Doosan Bears vs NC Dinos Prediction, 8/29/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Doosan Bears vs NC Dinos

Date: Thursday, August 29, 2024

Location: Changwon NC Park in Changwon, South Korea

TV: MS-T

Jae Hwan Kim and the Doosan Bears (63-60, 4th in KBO) are headed to Changwon NC Park on Thursday, August 29, 2024, where they'll meet the NC Dinos (52-64, 9th in KBO).

Doosan is slugging .428 and have struck out 946 times, while getting the free base on 445 occasions. They have recorded 651 RBI's in addition to 1,221 hits on the season, and their team batting average is sitting at .281. The Bears have tallied 209 doubles as a squad and have knocked 130 balls out of the park. They have 686 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .353. As a team, the Doosan Bears are notching 5.5 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 4th in the league.

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Jae Hwan Kim is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Doosan. For his career, Kim has slapped 259 baseballs out of the park while driving in 919 runs. He has earned a slugging percentage of .509 and he has racked up 2,372 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he stepped up to bat 5,430 times and also came through with a base hit 1,317 times. He has struck out 1,217 times and has taken a walk on 673 at-bats, which has contributed to a .375 on-base percentage. Kim has hit .283 in his time in baseball, with 782 runs scored and an OPS of .884.

The Bears have stolen 81 bases and have been gunned down 28 times, which tells us their caught stealing rate is 25.7%. The Doosan Bears have earned a total of 3,344 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 1,108 assists and 77 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .983 which puts them in 2nd in the league and they have turned 94 double plays.

The Bears have an earned run average of 4.85 so far this season (4th in the league), and the staff has struck out 938 batters. Bears pitchers have surrendered 117 long balls and also 657 runs (3rd in the league). Doosan has relinquished 1,164 hits (9.4 per 9 innings) as well as 601 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.84 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.50.

The NC Dinos have accounted for an OBP of .354 as well as a team batting average of .270 on the year. They have struck out on 1,000 occasions (1st in baseball) and have earned 1,103 hits. NC has hit 142 home runs so far this year and 606 RBIs. The Dinos hold a team slugging percentage of .423 and they are earning 5.39 runs per contest (5th in the league). They have put up 178 doubles, while walking 445 times and earning 636 runs.

Matt Davidson is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for NC. Davidson has tallied a walk 654 times while being called out on strikes on 2,041 plate appearances. He has a total of 910 runs and also has 1,102 runs batted in. His OBP sits at .331 and he holds a career OPS of .798. He has homered 340 times, in addition to having 3,007 bases in total and also a .467 slugging percentage. For the 6,434 official at-bats in his career, Davidson has earned a batting average of .252 with 1,619 hits.

The NC Dinos have turned 91 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .980 (3rd in Korean baseball). The Dinos have accrued 1,097 assists, 85 errors and have notched a total of 3,140 putouts this year. Out of their 111 chances at getting a steal, they have made it 70 times and been caught 41 times (36.9% caught stealing percentage).

The NC pitching staff have given up 635 runs this season while having an ERA of 4.86 (565 earned runs conceded). They have conceded 109 HR's and they concede 5.46 runs per 9 innings (7th in baseball). The Dinos are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.503 with a FIP of 5.46 as a squad so far this year. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 2.05 (869 strikeouts vs 424 free passes). They are currently ranked 9th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 1,148.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Doosan

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