NC Dinos vs Doosan Bears Prediction, 6/18/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: NC Dinos vs Doosan Bears

Date: Tuesday, June 18, 2024

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: KN-T

Ho Cheol Seo and the NC Dinos (34-34, 6th in KBO) head to Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Tuesday, June 18, 2024, where they'll meet the Doosan Bears (40-31, 3rd in KBO).

The Dinos have tallied 107 doubles as a squad and have knocked 78 balls out of the park. NC has a slugging percentage of .417 and have struck out 588 times, while drawing a walk on 278 occasions. As a unit, the NC Dinos are notching 5.2 runs/g, which has them sitting at 5th in the league. They have 352 RBI's in addition to 664 base knocks so far this season, and their team batting average comes in at .272. They have earned 365 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .360.

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Ho Cheol Seo is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for NC. For his career, Seo has slapped 12 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 94 runs. In his time spent in pro baseball, he came to bat 1,028 times and has delivered with a base knock 247 times. Seo has accrued an average at the plate of .266 in his time in baseball, in addition to 116 runs scored and an OPS of .677. His slugging percentage is .351 and he has racked up 325 bases. He has fanned 164 times and earned a walk on 62 occasions, contributing to a .326 on-base %.

The Dinos have stolen 48 bases and have been caught 26 times, which means their caught stealing percentage comes in at 35.1%. The NC Dinos have 1,891 putouts this year, in addition to 660 assists and 47 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .982 which puts them in 2nd in the league and they have turned 48 double plays.

The Dinos have a team ERA of 4.51 on the season (3rd in baseball), and their staff has struck out 539 hitters. Dinos pitchers have conceded 63 home runs and 353 runs (8th in the league). NC has surrendered 659 hits (9.4 per 9 innings) and 316 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.24 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.43.

The Bears have a team slugging percentage of .427 and they are recording 5.40 runs per contest (3rd in baseball). They have 125 doubles, while taking a walk 233 times and scoring 394 runs. Doosan has tallied 72 long balls for the year to go along with 370 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 526 occasions (6th in KBO) and have 710 base hits. The Doosan Bears have accumulated an OBP of .346 and a batting average of .281 on the campaign.

Soo Bin Jung is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Doosan. Jung has recorded a walk 501 times while fanning on 738 occasions. His on-base percentage is .350 and he also has a has a OPS in his career of .721. For the 5,013 official at-bats in his pro career, Jung has compiled an average at the plate of .278 with 1,396 hits. He has accrued 867 runs in addition to having 515 RBIs. He has homered 34 times, with 1,861 total bases and a .371 slugging %.

Out of their 63 chances at getting a steal, they have been successful 49 times and been caught 14 times (22.2% caught stealing rate). The Doosan Bears have turned 58 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .980 (4th in KBO). The Bears have accrued 655 assists, 53 errors and have amassed 1,977 putouts so far this year.

The Bears have a team WHIP of 1.501 and have a FIP of 4.96 as a staff for the year. They come in at 3rd in KBO as a staff in total hits relinquished with 699. The Doosan pitching staff have surrendered 363 runs on the year and come in with a team ERA of 4.41 (323 earned runs yielded). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 1.84 (534 strikeouts against 290 walks). They have conceded 64 homers and they allow 4.96 runs per 9 innings (2nd in KBO).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take NC

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