NC Dinos vs Doosan Bears Prediction, 6/20/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: NC Dinos vs Doosan Bears

Date: Thursday, June 20, 2024

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SPO-2T

Hui Dong Kwon and the NC Dinos (34-34, 6th in KBO) head to Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Thursday, June 20, 2024, where they'll take on the Doosan Bears (40-31, 3rd in KBO).

As a team, the NC Dinos are notching 5.2 runs per game, which ranks them 5th in baseball. They are sitting with 365 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .360. The Dinos have accumulated 107 doubles as a team and have knocked 78 balls out of the park. They have compiled 352 runs batted in and 664 base knocks for the year, while their team batting average sits at .272. NC has a slugging rate of .417 and have been rung up 588 times, while drawing a walk on 278 occasions.

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Hui Dong Kwon is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for NC. In his career, Kwon has hit 90 balls out of the park while driving in 476 runs. For his career, he came to bat 3,584 times and has delivered with a hit 797 times. Kwon has compiled an average at the plate of .263 for his time in baseball, with 421 runs scored and an OPS of .762. He is sitting with a career slugging percentage of .402 in addition to racking up 1,219 bases. He has struck out 565 times and has taken a walk on 410 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .360 OBP.

The Dinos have swiped 48 bases and have been thrown out 26 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 35.1%. The NC Dinos have earned 1,891 putouts this season, as well as 660 assists and 47 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .982 which has them ranked 2nd in the league and they have turned 48 double plays.

The Dinos are sitting with a team ERA of 4.51 on the year (3rd in KBO), and the staff has rung up 539 hitters. NC has allowed 659 base hits (9.4 per 9 innings) and also 316 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.24 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.43. Dinos pitchers have given up 63 long balls in addition to 353 total runs (8th in KBO).

The Doosan Bears have accumulated a team on-base percentage of .346 as well as a batting average of .281 for the season. They have been rung up on 526 instances (6th in baseball) and have notched a total of 710 base knocks. Doosan has recorded 72 long balls over the course of the season in addition to 370 RBIs. The Bears have a team slugging percentage of .427 and they are recording 5.40 runs per contest (3rd in the league). They have recorded 125 doubles, while walking 233 times as well as putting up 394 runs.

Kyeong-min Ho is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Doosan. Ho has earned a walk 388 times while fanning on 430 plate appearances. His on-base percentage sits at .358 and he also has a lifetime OPS of .747. For the 4,864 official at-bats in his career, Ho is sitting with a batting avereage of .294 in addition to 1,430 base knocks. He has tallied 736 runs and racked up 607 RBIs. He has hit it out of the park 56 times, with 1,891 total bases and also a .389 slugging %.

Out of their 63 tries at swiping a bag, they have had success 49 times and been caught 14 times (22.2% caught stealing percentage). The Doosan Bears have turned 58 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .980 (4th in Korean baseball). The Bears have racked up 655 assists, 53 errors and have accounted for 1,977 putouts this season.

The Bears are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.501 and have a FIP of 4.96 as a unit so far this season. They sit at 3rd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 699. The Doosan pitching staff have given up 363 runs for the year and come in with a team ERA of 4.41 (323 earned runs allowed). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.84 (534 strikeouts against 290 walks). They have allowed 64 long balls and they surrender 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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