Doosan Bears vs NC Dinos Prediction, 9/28/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Doosan Bears vs NC Dinos

Date: Saturday, September 28, 2024

Location: Changwon NC Park in Changwon, South Korea

TV: TVING

Changwon NC Park is the venue where Hui Dong Kwon and the NC Dinos (60-75, 9th in KBO) will take on the Doosan Bears (72-68, 4th in KBO) on Saturday, September 28, 2024.

The Bears have accumulated 240 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 149 balls out of the stadium. Doosan has a slugging rate of .426 and have been rung up 1,063 times, while taking a walk on 502 occasions. As a team, the Doosan Bears are knocking in 5.5 runs per outing, which has them at 4th in the league. They have accumulated 736 RBI's and 1,360 base knocks so far this season, and their average at the plate is sitting at .277. They are sitting with 781 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .350.

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Seung Ho Kang is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Doosan. In his career, Kang has hit 49 balls out of the park while driving in 277 runs. His slugging percentage is .407 and he has a total of 817 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he came to the plate 2,199 times and has come through with a base hit 521 times. He has gone down on strikes 543 times and has walked on 121 at-bats, contributing to a .307 OBP. Kang has a batting average of .260 for his career in baseball, with 283 scored runs and an OPS of .752.

The Bears have swiped 97 bases and have been thrown out 28 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage is 22.4%. The Doosan Bears have a tally of 3,797 putouts so far this season, in addition to 1,245 assists and 83 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .984 which has them sitting 2nd in Korean baseball and have earned 109 double plays.

Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.85 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.49. Bears pitchers have given up 135 long balls and also 742 runs (7th in the league). Doosan has allowed 1,316 hits (9.4 per 9 innings) in addition to 683 earned runs. The Bears have compiled a team ERA of 4.86 this year (4th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 1,061 hitters.

NC has knocked in 168 HRs for the season to go along with 714 runs batted in. They have hit 211 doubles, while taking a walk 498 times and scoring 748 runs. The NC Dinos are sitting with an OBP of .354 as well as a batting average of .274 on the campaign. The Dinos hold a team SLG% of .430 and they are earning 5.46 runs per contest (5th in the league). They have struck out on 1,139 occasions (1st in baseball) and have totaled 1,303 base knocks.

Hui Dong Kwon is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for NC. Kwon has earned a walk 446 times while striking out on 588 occasions. He has compiled 458 runs and also has 521 RBIs. His on-base percentage sits at .365 and he has a career OPS of .777. He has homered 101 times, in addition to having 1,324 total bases and a .412 slugging %. For the 3,216 at-bats in his pro career, Kwon has a batting average of .267 in addition to having 858 base knocks.

The NC Dinos have turned 110 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .980 (5th in the league). The Dinos have accrued 1,264 assists, 102 errors and have a total of 3,644 putouts this year. In their 129 chances at getting a steal, they have made it 84 times and been caught 45 times (34.9% caught stealing rate).

The NC pitching staff have given up 749 runs so far this season while holding a team ERA of 4.88 (658 earned runs given up). They have allowed 130 home runs and they concede 5.55 runs per 9 innings (5th in KBO). The Dinos have a team WHIP of 1.496 in addition to having a FIP of 5.55 as a unit on the campaign. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.98 (1,002 strikeouts vs 505 free passes). They are sitting at 10th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 1,311.

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take NC

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