NC Dinos vs Doosan Bears Prediction, 4/6/2023 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: NC Dinos vs Doosan Bears

Date: Thursday, April 6, 2023

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: MBC Sports+

Jamsil Baseball Stadium is the site where Kyeong-min Ho and the Doosan Bears (2-1, 1st in KBO) will play the NC Dinos (1-2, 9th in KBO) on Thursday, April 6, 2023.

The Dinos have compiled 5 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 2 balls out of the park. NC has a slugging % of .402 and have been called out on strikes 27 times, while drawing a walk on 5 occasions. As a unit, the NC Dinos are notching 4.7 runs per game, which has them sitting at 5th in the league. They have tallied 14 RBI's and 28 hits so far this season, while their team batting average is at .275. They are sitting with 14 runs scored and hold an OBP of .306.

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Jason Martin is a hitter who should impact this game for NC. Martin has compiled an average at the plate of .206 for his time in baseball, in addition to 21 runs scored and an OPS of .588. He has gone down on strikes 55 times and has taken a walk on 14 occasions, contributing to a .263 on-base percentage. In his career, Martin has drilled 6 balls out of the park while driving in 19 runs. His slugging percentage is .328 in addition to racking up 60 bases. In his time spent in pro baseball, he came to the plate 205 times and has come through with a base knock 39 times.

The Dinos have stolen 2 bases. The NC Dinos have earned 75 putouts this year, as well as 29 assists and 3 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .972 which puts them in 6th in Korean baseball and have a total of 4 double plays.

They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.50 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.52. Dinos pitchers have conceded 1 long ball in addition to 9 runs in total (9th in KBO). NC has yielded 22 hits (7.9 per 9 innings) and 9 earned runs. The Dinos hold a team earned run average of 3.24 on the year (2nd in baseball), and their staff has struck out 24 hitters.

The Doosan Bears have tallied a team OBP of .353 and a team batting average of .237 on the season. They have been rung up on 15 occasions (9th in baseball) and have accounted for 23 base hits. Doosan has hit 2 home runs on the season as well as 12 runs batted in. The Bears have a SLG% of .340 and they average 4.33 runs per contest (7th in KBO). They have recorded 4 doubles, while walking 15 times and scoring 13 runs.

Kyeong-min Ho is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Doosan. Ho has drawn a free base 338 times while striking out on 391 tries. His on-base percentage sits at .358 and he also has a lifetime OPS of .744. In the 4,231 at-bats in his pro career, Ho has hit .294 and has racked up 1,243 hits. He has tallied 653 runs and notched 527 runs batted in. He has gone yard 46 times, with 1,634 total bases and a .386 slugging percentage.

The Doosan Bears have twisted 2 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .982 (3rd in KBO). The Bears have racked up 25 assists, 2 errors and have accounted for 87 putouts on the campaign. In their 2 chances at getting a steal, they have made it 0 times and been caught 2 times (100.0% caught stealing percentage).

The Bears have a team WHIP of 1.172 with a FIP of 3.72 as a squad so far this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.69 (22 strikeouts against 13 walks). They are sitting at 9th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 21. They have yielded 1 dinger and they surrender 3.72 runs per 9 innings (2nd in baseball). The Doosan pitching staff have relinquished 12 runs over the course of the season while having an ERA of 3.72 (12 earned runs yielded).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take NC

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