Doosan Bears vs Lotte Giants Prediction, 4/4/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Doosan Bears vs Lotte Giants

Date: Friday, April 4, 2025

Location: Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan, South Korea

TV: SPO-2T

Odds/Point Spread: Doosan (+150) Lotte (-182)

Seung Ho Kang and the Doosan Bears (3-6, 8th in KBO) travel to Sajik Baseball Stadium on Friday, April 4, 2025, where they'll take on the Lotte Giants (3-5, 7th in KBO). The Bears open this matchup at +150 while the Giants are coming in at -182. The total opens at 9.

As a unit, the Doosan Bears are notching 3.0 runs per game, which has them at 8th in the league. They have notched a total of 27 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .291. The Bears have recorded 10 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 3 balls out of the stadium. They have 24 runs batted in as well as 66 hits so far this year, while their average at the plate comes in at .222. Doosan is slugging .299 and have been called out on strikes 85 times, while drawing a walk on 25 occasions.

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Seung Ho Kang is a batter who should impact this game for Doosan. In his career, Kang has slapped 50 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 281 runs. For his time in baseball, he stepped up to bat 2,241 times and got on base with a base knock 532 times. Kang has accumulated a batting average of .260 for his career, with 289 scored runs and an OPS of .790. He has compiled a slugging percentage of .409 and he has totaled 836 bases. He has struck out 552 times and earned a walk on 124 occasions, contributing to a .308 OBP.

The Doosan Bears have amassed 231 putouts on the campaign, as well as 81 assists and 4 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .987 which is 2nd in Korean baseball and they have turned 6 double plays. The Bears have swiped 5 bases and have been caught 5 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 50.0%.

The Bears have compiled a team earned run average of 4.56 so far this year (6th in the league), and they have rung up 65 hitters. Doosan has given up 77 base knocks (9.0 per 9 innings) and 39 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.50 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.34. Bears pitchers have yielded 5 home runs in addition to 44 total runs (4th in baseball).

The Lotte Giants have compiled an OBP of .298 in addition to a batting average of .219 over the course of the season. They have been called out on strikes on 66 instances (5th in KBO) and are sitting with 64 base hits. Lotte has knocked in 4 HRs for the year to go along with 23 runs batted in. The Giants hold a slugging % of .305 and they have an average of 2.56 runs per game (10th in baseball). They have put up 11 doubles, while taking a walk 28 times as well as scoring 23 runs.

Ho Young Son is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Lotte. In the 386 official at-bats in his pro career, Son has recorded a batting average of .244 with 94 hits. He has gone yard 4 times, in addition to having 123 total bases and also a .319 slugging %. Son has recorded a walk 29 times while striking out on 68 attempts. He has amassed 61 runs in addition to having 44 runs batted in. His OBP is .304 and he is the owner of a has a OPS in his career of .623.

In their 7 chances at getting a steal, they have made it 4 times and been caught 3 times (42.9% caught stealing rate). The Lotte Giants have turned 6 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .973 (7th in KBO). The Giants have racked up 86 assists, 9 errors and have a total of 243 putouts so far this year.

The Giants have a team WHIP of 1.407 in addition to having a FIP of 4.56 as a staff for the year. They are sitting at 4th in KBO as a staff in total hits conceded with 78. The Lotte pitching staff have given up 41 runs on the campaign while having a team ERA of 4.00 (36 earned runs surrendered). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 2.11 (76 strikeouts vs 36 free passes). They have relinquished 10 homers and they surrender 4.56 runs per 9 innings (5th in KBO).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Doosan (+150)

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