Doosan Bears vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 8/1/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Doosan Bears vs Kia Tigers

Date: Thursday, August 1, 2024

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: SPO-2T

Seung Ho Kang and the Doosan Bears (51-50, 4th in KBO) are headed to Gwangju Kia Champions Field on Thursday, August 1, 2024, where they'll take on the Kia Tigers (60-38, 1st in KBO).

As a team, the Doosan Bears are scoring 5.2 runs per game, which has them sitting at 6th in baseball. They have notched a total of 537 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .346. The Bears have tallied 162 doubles as a squad and have hit 103 balls out of the park. They have tallied 506 runs batted in in addition to 975 base knocks so far this year, and their team batting average comes in at .276. Doosan has a slugging % of .419 and have been rung up 755 times, while drawing a walk on 349 occasions.

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Seung Ho Kang is a batter who should impact this game for Doosan. In his professional baseball career, Kang has hit 44 balls out of the park while knocking in 252 runs. For his career, he came to bat 2,048 times and also came through with a base hit 483 times. Kang has recorded a batting average of .258 in his time in baseball, with 257 runs scored and an OPS of .780. His slugging percentage sits at .403 in addition to racking up 753 bases. He has struck out 498 times and earned a walk on 112 occasions, which contributes in part to a .305 on-base %.

The Doosan Bears are sitting with 2,752 putouts so far this season, as well as 910 assists and 66 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .982 which ranks 1st in Korean baseball and have earned 81 double plays. The Bears have swiped 72 bases and have been caught 24 times, which means their caught stealing percentage is 25.0%.

The Bears have an earned run average of 4.64 over the course of the season (4th in the league), and the staff has struck out 767 hitters. Bears pitchers have surrendered 96 home runs and 524 runs in total (4th in the league). Doosan has given up 938 base hits (9.2 per 9 innings) and 473 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.80 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.49.

The Kia Tigers have earned a team on-base percentage of .371 in addition to a team batting average of .298 this season. They have struck out on 649 instances (10th in the league) and have a total of 1,068 hits. Kia has recorded 120 home runs so far this season in addition to 577 RBIs. The Tigers have a slugging percentage of .462 and they are earning 6.11 runs per game (1st in the league). They have 191 two-baggers, while taking a walk 392 times and notching 611 runs.

Do Yeong Kim is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Kia. Over the course of the 948 at-bats in his pro career, Kim is sitting with a batting avereage of .308 with 292 base knocks. He has homered 38 times, in addition to having 486 total bases and a .513 slugging percentage. Kim has earned a walk 103 times while going down on strikes on 198 occasions. He has a total of 209 runs in addition to having earned 144 RBIs. His on-base percentage sits at .377 and he has earned a career OPS of .890.

The Kia Tigers have turned 100 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .974 (10th in the league). The Tigers have racked up 1,007 assists, 100 errors and have accumulated 2,687 putouts on the season. Of their 103 chances at swiping a bag, they have been successful 79 times and been caught 24 times (23.3% caught stealing rate).

The Kia pitching staff have given up 520 runs so far this year while holding an ERA of 4.31 (429 earned runs yielded). They have conceded 97 homers and they surrender 5.23 runs per 9 innings (4th in the league). The Tigers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.475 and have a FIP of 5.23 as a staff for the season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 1.98 (766 strikeouts vs 386 free passes). They rank 8th in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 934.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Kia and under the total runs

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