NC Dinos vs Doosan Bears Prediction, 5/23/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: NC Dinos vs Doosan Bears

Date: Friday, May 23, 2025

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: MS-T

Odds/Point Spread: NC (-196) Doosan (+162)

Soo Bin Jung and the Doosan Bears (19-27, 9th in KBO) host the NC Dinos (21-22, 6th in KBO) at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Friday, May 23, 2025. The Bears open this contest at +162 while the Dinos are coming in at -196. The total has been set at 8.5.

As a unit, the NC Dinos are notching 4.8 runs per contest, which ranks them 4th in the league. They have tallied 212 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .342. The Dinos have hit 70 doubles as a squad and have hit 38 balls out of the stadium. They have amassed 204 RBI's as well as 371 hits so far this season, while their average at the plate is at .255. NC has a slugging rate of .399 and have been called out on strikes 342 times, while getting the free base on 162 occasions.

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Ah-seop Son is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for NC. In his career, Son has hit 181 baseballs over the fence while knocking in 1,059 runs. His slugging percentage is .455 and he has a total of 3,624 bases. During his time in professional baseball, he came to bat 9,033 times and has come through with a base hit 2,557 times. He has struck out 1,296 times and has walked on 941 occasions, contributing to a .393 on-base %. Son has hit .321 for his career, in addition to 1,376 scored runs and an OPS of .848.

The NC Dinos have amassed 1,126 putouts for the season, as well as 415 assists and 40 errors. Their fielding rate is at .975 which has them ranked 10th in Korean baseball and have a total of 34 double plays. The Dinos have stolen 26 bags and have been thrown out 10 times, which means their caught stealing rate is 27.8%.

The Dinos have an earned run average of 4.85 on the year (9th in the league), and their staff has struck out 300 hitters. NC has conceded 363 hits (8.7 per 9 innings) and 202 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 1.52 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.49. Dinos pitchers have relinquished 40 home runs and also 227 total runs (4th in the league).

Doosan has knocked in 33 home runs on the season as well as 205 RBIs. They hit 82 two-baggers, while getting a free base 165 times and notching 221 runs. The Doosan Bears are sitting with a team OBP of .333 as well as a batting average of .261 so far this year. The Bears hold a team slugging % of .381 and they are scoring 4.60 runs per contest (5th in KBO). They have been called out on strikes on 401 instances (2nd in the league) and have accounted for 436 hits.

Soo Bin Jung is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Doosan. Jung has earned a walk 566 times while fanning on 795 plate appearances. His on-base percentage is .354 and he also has a has a OPS in his career of .725. Over the course of the 5,449 official at-bats in his professional career, Jung has recorded a batting average of .280 with 1,525 base hits. He has a total of 946 runs and also has 559 RBIs. He has gone deep 39 times, with 2,023 bases in total and a .371 slugging percentage.

The Doosan Bears have turned 37 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .979 (7th in Korean baseball). The Bears have recorded 428 assists, 37 errors and have notched a total of 1,282 putouts on the campaign. Out of their 51 tries at getting a steal, they have had success 35 times and been caught 16 times (31.4% caught stealing rate).

The Bears are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.377 in addition to having a FIP of 4.84 as a unit so far this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.96 (356 strikeouts against 182 free passes). They rank 6th in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 406. They have conceded 33 dingers and they relinquish 4.84 runs per 9 innings (6th in KBO). The Doosan pitching staff have surrendered 230 runs this season while holding an ERA of 4.30 (204 earned runs relinquished).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take NC (-196)

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