Doosan Bears vs SSG Landers Prediction, 4/30/2022 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Doosan Bears vs SSG Landers

Date: Saturday, April 30, 2022

Location: Incheon SSG Landers Field in Incheon, South Korea

TV: SPOTV2

Odds/Point Spread: Doosan (+103) SSG (-140)

In Tae Kim and the Doosan Bears (13-9, 3rd in KBO) travel to Incheon SSG Landers Field on Saturday, April 30, 2022, where they'll meet the SSG Landers (17-5, 1st in KBO). The Landers open this contest at -140 while the Bears are priced at +103. The over/under has been set at 8.5.

The Bears have compiled 33 doubles as a unit and have hit 7 balls out of the park. Doosan is slugging .325 and have struck out 154 times, while getting the free base on 63 occasions. As a squad, the Doosan Bears are knocking in 3.7 runs per game, which has them at 7th in the league. They have accumulated 74 RBI's and 178 base knocks for the year, while their average at the plate is sitting at .245. They have earned a total of 82 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .311.

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In Tae Kim is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Doosan. Kim has hit .252 for his time in baseball, with 101 runs scored and an OPS of .720. He has gone down on strikes 143 times and has been walked on 113 occasions, contributing to a .355 OBP. In his career, Kim has hit 15 balls out of the park while driving in 93 runs. His slugging percentage sits at .365 in addition to having tallied 263 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he came to bat 856 times and has come through with a hit 182 times.

The Doosan Bears have accounted for 597 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 218 assists and 26 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .969 which has them sitting 8th in Korean baseball and have earned 29 double plays. The Bears have stolen 15 bases and have been thrown out 8 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage is 34.8%.

The Bears are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.35 on the season (6th in the league), and their staff has rung up 154 batters. Bears pitchers have conceded 8 home runs and 87 runs (5th in baseball). Doosan has given up 184 base hits (8.3 per 9 innings) and also 74 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.81 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.35.

The SSG Landers are sitting with an on-base percentage of .327 and a team batting average of .247 this season. They have struck out on 168 instances (4th in the league) and have tallied 190 hits. SSG has 11 home runs for the year in addition to 99 runs batted in. The Landers hold a slugging % of .358 and they are earning 4.48 runs per game (1st in KBO). They have notched 42 doubles, while walking 78 times as well as recording 103 runs.

Ji Hoon Choi is a batter who can be a difference maker for SSG. Choi has drawn a free base 96 times while striking out on 166 attempts. He has a total of 155 runs and also has 79 RBIs. His on-base percentage sits at .336 and he has earned a lifetime OPS of .687. He has homered 7 times, in addition to having 352 total bases and a .351 slugging percentage. During the 1,004 at-bats in his professional career, Choi has hit .265 with 266 base knocks.

In their 21 chances at swiping a bag, they have had success 19 times and been caught 2 times (9.5% caught stealing rate). The SSG Landers have turned 16 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .986 (1st in KBO). The Landers have accrued 231 assists, 12 errors and are sitting with 621 putouts for the year.

The Landers have a team WHIP of 1.058 and are the owners of a FIP of 2.61 as a staff so far this year. Their K/BB ratio is 2.45 (162 strikeouts vs 66 free passes). They are sitting at 10th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 153. They have allowed 11 homers and they give up 2.61 runs per 9 innings (1st in baseball). The SSG pitching staff have relinquished 60 runs over the course of the season while holding a team ERA of 2.52 (58 earned runs allowed).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take SSG (-140) and over 8.5 total runs

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