NC Dinos vs Doosan Bears Prediction, 4/28/2022 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: NC Dinos vs Doosan Bears

Date: Thursday, April 28, 2022

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: MBC Sports+

Odds/Point Spread: NC (+117) Doosan (-163)

Tae Hun Do and the NC Dinos (6-15, 10th in KBO) travel to Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Thursday, April 28, 2022, where they'll meet the Doosan Bears (12-8, 2nd in KBO). The Bears open this contest at -163 while the Dinos are priced at +117. The over/under has been set at 6.5.

As a squad, the NC Dinos are putting up 3.0 runs per game, which is 10th in KBO. They have earned a total of 62 runs scored and have an OBP of .292. The Dinos have hit 31 two-baggers as a team and have hit 6 balls out of the park. They have earned 58 RBI's as well as 152 base knocks this year, and their batting average sits at .221. NC has a slugging percentage of .295 and have been called out on strikes 166 times, while drawing a walk on 64 occasions.

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Tae Hun Do is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for NC. For his career, Do has hit 3 balls out of the park while knocking in 20 runs. His slugging percentage is .256 in addition to racking up 50 bases. In his time spent in pro baseball, he stepped up to bat 226 times and came through with a base base knock 39 times. He has struck out 40 times and has gotten a free base on 19 occasions, contributing to a .293 on-base %. Do has compiled an average at the plate of .200 for his career in baseball, in addition to 22 scored runs and an OPS of .549.

The NC Dinos are sitting with 560 putouts on the campaign, as well as 199 assists and 16 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .979 which is 5th in Korean baseball and they have turned 15 double plays. The Dinos have stolen 12 bases and have been caught 7 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage is 36.8%.

Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.28 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.42. Dinos pitchers have surrendered 14 long balls and 97 runs in total (1st in baseball). NC has conceded 193 base knocks (9.3 per 9 innings) and also 90 earned runs. The Dinos have an earned run average of 4.35 so far this season (10th in the league), and they have struck out 164 batters.

The Bears hold a team slugging % of .326 and they average 3.55 runs per game (8th in baseball). They have put up 30 doubles, while walking 55 times as well as scoring 71 runs. Doosan has recorded 6 long balls this year in addition to 63 runs batted in. They have struck out on 140 instances (7th in baseball) and have tallied 164 base hits. The Doosan Bears have an on-base percentage of .312 and a batting average of .247 on the year.

In Tae Kim is a hitter who should impact this game for Doosan. Kim has drawn a walk 113 times while being called out on strikes on 143 attempts. He has compiled 101 runs and also has 93 RBIs. His on-base percentage comes in at .355 and he is the owner of a career OPS of .720. He has gone yard 15 times, as well as 263 total bases and a .365 slugging percentage. For the 721 at-bats in his pro career, Kim has a batting average of .252 in addition to 182 hits.

The Doosan Bears have turned 29 double plays and have a fielding rate of .971 (7th in Korean baseball). The Bears have recorded 205 assists, 22 errors and have accounted for 543 putouts this year. Out of their 20 attempts at swiping a bag, they have had success 14 times and been caught 6 times (30.0% caught stealing percentage).

The Bears have a team WHIP of 1.343 with a FIP of 3.63 as a team over the course of the season. They have a ranking of 7th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 166. The Doosan pitching staff have given up 73 runs so far this year while holding a team ERA of 3.18 (64 earned runs allowed). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.79 (138 strikeouts against 77 free passes). They have conceded 6 dingers and they give up 3.63 runs per 9 innings (3rd in KBO).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take NC (+117)

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