Doosan Bears vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 5/25/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Doosan Bears vs Kia Tigers

Date: Saturday, May 25, 2024

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: SPO-2T

Gwangju Kia Champions Field is the venue where Do Yeong Kim and the Kia Tigers (29-18, 1st in KBO) will take on the Doosan Bears (28-21, 4th in KBO) on Saturday, May 25, 2024.

The Bears have hit 85 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 55 balls out of the park. Doosan is slugging .436 and have been called out on strikes 364 times, while drawing a walk on 174 occasions. As a squad, the Doosan Bears are notching 5.6 runs per game, which is 2nd in baseball. They have accrued 271 runs batted in and 489 base knocks for the year, while their team batting average sits at .280. They have a total of 285 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .349.

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Kyeong-min Ho is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Doosan. Ho has accumulated a batting average of .295 in his time in baseball, with 729 runs scored and an OPS of .747. He has fanned 428 times and has been walked on 384 occasions, contributing to a .358 OBP. In his career, Ho has hit 55 baseballs over the fence while knocking in 602 runs. His career slugging percentage is .389 and he has totaled 1,871 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he came to bat 5,443 times and has delivered a base hit 1,417 times.

The Doosan Bears have notched a total of 1,371 putouts this season, as well as 464 assists and 37 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .980 which is 4th in the league and have a total of 46 double plays. The Bears have stolen 28 bases and have been thrown out 5 times, which means their caught stealing percentage comes in at 15.2%.

The Bears have compiled a team earned run average of 4.19 this season (3rd in baseball), and they have struck out 371 batters. Bears pitchers have yielded 41 long balls and also 244 total runs (6th in KBO). Doosan has surrendered 474 base hits (9.3 per 9 innings) as well as 213 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.88 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.47.

Kia has knocked in 52 HRs on the year as well as 255 RBIs. They have put up 85 doubles, while getting a free base 185 times as well as putting up 269 runs. The Kia Tigers have recorded a team OBP of .363 and a team batting average of .289 so far this season. The Tigers hold a slugging % of .436 and they tally 5.60 runs per outing (1st in KBO). They have been rung up on 307 occasions (10th in baseball) and have totaled 491 hits.

Do Yeong Kim is a batter who should impact this game for Kia. Kim has earned a walk 72 times while being called out on strikes on 164 tries. His on-base percentage is .353 and he has earned a has a OPS in his career of .805. For the 750 official at-bats in his pro career, Kim has hit .289 with 217 base knocks. He has accounted for 148 runs and also has 96 RBIs. He has hit it out of the park 21 times, in addition to having 339 total bases and a .452 slugging percentage.

Of their 54 tries at swiping a bag, they have made it 42 times and been caught 12 times (22.2% caught stealing percentage). The Kia Tigers have turned 45 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .971 (10th in KBO). The Tigers have recorded 492 assists, 54 errors and have a tally of 1,295 putouts during this campaign.

The Kia pitching staff have conceded 229 runs over the course of the season while holding an ERA of 3.86 (185 earned runs relinquished). They have given up 38 home runs and they relinquish 4.77 runs per 9 innings (2nd in KBO). The Tigers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.452 and have a FIP of 4.77 as a team over the course of the season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 1.84 (366 strikeouts vs 199 free passes). They sit at 9th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 427.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kia

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