NC Dinos vs Doosan Bears Prediction, 4/25/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: NC Dinos vs Doosan Bears

Date: Thursday, April 25, 2024

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SPO-2T

Kyeong-min Ho and the Doosan Bears (12-15, 7th in KBO) host the NC Dinos (15-10, 2nd in KBO) at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Thursday, April 25, 2024.

NC has a slugging % of .427 and have been called out on strikes 216 times, while taking a walk on 111 occasions. They have earned 138 runs batted in and 245 base knocks this year, and their batting average sits at .278. The Dinos have earned 47 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 25 balls out of the stadium. They have accumulated 145 runs and have an OBP of .374. As a team, the NC Dinos are notching 5.8 runs per game, which is 2nd in the league.

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Min Woo Park is a batter who can be a difference maker for NC. Park has recorded a batting average of .320 for his career in baseball, in addition to 795 scored runs and an OPS of .814. He has been struck out 616 times and has gotten a free base on 458 occasions, contributing to a .395 OBP. In his pro baseball career, Park has drilled 32 baseballs over the fence while driving in 447 runs. His slugging percentage sits at .419 and he has totaled 1,787 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he came to the plate 4,922 times and has notched a hit 1,363 times.

The Dinos have swiped 17 bases and have been caught 8 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 32.0%. The NC Dinos have accumulated 673 putouts for the season, in addition to 218 assists and 18 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .980 which puts them in 5th in Korean baseball and they have turned 17 double plays.

The Dinos have a team ERA of 3.65 on the season (2nd in KBO), and their staff has struck out 182 hitters. NC has surrendered 224 hits (9.0 per 9 innings) in addition to 91 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.30 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.35. Dinos pitchers have conceded 21 long balls and 112 total runs (10th in the league).

The Bears have a team SLG% of .412 and they have an average of 5.00 runs per outing (9th in KBO). They have notched 42 two-baggers, while taking a walk 93 times and racking up 135 runs. Doosan has recorded 28 home runs on the campaign as well as 125 runs batted in. They have struck out on 217 instances (2nd in baseball) and have tallied 235 base hits. The Doosan Bears are sitting with an on-base percentage of .330 in addition to a team batting average of .259 over the course of the season.

Kyeong-min Ho is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Doosan. Ho has drawn a walk 381 times while being called out on strikes on 426 chances. He has amassed 709 runs and also has 587 RBIs. His on-base % is .356 and he has a lifetime OPS of .742. He has homered 54 times, as well as 1,828 total bases and a .386 slugging percentage. Over the course of the 4,737 at-bats in his professional career, Ho has earned a batting average of .292 in addition to 1,383 hits.

Of their 17 attempts at getting a steal, they have made it 17 times and been caught 0 times (0.0% caught stealing rate). The Doosan Bears have turned 24 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .978 (7th in Korean baseball). The Bears have recorded 230 assists, 21 errors and are sitting with 711 putouts on the campaign.

The Bears hold a team WHIP of 1.536 and have a FIP of 5.32 as a squad so far this year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.88 (212 strikeouts vs 113 free passes). They rank 3rd in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 251. They have surrendered 24 long balls and they yield 5.32 runs per 9 innings (7th in baseball). The Doosan pitching staff have allowed 140 runs over the course of the season while having a team ERA of 4.67 (123 earned runs surrendered).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take NC

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