Doosan Bears vs NC Dinos Prediction, 8/27/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Doosan Bears vs NC Dinos

Date: Tuesday, August 27, 2024

Location: Changwon NC Park in Changwon, South Korea

TV: TVING

Seung Ho Kang and the Doosan Bears (62-60, 4th in KBO) go to Changwon NC Park on Tuesday, August 27, 2024, where they'll meet the NC Dinos (52-63, 9th in KBO).

The Bears have recorded 207 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 129 balls out of the park. Doosan is slugging .426 and have been called out on strikes 940 times, while taking a walk on 441 occasions. As a unit, the Doosan Bears are knocking in 5.4 runs/g, which ranks them 4th in the league. They have tallied 639 RBI's as well as 1,203 base knocks for the season, and their batting average comes in at .280. They have 673 runs while holding a team OBP of .352.

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Seung Ho Kang is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Doosan. Kang has a batting average of .260 for his career, in addition to 272 runs scored and an OPS of .769. He has fanned 529 times and has walked on 118 at-bats, which contributes in part to a .307 on-base %. For his career, Kang has drilled 47 balls out of the park while knocking in 267 runs. His slugging percentage is .406 in addition to having tallied 793 bases. During his time in professional baseball, he approached the plate 2,141 times and has delivered a base knock 508 times.

The Bears have stolen 81 bags and have been thrown out 27 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage sits at 25.0%. The Doosan Bears have 3,317 putouts thus far, as well as 1,104 assists and 77 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .983 which is 2nd in the league and have accumulated 94 double plays.

They have a K/BB ratio of 1.83 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.50. Bears pitchers have allowed 115 home runs in addition to 650 runs in total (3rd in KBO). Doosan has yielded 1,154 hits (9.4 per 9 innings) as well as 594 earned runs. The Bears are sitting with a team ERA of 4.84 on the campaign (5th in KBO), and their staff has rung up 926 hitters.

NC has knocked in 140 home runs so far this season as well as 599 runs batted in. They have hit 174 two-baggers, while walking 441 times and racking up 629 runs. The NC Dinos have compiled a team OBP of .354 in addition to a team batting average of .270 on the year. The Dinos hold a team SLG% of .422 and they score 5.38 runs per outing (5th in baseball). They have been rung up on 988 instances (1st in KBO) and have earned a total of 1,093 hits.

Hui Dong Kwon is a hitter who can be a difference maker for NC. Kwon has earned a free base 436 times while striking out on 586 tries. His OBP comes in at .363 and he is the owner of a lifetime OPS of .771. During the 3,175 official at-bats in his pro career, Kwon has accumulated a batting average of .265 in addition to 841 base hits. He has accrued 450 runs in addition to having 511 RBIs. He has hit it out of the park 98 times, with 1,295 total bases and a .408 slugging percentage.

The NC Dinos have turned 89 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .980 (3rd in Korean baseball). The Dinos have racked up 1,085 assists, 84 errors and have amassed 3,113 putouts this season. In their 110 tries at swiping a bag, they have had success 70 times and been caught 40 times (36.4% caught stealing percentage).

The NC pitching staff have given up 622 runs this year and come in with a team ERA of 4.80 (553 earned runs yielded). They have given up 108 homers and they surrender 5.39 runs per 9 innings (5th in the league). The Dinos are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.494 and are the owners of a FIP of 5.39 as a pitching staff for the season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 2.05 (863 strikeouts against 420 free passes). They are sitting at 9th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 1,130.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Doosan

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