Doosan Bears vs Lotte Giants Prediction, 4/6/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Doosan Bears vs Lotte Giants

Date: Sunday, April 6, 2025

Location: Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan, South Korea

TV: TVING

Odds/Point Spread: Doosan (+126) Lotte (-152)

Ho Young Son and the Lotte Giants (4-5, 5th in KBO) play the Doosan Bears (4-6, 7th in KBO) at Sajik Baseball Stadium on Sunday, April 6, 2025. The Bears open this matchup at +126 while the Giants are priced at -152. The over/under is set at 8.5.

As a team, the Doosan Bears are notching 3.3 runs per game, which has them at 8th in baseball. They are sitting with 33 runs while having a team OBP of .292. The Bears have tallied 11 doubles as a unit and have knocked 5 balls out of the park. They have amassed 30 runs batted in and 74 base knocks for the year, and their batting average is at .224. Doosan has a slugging % of .314 and have been rung up 94 times, while taking a walk on 28 occasions.

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Seung Ho Kang is a batter who should impact this game for Doosan. Kang has accrued an average at the plate of .260 for his time in baseball, with 289 scored runs and an OPS of .790. He has gone down on strikes 552 times and has walked on 124 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .308 OBP. In his career, Kang has hit 50 balls out of the park while driving in 281 runs. He has earned a slugging percentage of .409 and he has a total of 836 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he came to the plate 2,241 times and has come through with a base hit 532 times.

The Bears have stolen 5 bags and have been gunned down 5 times, which means their caught stealing percentage comes in at 50.0%. The Doosan Bears are sitting with 258 putouts on the year, in addition to 88 assists and 4 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .989 which has them ranked 2nd in Korean baseball and have a total of 8 double plays.

They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.55 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.31. Bears pitchers have given up 5 home runs in addition to 45 runs in total (5th in KBO). Doosan has allowed 84 hits (8.8 per 9 innings) and 40 earned runs. The Bears have compiled a team earned run average of 4.19 this year (6th in KBO), and the staff has struck out 74 hitters.

The Lotte Giants have accounted for an OBP of .300 in addition to a team batting average of .226 for the season. They have been called out on strikes on 76 occasions (4th in KBO) and have a total of 74 base hits. Lotte has tallied 4 home runs on the campaign in addition to 27 RBIs. The Giants hold a slugging % of .318 and they score 2.70 runs per outing (10th in KBO). They have recorded 14 two-baggers, while taking a walk 30 times and racking up 27 runs.

Ho Young Son is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Lotte. Over the course of the 386 at-bats in his pro career, Son has a batting average of .244 and has racked up 94 hits. He has hit a home run 4 times, with 123 bases in total and a .319 slugging percentage. Son has recorded a walk 29 times while being called out on strikes on 68 chances. He has recorded 61 runs in addition to having 44 RBIs. His on-base percentage comes in at .304 and he is the owner of a career OPS of .623.

The Lotte Giants have turned 6 double plays and have a fielding rate of .974 (7th in KBO). The Giants have accrued 100 assists, 10 errors and have a tally of 270 putouts this season. Of their 7 tries at getting a steal, they have made it 4 times and been caught 3 times (42.9% caught stealing percentage).

The Giants have a team WHIP of 1.400 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.30 as a team this year. They are sitting at 5th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 85. The Lotte pitching staff have relinquished 43 runs on the campaign while having an ERA of 3.80 (38 earned runs conceded). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 2.07 (85 strikeouts vs 41 bases on balls). They have allowed 10 homers and they concede 4.30 runs per 9 innings (5th in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Doosan (+126)

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