Doosan Bears vs NC Dinos Prediction, 7/16/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Doosan Bears vs NC Dinos

Date: Thursday, July 16, 2026

Location: Changwon NC Park in Changwon, South Korea

TV: SPO-T

Odds/Point Spread: Doosan (-210) NC (+172)

Ui-ji Yang and the Doosan Bears (44-41, 5th in KBO) are headed to Changwon NC Park on Thursday, July 16, 2026, where they'll meet the NC Dinos (39-42, 7th in KBO). The odds on this game have the Bears priced at -210 and the Dinos are at +172. The over/under is set at 8.

As a squad, the Doosan Bears are scoring 4.6 runs per contest, which puts them at 8th in the league. They have earned a total of 402 runs while holding a team OBP of .340. The Bears have hit 130 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 65 balls out of the park. They have compiled 377 RBI's as well as 799 base knocks this year, and their average at the plate is sitting at .269. Doosan has a slugging rate of .395 and have struck out 601 times, while drawing a walk on 287 occasions.

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Ui-ji Yang is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Doosan. Yang is sitting with a batting avereage of .307 for his baseball career, with 959 runs scored and an OPS of .886. He has gone down on strikes 857 times and has taken a walk on 745 attempts at the plate, which has contributed to a .388 on-base %. In his career, Yang has drilled 293 balls out of the park while knocking in 1,238 runs. His slugging percentage is .498 and he has a total of 3,306 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he came to bat 7,716 times and got on base with a base knock 2,039 times.

The Bears have stolen 58 bases and have been caught 12 times, which means their caught stealing percentage comes in at 17.1%. The Doosan Bears have accumulated 2,315 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 775 assists and 63 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .980 which puts them in 8th in the league and have accumulated 66 double plays.

Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.39 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.39. Bears pitchers have given up 64 long balls and 380 total runs (9th in baseball). Doosan has surrendered 769 base hits (9.0 per 9 innings) and 334 earned runs. The Bears have compiled a team ERA of 3.90 so far this year (1st in the league), and the staff has struck out 720 batters.

NC has recorded 81 home runs this year and 406 runs batted in. They have recorded 126 two-baggers, while getting a free base 302 times and putting up 430 runs. The NC Dinos have accumulated a team on-base percentage of .361 and a batting average of .278 on the year. The Dinos hold a slugging percentage of .412 and they are scoring 5.24 runs per contest (4th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 605 occasions (8th in KBO) and have 775 base knocks.

Min Woo Park is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for NC. Park has drawn a free base 592 times while striking out on 778 occasions. He has compiled 969 runs in addition to having earned 603 runs batted in. His on-base percentage is .397 and he has a lifetime OPS of .821. He has gone deep 47 times, with 2,247 total bases and also a .424 slugging percentage. Over the course of the 5,302 official at-bats in his pro career, Park has a batting average of .320 in addition to 1,696 base hits.

The NC Dinos have turned 61 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .980 (6th in the league). The Dinos have 750 assists, 58 errors and have earned 2,159 putouts so far this year. Of their 55 chances at getting a steal, they have made it 42 times and been caught 13 times (23.6% caught stealing percentage).

The NC pitching staff have yielded 417 runs this year while holding an ERA of 4.56 (364 earned runs conceded). They have allowed 82 long balls and they relinquish 5.21 runs per 9 innings (8th in the league). The Dinos have a WHIP of 1.420 in addition to having a FIP of 5.21 as a squad over the course of the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.96 (660 strikeouts against 337 free passes). They come in at 10th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 684.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Doosan (-210)

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