Doosan Bears vs NC Dinos Prediction, 8/19/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Doosan Bears vs NC Dinos

Date: Wednesday, August 19, 2026

Location: Changwon NC Park in Changwon, South Korea

TV: SPO-T

Odds/Point Spread: Doosan (-132) NC (+110)

Ju Won Kim and the NC Dinos (46-52, 7th in KBO) host the Doosan Bears (55-48, 5th in KBO) at Changwon NC Park on Wednesday, August 19, 2026. The moneyline on this matchup has the Bears coming in at -132 and the Dinos are at +110. The total has been set at 9.

As a team, the Doosan Bears are putting up 4.6 runs per game, which has them sitting at 8th in KBO. They are sitting with 497 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .340. The Bears have accrued 164 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 80 balls out of the park. They have tallied 464 runs batted in and 985 base knocks so far this year, and their batting average is at .269. Doosan owns a slugging percentage of .394 and have been called out on strikes 753 times, while taking a walk on 356 occasions.

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Soo Bin Jung is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Doosan. In his career, Jung has hit 48 balls out of the park while driving in 617 runs. His career slugging percentage is .369 in addition to earning 2,247 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he faced a pitcher 7,018 times and has delivered a hit 1,686 times. He has been struck out 895 times and has walked on 645 occasions, which contributes in part to a .353 on-base %. Jung has recorded a batting average of .277 for his career, with 1,054 scored runs and an OPS of .722.

The Doosan Bears have 2,864 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 934 assists and 79 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .980 which is 9th in KBO and have a total of 73 double plays. The Bears have swiped 78 bags and have been gunned down 14 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage sits at 15.2%.

The Bears hold a team ERA of 3.74 for the season (1st in baseball), and they have struck out 918 batters. Bears pitchers have surrendered 82 home runs in addition to 461 runs in total (10th in the league). Doosan has conceded 936 base hits (8.8 per 9 innings) as well as 397 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.57 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.36.

The Dinos have a team slugging percentage of .406 and they are recording 5.15 runs per game (5th in baseball). They have put up 156 two-baggers, while getting a free base 362 times and racking up 515 runs. NC has 98 home runs this year and 487 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 749 instances (9th in the league) and have a total of 929 hits. The NC Dinos have recorded a team on-base percentage of .354 and a batting average of .273 this year.

Ju Won Kim is a batter who should be able to impact this game for NC. Kim has tallied a walk 242 times while striking out on 534 tries. His OBP is .358 and he holds a career OPS of .764. For the 2,154 at-bats in his professional career, Kim has accrued an average at the plate of .262 in addition to 565 base hits. He has accrued 338 runs in addition to having 279 runs batted in. He has hit a home run 64 times, in addition to having 874 bases in total and a .406 slugging percentage.

The NC Dinos have turned 82 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .980 (8th in the league). The Dinos have racked up 924 assists, 74 errors and have earned a total of 2,645 putouts so far this year. Of their 69 attempts at stealing a base, they have made it 51 times and been caught 18 times (26.1% caught stealing percentage).

The NC pitching staff have allowed 539 runs for the season while holding a team ERA of 4.79 (469 earned runs allowed). They have allowed 107 homers and they relinquish 5.50 runs per 9 innings (8th in baseball). The Dinos have a team WHIP of 1.473 with a FIP of 5.50 as a team on the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.87 (808 strikeouts against 433 free passes). They have a ranking of 10th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 865.

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take NC (+110)

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