Doosan Bears vs NC Dinos Prediction, 7/17/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Doosan Bears vs NC Dinos

Date: Friday, July 17, 2026

Location: Changwon NC Park in Changwon, South Korea

TV: MS-T

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

Changwon NC Park is the venue where Kun Woo Park and the NC Dinos (39-42, 7th in KBO) will play the Doosan Bears (44-41, 5th in KBO) on Friday, July 17, 2026. The Dinos open this matchup at +172 while the Bears are priced at -210. The over/under has been set at 9.

The Bears have hit 130 doubles as a squad and have hit 65 balls out of the park. Doosan has a slugging percentage of .395 and have struck out 601 times, while taking a walk on 287 occasions. As a unit, the Doosan Bears are scoring 4.6 runs per game, which puts them at 8th in KBO. They have tallied 377 RBI's and 799 base knocks so far this year, while their team batting average is .269. They have notched a total of 402 runs scored and hold an OBP of .340.

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Chan-Ho Park is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Doosan. In his career, Park has hit 27 balls out of the park while driving in 386 runs. He has compiled a slugging percentage of .336 and he has totaled 1,312 bases. For his career, he stepped up to the plate 4,387 times and has come through with a base knock 1,041 times. He has struck out 585 times and has taken a walk on 372 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .330 OBP. Park has an average at the plate of .267 in his time in baseball, in addition to 570 scored runs and an OPS of .666.

The Doosan Bears have earned 2,315 putouts on the year, in addition to 775 assists and 63 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .980 which is 8th in the league and they have turned 66 double plays. The Bears have swiped 58 bags and have been caught 12 times, which means their caught stealing percentage sits at 17.1%.

They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.39 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.39. Bears pitchers have given up 64 home runs and 380 runs (9th in baseball). Doosan has relinquished 769 base hits (9.0 per 9 innings) in addition to 334 earned runs. The Bears have a team ERA of 3.90 for the year (1st in baseball), and they have struck out 720 batters.

The NC Dinos have accumulated an OBP of .361 in addition to a batting average of .278 this season. They have been called out on strikes on 605 instances (8th in baseball) and have 775 base hits. NC has compiled 81 home runs on the campaign as well as 406 RBIs. The Dinos have a SLG% of .412 and they tally 5.24 runs per contest (4th in baseball). They have hit 126 two-baggers, while taking a walk 302 times and racking up 430 runs.

Kun Woo Park is a batter who can be a difference maker for NC. For the 4,971 official at-bats in his baseball career, Park has an average at the plate of .322 in addition to 1,602 hits. He has hit a home run 147 times, as well as 2,418 total bases and also a .486 slugging percentage. Park has tallied a free base 496 times while going down on strikes on 771 chances. He has a total of 848 runs and has 794 runs batted in. His OBP comes in at .389 and he also has a has a OPS in his career of .875.

The NC Dinos have turned 61 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .980 (6th in KBO). Of their 55 tries at getting a steal, they have made it 42 times and been caught 13 times (23.6% caught stealing rate). The Dinos have 750 assists, 58 errors and have earned 2,159 putouts on the campaign.

The Dinos hold a team WHIP of 1.420 and have a FIP of 5.21 as a squad on the season. They are currently ranked 10th in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 684. The NC pitching staff have yielded 417 runs so far this season while holding an ERA of 4.56 (364 earned runs yielded). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 1.96 (660 strikeouts vs 337 walks). They have conceded 82 homers and they allow 5.21 runs per 9 innings (8th in KBO).

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

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

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