NC Dinos vs Doosan Bears Prediction, 5/9/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: NC Dinos vs Doosan Bears

Date: Friday, May 9, 2025

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: TVING

Odds/Point Spread: NC (-122) Doosan (+102)

Jamsil Baseball Stadium is the venue where Soo Bin Jung and the Doosan Bears (15-20, 9th in KBO) will play the NC Dinos (14-18, 8th in KBO) on Friday, May 9, 2025. The moneyline on this matchup has the Dinos priced at -122 and the Bears are at +102. The over/under is set at 8.

The Dinos have accrued 51 two-baggers as a team and have hit 30 balls out of the park. NC is slugging .406 and have been rung up 263 times, while getting the free base on 115 occasions. As a team, the NC Dinos are putting up 4.8 runs per outing, which has them at 5th in the league. They have accounted for 149 runs batted in in addition to 275 base knocks this year, while their team batting average is at .258. They have accumulated 153 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .340.

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Ah-seop Son is a batter who can be a difference maker for NC. In his career, Son has hit 181 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 1,055 runs. His slugging percentage is .455 and he has a total of 3,612 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he stepped up to bat 8,996 times and has delivered with a base hit 2,550 times. He has fanned 1,291 times and has been walked on 937 occasions, contributing to a .393 OBP. Son has compiled an average at the plate of .321 for his career, in addition to 1,372 runs scored and an OPS of .848.

The Dinos have swiped 19 bases and have been thrown out 8 times, which means their caught stealing percentage is 29.6%. The NC Dinos have earned a total of 808 putouts thus far, as well as 299 assists and 30 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .974 which has them ranked 9th in KBO and they have turned 26 double plays.

Their K/BB ratio is 1.35 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.63. Dinos pitchers have given up 31 long balls and 188 runs (3rd in the league). NC has relinquished 280 hits (9.4 per 9 innings) and also 170 earned runs. The Dinos hold a team earned run average of 5.69 on the year (9th in KBO), and the staff has struck out 215 hitters.

The Doosan Bears have earned a team on-base percentage of .336 and a batting average of .260 on the year. They have been rung up on 299 instances (2nd in baseball) and have a total of 322 base hits. Doosan has knocked in 22 home runs this year as well as 162 RBIs. The Bears have a team SLG% of .380 and they are earning 4.81 runs per game (4th in baseball). The have tallied 65 doubles, while getting a free base 129 times as well as scoring 173 runs.

Soo Bin Jung is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Doosan. Jung has drawn a free base 563 times while striking out on 790 attempts. He has amassed 942 runs and has 557 runs batted in. His on-base rate is .354 and he has a career OPS of .727. He has homered 38 times, with 2,013 total bases and a .372 slugging percentage. For the 5,411 at-bats in his baseball career, Jung has an average at the plate of .281 with 1,518 hits.

Out of their 36 tries at getting a steal, they have had success 24 times and been caught 12 times (33.3% caught stealing rate). The Doosan Bears have turned 30 double plays and have a fielding rate of .979 (7th in KBO). The Bears have racked up 316 assists, 27 errors and have notched a total of 957 putouts this year.

The Bears are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.382 in addition to having a FIP of 4.85 as a squad on the year. They are sitting at 5th in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 303. The Doosan pitching staff have given up 172 runs on the year while holding an ERA of 4.29 (152 earned runs surrendered). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.99 (274 strikeouts vs 138 walks). They have surrendered 25 homers and they yield 4.85 runs per 9 innings (6th in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take NC (-122)

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