KT Wiz vs Doosan Bears Prediction, 5/12/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: KT Wiz vs Doosan Bears

Date: Sunday, May 12, 2024

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: TVING

Soo Bin Jung and the Doosan Bears (19-19, 5th in KBO) host the KT Wiz (15-21, 8th in KBO) at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Sunday, May 12, 2024.

The Wiz have accounted for 53 doubles as a squad and have smacked 39 balls out of the stadium. KT is slugging .418 and have been called out on strikes 281 times, while being walked on 134 occasions. As a squad, the KT Wiz are putting up 5.5 runs per contest, which has them at 3rd in baseball. They have accounted for 192 RBI's in addition to 374 base knocks over the course of the season, and their average at the plate comes in at .284. They have accounted for 205 runs and have an on-base percentage of .351.

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Seong Ho Cheon is a batter who can be a difference maker for KT. For his career, Cheon has hit 1 balls out of the park while driving in 21 runs. His slugging percentage is .362 and he has a total of 101 bases. For his time in the league, he came to the plate 305 times and has reached base with a hit 81 times. He has gone down on strikes 52 times and has gotten a free base on 20 occasions, contributing to a .345 on-base percentage. Cheon has hit .290 for his time in baseball, with 56 scored runs and an OPS of .707.

The KT Wiz have notched a total of 976 putouts this season, in addition to 328 assists and 24 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .982 which ranks 3rd in KBO and have accumulated 23 double plays. The Wiz have swiped 44 bags and have been caught 7 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage is 13.7%.

They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.31 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.58. Wiz pitchers have relinquished 40 long balls and also 226 runs in total (1st in baseball). KT has surrendered 391 base hits (10.8 per 9 innings) and also 217 earned runs. The Wiz hold a team ERA of 6.01 on the campaign (10th in the league), and they have struck out 287 hitters.

Doosan has compiled 40 home runs so far this season as well as 193 RBIs. They have recorded 61 doubles, while taking a walk 126 times as well as putting up 205 runs. The Doosan Bears hold an OBP of .340 as well as a team batting average of .273 this year. The Bears hold a team SLG% of .424 and they average 5.39 runs per game (4th in baseball). They have struck out on 283 occasions (2nd in baseball) and have 351 hits.

Soo Bin Jung is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Doosan. Jung has recorded a walk 488 times while going down on strikes on 722 tries. He has a total of 848 runs and racked up 508 RBIs. His on-base percentage sits at .351 and he has a career OPS of .723. He has hit the long ball 33 times, with 1,833 bases in total and a .372 slugging %. During the 4,921 at-bats in his baseball career, Jung is sitting with a batting avereage of .280 in addition to having 1,376 base knocks.

In their 25 tries at swiping a bag, they have been successful 23 times and been caught 2 times (8.0% caught stealing percentage). The Doosan Bears have turned 35 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .977 (7th in KBO). The Bears have accrued 341 assists, 31 errors and have a tally of 1,005 putouts this year.

The Bears have a team WHIP of 1.513 in addition to having a FIP of 5.16 as a staff this season. They are currently ranked 5th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 350. The Doosan pitching staff have conceded 192 runs on the year while having an ERA of 4.46 (166 earned runs surrendered). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.79 (281 strikeouts vs 157 walks). They have relinquished 30 dingers and they concede 5.16 runs per 9 innings (5th in baseball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take KT

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