NC Dinos vs Doosan Bears Prediction, 8/12/2022 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: NC Dinos vs Doosan Bears

Date: Friday, August 12, 2022

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SBS Sports

Ah-seop Son and the NC Dinos (40-53, 7th in KBO) go to Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Friday, August 12, 2022, where they'll take on the Doosan Bears (43-51, 6th in KBO).

The Dinos have hit 166 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 65 balls out of the park. NC has a slugging rate of .370 and have been called out on strikes 668 times, while drawing a walk on 322 occasions. As a squad, the NC Dinos are knocking in 4.3 runs per game, which has them sitting at 7th in baseball. They have 388 runs batted in as well as 828 base knocks so far this season, and their team batting average is sitting at .254. They have accounted for 411 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .329.

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Ah-seop Son is a batter who should be able to impact this game for NC. Son has recorded a batting average of .323 for his career, in addition to 1,190 scored runs and an OPS of .861. He has fanned 1,122 times and has gotten a free base on 835 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .398 OBP. For his professional baseball career, Son has hit 169 baseballs over the fence while knocking in 899 runs. He has recorded a slugging percentage of .463 in addition to earning 3,127 bases. In his time spent in pro baseball, he stepped into the batters box 7,691 times and has come through with a hit 2,180 times.

The NC Dinos have a total of 2,575 putouts thus far, in addition to 915 assists and 96 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .973 which ranks 10th in the league and they have turned 71 double plays. The Dinos have swiped 45 bases and have been gunned down 29 times, which means their caught stealing percentage comes in at 39.2%.

The Dinos have an ERA of 3.96 so far this year (5th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 807 batters. NC has given up 843 hits (8.8 per 9 innings) and 378 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.29 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.39. Dinos pitchers have given up 70 home runs and 439 total runs (6th in KBO).

The Bears hold a slugging percentage of .356 and they average 4.70 runs per game (4th in KBO). They have recorded 142 doubles, while taking a walk 328 times as well as recording 451 runs. Doosan has knocked in 59 home runs on the campaign in addition to 419 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 638 occasions (9th in baseball) and have totaled 824 base hits. The Doosan Bears have a team on-base percentage of .326 as well as a team batting average of .253 over the course of the season.

Jae Hwan Kim is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Doosan. For the 3,719 at-bats in his pro career, Kim has a batting average of .291 and has racked up 1,081 base knocks. He has gone deep 216 times, in addition to having 1,968 total bases and a .529 slugging percentage. Kim has tallied a free base 531 times while going down on strikes on 925 attempts. He has accrued 657 runs in addition to having 771 RBIs. His OBP sits at .380 and he has earned a has a OPS in his career of .909.

The Doosan Bears have twisted 90 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .979 (7th in KBO). The Bears have racked up 946 assists, 76 errors and have accounted for 2,580 putouts on the campaign. Of their 87 attempts at stealing a base, they got to the bag before the ball 66 times and been caught 21 times (24.1% caught stealing rate).

The Bears have a team WHIP of 1.443 and have a FIP of 4.81 as a pitching staff for the year. They are sitting at 5th in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 856. The Doosan pitching staff have allowed 460 runs for the season while holding an ERA of 4.19 (400 earned runs yielded). Their K/BB ratio is 1.72 (663 strikeouts vs 385 free passes). They have given up 74 home runs and they relinquish 4.81 runs per 9 innings (7th in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take NC

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