Kia Tigers vs Doosan Bears Prediction, 10/16/2021 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kia Tigers vs Doosan Bears

Date: Saturday, October 16, 2021

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: MBC Sports+

Odds/Point Spread: Kia (+121) Doosan (-161)

Jamsil Baseball Stadium is the site where Hee Kwan Yoo and the Doosan Bears (64-60, 4th in KBO) will take on the Kia Tigers (51-70, 9th in KBO) on Saturday. The Bears open this game at -161 while the Tigers are coming in at +121. The total opens at 8.5. The expected starting pitchers will be Seung Hyuk Han and Hee Kwan Yoo.

As a team, the Kia Tigers are putting up 4.0 runs per outing, which is 10th in KBO. They have accumulated 511 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .337. The Tigers have accrued 165 doubles as a squad and have knocked 60 balls out of the park. They have tallied 492 runs batted in and 1,067 base knocks on the season, and their average at the plate is .247. Kia has a slugging percentage of .336 and have been rung up 817 times, while getting the free base on 539 occasions.

Get all of our KBO Betting Picks

Tae-Jin Kim is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Kia. For his pro baseball career, Kim has hit 7 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 85 runs. Over the course of his pro career, he stepped up to bat 832 times and also came through with a hit 217 times. Kim has a batting average of .282 for his career, in addition to 91 scored runs and an OPS of .369. He has accumulated a slugging percentage of .369 and he has accumulated 284 bases. He has struck out 133 times and has gotten a free base on 42 occasions, contributing to a .317 OBP.

The Kia Tigers have accounted for 3,411 putouts on the year, in addition to 1,215 assists and 97 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .979 which puts them in 6th in the league and have accumulated 126 double plays. The Tigers have swiped 82 bags and have been gunned down 38 times, which means their caught stealing percentage comes in at 31.7%.

They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.53 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.51. Tigers pitchers have given up 123 long balls and also 678 runs (4th in the league). Kia has given up 1,157 hits (9.2 per 9 innings) as well as 627 earned runs. The Tigers hold a team ERA of 4.96 this year (9th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 860 hitters.

Han (14-21 career win-loss record) sits with a FIP of 6.36 while he has gone up against 1,530 opposing batters in baseball. He has surrendered 369 base knocks (10.0 hits per 9 innings) and has 199 free passes. His earned run average is 5.98 (220 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.716. Han has taken the hill for 331 innings and has racked up 288 punch outs during his pro baseball career.

The Bears have a team slugging % of .396 and they are earning 5.19 runs per outing (1st in baseball). They hit 218 doubles, while walking 495 times and putting up 669 runs. Doosan has 101 home runs so far this season to go along with 636 RBIs. They have struck out on 850 instances (7th in baseball) and have accounted for 1,186 hits. The Doosan Bears hold an OBP of .351 in addition to a batting average of .270 so far this year.

Jose Miguel Fernandez is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Doosan. Fernandez has recorded a free base 526 times while fanning on 340 occasions. He has accounted for 721 runs and also has 741 runs batted in. His on-base rate is .396 and he is the owner of a has a OPS in his career of .846. He has gone deep 123 times, with 2,158 total bases and a .450 slugging percentage. During the 4,795 official at-bats in his professional career, Fernandez has an average at the plate of .321 in addition to 1,540 base hits.

Out of their 113 tries at stealing a base, they got to the bag before the ball 73 times and been caught 40 times (35.4% caught stealing rate). The Doosan Bears have turned 111 double plays and have a fielding rate of .982 (4th in the league). The Bears have accrued 1,172 assists, 82 errors and have a tally of 3,410 putouts for the year.

The Doosan pitching staff have given up 592 runs for the year while having an ERA of 4.27 (539 earned runs conceded). They have allowed 96 dingers and they yield 4.68 runs per 9 innings (3rd in the league). The Bears have a team WHIP of 1.486 and have a FIP of 4.68 as a team for the year. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.82 (936 strikeouts against 513 walks). They are currently ranked 4th in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 1,177.

Yu (101-69 record in his career) has earned a 4.58 earned run average while allowing 10.6 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.94 and he has gone up against 6,164 opposing hitters in his pro baseball career. He has given up 718 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.462 and having a FIP of 5.0. During his pro baseball career, Yu has given up 1,661 hits while he has accumulated 777 strikeouts in 1,410 frames.

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Doosan (-161)

Get $60 worth of FREE premium member picks. No Obligation. No Salesman. No Credit Card. Fast Sign up with Instant Access Click Here