .279 and has racked up 1,913 base hits. He has tallied 1,011 runs and also has 1,027 runs batted in. He has hit the long ball 255 times, as well as 3,160 total bases and also a .461 slugging %.

The KT Wiz have turned 84 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .977 (8th in the league). The Wiz have accrued 1,002 assists, 95 errors and have amassed 2,989 putouts on the season. In their 141 tries at getting a steal, they have had success 109 times and been caught 32 times (22.7% caught stealing percentage).

The Wiz hold a team WHIP of 1.500 with a FIP of 5.88 as a team so far this year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.39 (869 strikeouts vs 364 bases on balls). They are sitting at 1st in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 1,130. They have yielded 120 homers and they give up 5.88 runs per 9 innings (10th in KBO). The KT pitching staff have conceded 651 runs on the season while having an ERA of 5.32 (589 earned runs relinquished).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Doosan

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