Doosan Bears vs NC Dinos Prediction, 7/18/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Doosan Bears vs NC Dinos

Date: Saturday, July 18, 2026

Location: Changwon NC Park in Changwon, South Korea

TV: KN-T

Odds/Point Spread: Doosan (-145) NC (+125)

Soo Bin Jung and the Doosan Bears (44-41, 5th in KBO) go to Changwon NC Park on Saturday, July 18, 2026, where they'll meet the NC Dinos (39-42, 7th in KBO). The moneyline on this contest has the Bears priced at -145 and the Dinos are at +125. The O/U has been set at 8.

Doosan has a slugging % of .395 and have been called out on strikes 601 times, while getting the free base on 287 occasions. They have recorded 377 runs batted in as well as 799 base knocks on the year, while their average at the plate is sitting at .269. The Bears have tallied 130 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 65 balls out of the stadium. They have accumulated 402 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .340. As a squad, the Doosan Bears are scoring 4.6 runs per game, which ranks them 8th in the league.

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Soo Bin Jung is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Doosan. In his professional baseball career, Jung has hit 48 balls out of the park while knocking in 614 runs. In his time in the Majors, he approached the plate 6,963 times and has delivered with a hit 1,676 times. Jung has hit .278 in his time in baseball, in addition to 1,050 runs scored and an OPS of .723. He is sitting with a career slugging percentage of .370 in addition to having tallied 2,237 bases. He has struck out 885 times and has gotten a free base on 640 occasions, contributing to a .353 on-base %.

The Bears have swiped 58 bags and have been thrown out 12 times, which means their caught stealing percentage sits at 17.1%. The Doosan Bears have notched a total of 2,315 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 775 assists and 63 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .980 which ranks 8th in KBO and have accumulated 66 double plays.

Their K/BB ratio is 2.39 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.39. Bears pitchers have given up 64 long balls and 380 total runs (9th in KBO). Doosan has allowed 769 hits (9.0 per 9 innings) and 334 earned runs. The Bears hold a team earned run average of 3.90 on the season (1st in KBO), and the staff has rung up 720 batters.

The Dinos hold a team SLG% of .412 and they average 5.24 runs per game (4th in KBO). They have recorded 126 two-baggers, while getting a free base 302 times and putting up 430 runs. NC has accounted for 81 long balls on the season and 406 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 605 occasions (8th in KBO) and have 775 base hits. The NC Dinos have accumulated an on-base percentage of .361 as well as a batting average of .278 so far this year.

Ju Won Kim is a batter who can be a difference maker for NC. Kim has drawn a free base 234 times while being called out on strikes on 524 plate appearances. He is sitting with 326 runs in addition to having 271 runs batted in. His OBP comes in at .357 and he has earned a career OPS of .764. He has gone deep 62 times, as well as 850 bases in total and also a .407 slugging percentage. Over the course of the 2,090 official at-bats in his pro career, Kim is sitting with a batting avereage of .262 with 547 base hits.

The NC Dinos have turned 61 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .980 (6th in Korean baseball). Out of their 55 attempts at stealing a base, they have made it 42 times and been caught 13 times (23.6% caught stealing percentage). The Dinos have accrued 750 assists, 58 errors and have accounted for 2,159 putouts so far this season.

The Dinos have a WHIP of 1.420 in addition to having a FIP of 5.21 as a team this season. They are currently ranked 10th in KBO as a staff in total hits surrendered with 684. The NC pitching staff have conceded 417 runs so far this year while holding a team ERA of 4.56 (364 earned runs surrendered). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 1.96 (660 strikeouts against 337 bases on balls). They have allowed 82 HR's and they relinquish 5.21 runs per 9 innings (8th in the league).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Doosan (-145)

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