Doosan Bears vs NC Dinos Prediction, 5/29/2022 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Doosan Bears vs NC Dinos

Date: Sunday, May 29, 2022

Location: Changwon NC Park in Changwon, South Korea

TV: MBC Sports+

Kyeong-min Ho and the Doosan Bears (22-22, 5th in KBO) are headed to Changwon NC Park on Sunday, May 29, 2022, where they'll meet the NC Dinos (15-32, 10th in KBO).

As a team, the Doosan Bears are recording 4.6 runs per game, which puts them at 4th in the league. They have earned 205 runs scored and have an OBP of .325. The Bears have accounted for 71 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 18 balls out of the stadium. They have compiled 185 runs batted in and 385 base knocks this season, and their team batting average is .251. Doosan is slugging .337 and have been called out on strikes 294 times, while getting the free base on 157 occasions.

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Kyeong-min Ho is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Doosan. Ho has accumulated a batting average of .295 for his career in baseball, in addition to 615 scored runs and an OPS of .743. He has gone down on strikes 364 times and has gotten a free base on 313 at-bats, which has contributed to a .358 OBP. For his professional baseball career, Ho has slapped 38 baseballs over the fence while knocking in 489 runs. His slugging percentage is .385 and he has racked up 1,514 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he approached the plate 4,455 times and has come through with a base knock 1,159 times.

The Doosan Bears have accumulated 1,226 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 438 assists and 44 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .974 which puts them in 8th in KBO and have a total of 49 double plays. The Bears have stolen 26 bags and have been thrown out 10 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 27.8%.

Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.82 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.36. Bears pitchers have yielded 32 home runs and also 196 runs in total (5th in baseball). Doosan has relinquished 378 hits (8.3 per 9 innings) and 167 earned runs. The Bears have an earned run average of 3.68 for the year (6th in KBO), and their staff has struck out 322 hitters.

NC has accumulated 27 home runs for the season as well as 173 runs batted in. They have recorded 85 doubles, while getting a free base 146 times as well as scoring 182 runs. The NC Dinos have accumulated a team on-base percentage of .321 and a team batting average of .249 on the year. The Dinos have a SLG% of .357 and they are recording 3.87 runs per contest (8th in KBO). They have been called out on strikes on 351 occasions (3rd in KBO) and have accounted for 392 hits.

Ah-seop Son is a batter who should be able to impact this game for NC. For the 6,586 at-bats in his baseball career, Son is sitting with a batting avereage of .325 with 2,138 hits. He has hit a home run 165 times, as well as 3,062 bases in total and also a .465 slugging percentage. Son has recorded a walk 816 times while fanning on 1,097 occasions. He is sitting with 1,169 runs and has 884 RBIs. His on-base % is .400 and he also has a lifetime OPS of .865.

The NC Dinos have turned 36 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .973 (10th in Korean baseball). The Dinos have racked up 445 assists, 47 errors and have accumulated 1,243 putouts so far this season. Of their 42 tries at stealing a base, they have had success 27 times and been caught 15 times (35.7% caught stealing rate).

The Dinos have a team WHIP of 1.442 with a FIP of 4.97 as a unit on the season. They are sitting at 2nd in KBO as a staff in total hits conceded with 419. The NC pitching staff have surrendered 229 runs on the campaign while holding an ERA of 4.37 (201 earned runs allowed). Their K/BB ratio sits at 2.15 (383 strikeouts vs 178 bases on balls). They have allowed 34 HR's and they surrender 4.97 runs per 9 innings (9th in KBO).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Doosan

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