Doosan Bears vs NC Dinos Prediction, 4/17/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Doosan Bears vs NC Dinos

Date: Thursday, April 17, 2025

Location: Changwon NC Park in Changwon, South Korea

TV: KN-T

Odds/Point Spread: Doosan (+220) NC (-275)

Hui Dong Kwon and the NC Dinos (7-9, 8th in KBO) play the Doosan Bears (8-11, 9th in KBO) at Changwon NC Park on Thursday, April 17, 2025. The Dinos open this game at -275 while the Bears are coming in at +220. The over/under has been set at 8.

Doosan is slugging .361 and have been rung up 173 times, while getting the free base on 64 occasions. They have accumulated 77 runs batted in as well as 165 base knocks over the course of the season, and their batting average comes in at .253. The Bears have accumulated 31 two-baggers as a team and have hit 10 balls out of the park. They have tallied 87 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .324. As a team, the Doosan Bears are notching 4.6 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 5th in KBO.

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Seung Ho Kang is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Doosan. For his professional baseball career, Kang has hit 50 baseballs out of the park while driving in 284 runs. His career slugging percentage is .406 and he has racked up 846 bases. For his time in baseball, he approached the plate 2,286 times and got on base with a base hit 540 times. He has struck out 567 times and has gotten a free base on 128 occasions, contributing to a .307 OBP. Kang has recorded a batting average of .259 for his time in baseball, with 294 scored runs and an OPS of .721.

The Bears have stolen 17 bases and have been caught 8 times, which means their caught stealing rate is 32.0%. The Doosan Bears have earned a total of 498 putouts on the year, in addition to 164 assists and 10 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .985 which puts them in 3rd in KBO and have accumulated 15 double plays.

The Bears have a team earned run average of 4.61 on the year (7th in the league), and they have struck out 151 hitters. Bears pitchers have conceded 10 home runs and 94 total runs (4th in KBO). Doosan has conceded 171 base knocks (9.3 per 9 innings) and also 85 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.04 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.48.

The Dinos hold a slugging percentage of .418 and they have an average of 4.94 runs per game (3rd in KBO). They have recorded 22 doubles, while walking 63 times as well as putting up 79 runs. NC has recorded 17 home runs for the year in addition to 77 runs batted in. They have struck out on 148 occasions (5th in KBO) and are sitting with 142 base hits. The NC Dinos have earned an on-base percentage of .349 and a batting average of .266 for the season.

Hui Dong Kwon is a hitter who can be a difference maker for NC. Kwon has tallied a walk 461 times while fanning on 598 tries. He has a total of 468 runs and notched 524 runs batted in. His OBP comes in at .367 and he holds a career OPS of .778. He has hit a home run 102 times, as well as 1,339 total bases and a .411 slugging percentage. During the 3,260 official at-bats in his baseball career, Kwon has recorded a batting average of .267 and has racked up 870 base hits.

The NC Dinos have turned 11 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .978 (7th in the league). The Dinos have accrued 154 assists, 13 errors and have a tally of 412 putouts over the course of the season. Out of their 9 attempts at getting a steal, they have had success 5 times and been caught 4 times (44.4% caught stealing rate).

The Dinos hold a team WHIP of 1.510 in addition to having a FIP of 6.16 as a staff this season. They come in at 9th in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 124. The NC pitching staff have allowed 94 runs this season while holding an ERA of 5.19 (79 earned runs yielded). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.36 (113 strikeouts against 83 walks). They have relinquished 16 dingers and they surrender 6.16 runs per 9 innings (9th in the league).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Doosan (+220)

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