Doosan Bears vs NC Dinos Prediction, 8/18/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Doosan Bears vs NC Dinos

Date: Tuesday, August 18, 2026

Location: Changwon NC Park in Changwon, South Korea

TV: MS-T

Odds/Point Spread: Doosan (-275) NC (+220)

Kun Woo Park and the NC Dinos (46-52, 7th in KBO) play the Doosan Bears (55-48, 5th in KBO) at Changwon NC Park on Tuesday, August 18, 2026. The Dinos open this matchup at +220 while the Bears are coming in at -275. The over/under has been set at 8.5.

Doosan has a slugging rate of .394 and have been rung up 753 times, while being walked on 356 occasions. They have 464 RBI's and 985 hits for the year, and their average at the plate is at .269. The Bears have accrued 164 two-baggers as a team and have hit 80 balls out of the park. They have accumulated 497 runs while holding a team OBP of .340. As a squad, the Doosan Bears are earning 4.6 runs per game, which is 8th in baseball.

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Chan-Ho Park is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Doosan. In his career, Park has hit 28 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 397 runs. He has recorded a slugging percentage of .338 and he has totaled 1,342 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he came to bat 4,470 times and came through with a base hit 1,065 times. He has been struck out 598 times and has taken a walk on 378 occasions, which contributes in part to a .331 OBP. Park is sitting with a batting avereage of .268 in his time in baseball, with 578 scored runs and an OPS of .669.

The Bears have swiped 78 bags and have been gunned down 14 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage is 15.2%. The Doosan Bears are sitting with 2,864 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 934 assists and 79 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .980 which is 9th in the league and have accumulated 73 double plays.

The Bears hold a team ERA of 3.74 on the campaign (1st in the league), and they have rung up 918 hitters. Doosan has allowed 936 hits (8.8 per 9 innings) and 397 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.57 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.36. Bears pitchers have given up 82 long balls and also 461 runs (10th in the league).

NC has hit 98 home runs this season to go along with 487 runs batted in. They have notched 156 two-baggers, while walking 362 times and putting up 515 runs. The NC Dinos have accounted for an on-base percentage of .354 in addition to a batting average of .273 on the campaign. The Dinos hold a slugging % of .406 and they are recording 5.15 runs per game (5th in KBO). They have been called out on strikes on 749 occasions (9th in the league) and have tallied 929 base hits.

Kun Woo Park is a batter who should be able to impact this game for NC. In the 5,038 official at-bats in his baseball career, Park has recorded a batting average of .322 with 1,622 base hits. He has gone deep 148 times, as well as 2,445 total bases and also a .485 slugging percentage. Park has drawn a walk 499 times while fanning on 780 plate appearances. He has recorded 851 runs in addition to having earned 807 RBIs. His OBP comes in at .389 and he holds a career OPS of .874.

The NC Dinos have turned 82 double plays and have a fielding rate of .980 (8th in KBO). The Dinos have accrued 924 assists, 74 errors and have notched a total of 2,645 putouts for the year. Out of their 69 tries at stealing a base, they have made it 51 times and been caught 18 times (26.1% caught stealing rate).

The NC pitching staff have allowed 539 runs on the season while holding a team ERA of 4.79 (469 earned runs relinquished). They have relinquished 107 HR's and they surrender 5.50 runs per 9 innings (8th in baseball). The Dinos have a team WHIP of 1.473 in addition to having a FIP of 5.50 as a pitching staff for the season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.87 (808 strikeouts vs 433 free passes). They are sitting at 10th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 865.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take NC (+220) and under the total runs

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