NC Dinos vs Doosan Bears Prediction, 9/13/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: NC Dinos vs Doosan Bears

Date: Friday, September 13, 2024

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: TVING

Hui Dong Kwon and the NC Dinos (58-68, 9th in KBO) head to Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Friday, September 13, 2024, where they'll take on the Doosan Bears (65-65, 4th in KBO).

As a team, the NC Dinos are putting up 5.5 runs per outing, which ranks them 4th in KBO. They have earned a total of 707 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .355. The Dinos have tallied 197 doubles as a squad and have smacked 155 balls out of the park. They have amassed 672 runs batted in in addition to 1,212 hits for the year, and their average at the plate is .273. NC has a slugging percentage of .426 and have been called out on strikes 1,075 times, while getting the free base on 472 occasions.

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Hui Dong Kwon is a batter who should impact this game for NC. In his professional baseball career, Kwon has hit 100 balls out of the park while driving in 517 runs. In his time in the Majors, he stepped into the batters box 3,797 times and got on base with a base hit 852 times. Kwon has an average at the plate of .266 for his baseball career, in addition to 456 scored runs and an OPS of .775. He has earned a slugging percentage of .411 and he has a total of 1,315 bases. He has gone down on strikes 588 times and has taken a walk on 443 occasions, which contributes in part to a .364 OBP.

The NC Dinos have notched a total of 3,413 putouts so far this season, in addition to 1,177 assists and 95 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .980 which has them sitting 5th in the league and have accumulated 99 double plays. The Dinos have swiped 75 bases and have been thrown out 43 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage is 36.4%.

Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.03 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.49. Dinos pitchers have given up 120 long balls in addition to 692 runs (7th in baseball). NC has given up 1,234 hits (9.8 per 9 innings) as well as 606 earned runs. The Dinos have a team earned run average of 4.80 so far this year (4th in the league), and the staff has struck out 944 hitters.

The Bears have a team SLG% of .425 and they score 5.45 runs per contest (5th in the league). They have put up 218 doubles, while taking a walk 465 times and scoring 719 runs. Doosan is sitting with 137 home runs for the year to go along with 680 RBIs. They have struck out on 1,010 occasions (5th in baseball) and have a total of 1,275 base hits. The Doosan Bears hold a team on-base percentage of .350 and a batting average of .278 on the season.

Seung Ho Kang is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Doosan. Kang has tallied a walk 119 times while striking out on 540 chances. His OBP comes in at .307 and he has a has a OPS in his career of .772. For the 1,983 at-bats in his professional career, Kang has hit .260 in addition to 516 base hits. He has tallied 277 runs in addition to having earned 272 RBIs. He has hit a home run 47 times, with 804 total bases and also a .405 slugging %.

The Doosan Bears have turned 104 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .984 (2nd in Korean baseball). The Bears have racked up 1,170 assists, 78 errors and have a tally of 3,533 putouts on the campaign. Out of their 119 attempts at stealing a base, they have made it 91 times and been caught 28 times (23.5% caught stealing rate).

The Doosan pitching staff have allowed 695 runs this season and come in with a team ERA of 4.88 (638 earned runs conceded). They have relinquished 124 dingers and they concede 5.31 runs per 9 innings (3rd in baseball). The Bears are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.500 and are the owners of a FIP of 5.31 as a staff so far this year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.86 (994 strikeouts against 533 free passes). They are sitting at 9th in KBO as a staff in total hits relinquished with 1,233.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take NC

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