Doosan Bears vs NC Dinos Prediction, 6/14/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds
Game: Doosan Bears vs NC Dinos
Date: Wednesday, June 14, 2023
Location: Changwon NC Park in Changwon, South Korea
TV: SBS Sports
Suk Hwan Yang and the Doosan Bears (28-26, 5th in KBO) go to Changwon NC Park on Wednesday, June 14, 2023, where they'll take on the NC Dinos (31-24, 3rd in KBO).
As a unit, the Doosan Bears are scoring 4.0 runs per contest, which puts them at 9th in the league. They have 220 runs while having a team OBP of .324. The Bears have tallied 71 doubles as a squad and have hit 39 balls out of the stadium. They have earned 201 runs batted in in addition to 455 base knocks on the campaign, while their batting average is at .248. Doosan is slugging .361 and have been called out on strikes 371 times, while taking a walk on 183 occasions.
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Suk Hwan Yang is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Doosan. Yang has recorded a batting average of .263 for his baseball career, with 333 scored runs and an OPS of .753. He has struck out 610 times and has been walked on 182 occasions, which contributes in part to a .314 OBP. For his career, Yang has drilled 109 balls out of the park while driving in 442 runs. His slugging percentage is .439 and he has accumulated 1,183 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he stepped up to bat 2,955 times and has come through with a hit 710 times.
The Doosan Bears have notched a total of 1,464 putouts so far this season, in addition to 480 assists and 48 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .976 which has them ranked 8th in the league and have accumulated 37 double plays. The Bears have stolen 19 bases and have been thrown out 18 times, which means their caught stealing percentage is 48.6%.
The Bears have compiled a team ERA of 4.11 so far this season (7th in KBO), and the staff has struck out 393 hitters. Doosan has given up 472 base hits (8.7 per 9 innings) in addition to 223 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.02 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.37. Bears pitchers have given up 31 home runs and also 253 total runs (5th in baseball).
The NC Dinos have an OBP of .349 in addition to a batting average of .267 this season. They have been called out on strikes on 412 occasions (4th in the league) and have accounted for 498 hits. NC has compiled 34 long balls for the season as well as 238 RBIs. The Dinos hold a team slugging percentage of .381 and they are scoring 4.65 runs per game (2nd in the league). They have recorded 86 two-baggers, while walking 206 times and scoring 256 runs.
Ah-seop Son is a batter who should be able to impact this game for NC. During the 7,168 official at-bats in his baseball career, Son has hit .321 in addition to 2,299 base hits. He has gone yard 170 times, in addition to having 3,282 bases in total and also a .458 slugging percentage. Son has drawn a free base 876 times while striking out on 1,180 tries. He is sitting with 1,247 runs and also has 954 RBIs. His on-base percentage sits at .395 and he is the owner of a lifetime OPS of .853.
Out of their 53 tries at stealing a base, they have had success 35 times and been caught 18 times (34.0% caught stealing rate). The NC Dinos have turned 45 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .974 (9th in KBO). The Dinos have accrued 476 assists, 52 errors and have accounted for 1,465 putouts this season.
The NC pitching staff have given up 198 runs on the campaign while having an ERA of 3.19 (173 earned runs relinquished). They have conceded 33 long balls and they concede 3.65 runs per 9 innings (1st in baseball). The Dinos hold a team WHIP of 1.258 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.65 as a team for the season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 2.30 (473 strikeouts against 206 bases on balls). They rank 10th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 408.
So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?
Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take NC and under the total runs
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