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

Place: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SPO-2T

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

As a team, the NC Dinos score 5.2 runs per game, which ranks 5th in baseball. They sit with 365 runs while having a team-on-base percentage of .360. As a team, the Dinos have collected 107 doubles and hit 78 balls out of the park. They have collected 352 runs batted in and 664 base hits for the year, while their team batting average sits at .272. NC has a slugging percentage of .417 and has been called 588 times while walking 278 times.

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

The Dinos have swept 48 bases and been thrown out 26 times, showing their stealing percentage to be 35.1%. The NC Dinos recorded 1,891 putouts this season, as well as 660 assists and 47 errors. Their fielding percentage stands at .982, which ranks them second in the league, having turned 48 double plays.

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

The Doosan Bears have a team-on-base percentage of .346 and a batting average of .281 this season. They have been called 526 times (6th in baseball) and have totaled 710 base hits. Doosan has recorded 72 long balls over the course of the season, along with 370 RBIs. The Bears have a team slugging percentage of .427 and they are recording 5.40 runs per game (3rd in the league). They recorded 125 doubles, 233 walks and 394 runs.

Kyeong-min Ho is a hitter who should be able to influence this game for Doosan. Ho has earned 388 walks while fanning 430 plate appearances. His on-base percentage stands at .358 and he also has a lifetime OPS of .747. For the 4,864 official at-bats in his career, Ho has a batting average of .294, in addition to 1,430 basehits. He has scored 736 runs and collected 607 RBIs. He has hit it out of the park 56 times, with 1,891 total bases and a .389 slugging% as well.

Of their 63 attempts to steal a bag, they were successful 49 times and were caught 14 times (22.2% caught stealing). The Doosan Bears have turned 58 double plays and are good for a fielding percentage of .980 (4th in Korean baseball). The Bears scored 655 assists, 53 errors and were responsible for 1,977 putouts this season.

The Bears sit with a team WHIP of 1.501 and have a FIP of 4.96 as a unit so far this season. They rank third in the league in pitching staff with a total hits allowed of 699. The Doosan pitching staff has given up 363 runs on the year and comes in with a team ERA of 4.41 (323 earned runs allowed). Their strikeout-to-walk ratio is 1.84 (534 strikeouts vs. 290 walks). They have allowed 64 long balls and are giving up 4.96 runs per 9 innings (2nd in KBO).

Who will win the KBO match against the spread tonight?

Tony Sink’s choice: take NC

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