Doosan Bears vs NC Dinos Prediction, 3/23/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Doosan Bears vs NC Dinos

Date: Saturday, March 23, 2024

Location: Changwon NC Park in Changwon, South Korea

TV: MS-T

Changwon NC Park is the venue where Ju Won Kim and the NC Dinos (75-67, 4th in KBO) will take on the Doosan Bears (74-68, 5th in KBO) on Saturday, March 23, 2024.

The Bears accumulated 210 two-baggers as a unit and hit 100 balls out of the park. Doosan had a slugging percentage of .373 and were called out on strikes 975 times, while being walked on 505 occasions. As a unit, the Doosan Bears recorded 4.3 runs per game, which put them at 8th in KBO. They accounted for 565 RBI's as well as 1,238 base knocks in the previous season, while their team batting average finished at .255. They were sitting with 620 runs scored and have an OBP of .332.

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Kyeong-min Ho is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Doosan. In his career, Ho has drilled 53 balls out of the park while driving in 575 runs. He has amassed a slugging percentage of .385 in addition to having tallied 1,790 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he came to bat 5,256 times and has delivered with a hit 1,354 times. He has fanned 417 times and has gotten a free base on 372 occasions, which contributes in part to a .355 OBP. Ho has a batting average of .291 for his baseball career, in addition to 696 runs scored and an OPS of .740.

The Bears stole 60 bases and were thrown out 40 times, which means their caught stealing percentage finished at 40.0%. The Doosan Bears notched a total of 3,854 putouts last season, as well as 1,300 assists and 114 errors. Their fielding percentage was at .978 which ranked 7th in KBO and had 108 double plays.

The Bears held a team ERA of 3.92 over the course of last year (3rd in the league), and they rung up 1,013 hitters. Doosan gave up 1,245 base hits (8.7 per 9 innings) as well as 560 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio was 2.02 and the pitching staff held a collective WHIP of 1.36. Their pitching staff walked 501 hitters and their FIP finished at 4.38 as a team during the previous year.

NC knocked in 98 HRs in the previous season to go along with 642 runs batted in. They hit 223 two-baggers, while taking a walk 493 times as well as putting up 679 runs. The NC Dinos accounted for an on-base percentage of .345 and a batting average of .270 over the course of last year. The Dinos had a team slugging % of .387 and they were recording 4.72 runs per game (3rd in the league). They were called out on strikes on 1,005 instances (4th in the league) and accounted for 1,321 base knocks.

Ju Won Kim is a hitter who should impact this game for NC. Kim has tallied a walk 91 times while striking out on 252 attempts. He is sitting with 111 runs and has 117 runs batted in. His on-base percentage is .327 and he has a lifetime OPS of .692. He has gone yard 25 times, with 307 bases in total and a .365 slugging percentage. For the 842 official at-bats in his professional career, Kim has hit .232 and has racked up 195 hits.

The NC Dinos turned 126 double plays and earned a fielding percentage of .976 (10th in KBO). The Dinos had 1,339 assists, 130 errors and accumulated 3,844 putouts last season. Out of their 138 tries at getting a steal, they had success 96 times and were caught 42 times (30.4% caught stealing percentage).

The NC pitching staff surrendered 617 runs last season while having a team ERA of 3.83 (545 earned runs given up). They conceded 99 homers and they relinquished 4.33 runs per 9 innings (3rd in KBO). The Dinos held a team WHIP of 1.306 and had a FIP of 4.33 as a team in the previous season. Their K/BB ratio sat at 2.12 (1,090 strikeouts against 513 free passes). They were sitting at 10th in KBO as a staff in total hits surrendered with 1,160.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Doosan

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