Kiwoom Heroes vs Doosan Bears Prediction, 7/25/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs Doosan Bears

Date: Thursday, July 25, 2024

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SPO-2T

Soo Bin Jung and the Doosan Bears (49-46, 4th in KBO) play the Kiwoom Heroes (38-53, 10th in KBO) at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Thursday, July 25, 2024.

Kiwoom has a slugging rate of .391 and have been called out on strikes 675 times, while drawing a walk on 318 occasions. They have amassed 419 RBI's in addition to 862 hits this year, while their team batting average is sitting at .273. The Heroes have tallied 141 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 69 balls out of the park. They have a total of 438 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .345. As a team, the Kiwoom Heroes are scoring 4.8 runs per outing, which has them at 10th in baseball.

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Hye Seong Kim is a hitter who should impact this game for Kiwoom. In his professional baseball career, Kim has hit 36 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 365 runs. In his time spent in pro baseball, he came to bat 3,614 times and has come through with a base knock 985 times. Kim has compiled an average at the plate of .303 for his time in baseball, in addition to 558 scored runs and an OPS of .768. He is sitting with a career slugging percentage of .404 and he has totaled 1,313 bases. He has struck out 594 times and has been walked on 309 at-bats, contributing to a .364 on-base percentage.

The Heroes have swiped 72 bases and have been caught 29 times, which means their caught stealing percentage sits at 28.7%. The Kiwoom Heroes have amassed 2,416 putouts thus far, as well as 838 assists and 71 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .979 which has them sitting 6th in the league and have accumulated 86 double plays.

Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.78 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.53. Heroes pitchers have allowed 88 home runs and 506 runs in total (3rd in KBO). Kiwoom has yielded 897 hits (10.0 per 9 innings) and 464 earned runs. The Heroes have a team ERA of 5.19 so far this season (8th in KBO), and the staff has rung up 593 batters.

Doosan has a total of 99 home runs this year in addition to 488 RBIs. They have hit 156 two-baggers, while taking a walk 320 times as well as putting up 519 runs. The Doosan Bears have compiled a team on-base percentage of .346 in addition to a batting average of .278 this year. The Bears hold a team slugging % of .423 and they score 5.35 runs per contest (4th in baseball). They have struck out on 717 occasions (4th in baseball) and have a total of 928 hits.

Soo Bin Jung is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Doosan. Jung has earned a walk 514 times while going down on strikes on 751 chances. His on-base percentage sits at .351 and he has a career OPS of .723. During the 5,101 official at-bats in his professional career, Jung has recorded a batting average of .279 with 1,425 base knocks. He has accumulated 886 runs and has 525 RBIs. He has hit it out of the park 35 times, as well as 1,897 total bases and a .372 slugging percentage.

Of their 89 tries at getting a steal, they have been successful 67 times and been caught 22 times (24.7% caught stealing percentage). The Doosan Bears have turned 74 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .982 (3rd in Korean baseball). The Bears have recorded 864 assists, 63 errors and have earned 2,599 putouts this year.

The Doosan pitching staff have allowed 498 runs so far this year while holding a team ERA of 4.66 (448 earned runs relinquished). They have given up 91 home runs and they relinquish 5.17 runs per 9 innings (4th in baseball). The Bears are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.499 and are the owners of a FIP of 5.17 as a squad on the campaign. Their K/BB ratio sits at 1.77 (714 strikeouts vs 404 walks). They are currently ranked 8th in KBO as a staff in total hits conceded with 894.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kiwoom

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