Kia Tigers vs Doosan Bears Prediction, 4/18/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kia Tigers vs Doosan Bears

Date: Friday, April 18, 2025

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: MS-T

Odds/Point Spread: Kia (+102) Doosan (-122)

Soo Bin Jung and the Doosan Bears (8-11, 8th in KBO) host the Kia Tigers (8-11, 9th in KBO) at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Friday, April 18, 2025. The line on this contest has the Tigers priced at +102 and the Bears are at -122. The over/under is set at 8.5.

As a unit, the Kia Tigers are earning 4.3 runs per game, which ranks them 6th in the league. They have racked up 82 runs scored and have an OBP of .324. The Tigers have recorded 34 doubles as a unit and have smacked 20 balls out of the park. They have recorded 81 runs batted in and 148 base knocks on the campaign, and their team batting average is at .235. Kia has a slugging % of .384 and have struck out 144 times, while getting the free base on 82 occasions.

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Patrick Wisdom is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Kia. In his pro baseball career, Wisdom has hit 257 balls out of the park while driving in 819 runs. For his career, he approached the plate 5,676 times and has come through with a base hit 1,207 times. Wisdom has accumulated a batting average of .241 in his time in baseball, in addition to 751 scored runs and an OPS of .778. His career slugging percentage is .457 in addition to earning 2,293 bases. He has struck out 1,608 times and has gotten a free base on 555 at-bats, which has contributed to a .321 on-base percentage.

The Kia Tigers have amassed 498 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 198 assists and 12 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .983 which has them ranked 5th in KBO and have 12 double plays. The Tigers have swiped 15 bags and have been thrown out 6 times, which means their caught stealing rate is 28.6%.

The Tigers hold a team earned run average of 4.45 on the campaign (6th in the league), and the staff has rung up 136 hitters. Kia has allowed 170 base hits (9.2 per 9 innings) and 82 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.97 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.44. Tigers pitchers have given up 6 home runs and 98 total runs (3rd in baseball).

The Doosan Bears have recorded a team OBP of .324 in addition to a team batting average of .253 for the season. They have been called out on strikes on 173 occasions (2nd in the league) and have earned 165 base knocks. Doosan has compiled 10 HRs on the campaign to go along with 77 runs batted in. The Bears hold a team slugging percentage of .361 and they are recording 4.58 runs per contest (5th in KBO). They hit 31 doubles, while walking 64 times as well as notching 87 runs.

Soo Bin Jung is a hitter who should impact this game for Doosan. Jung has drawn a walk 553 times while being called out on strikes on 789 attempts. His OBP sits at .354 and he also has a lifetime OPS of .725. For the 5,345 official at-bats in his baseball career, Jung has accumulated a batting average of .280 in addition to having 1,497 base hits. He has accrued 929 runs and racked up 547 RBIs. He has homered 36 times, with 1,984 bases in total and also a .371 slugging percentage.

The Doosan Bears have turned 15 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .985 (3rd in KBO). The Bears have recorded 164 assists, 10 errors and have accumulated 498 putouts during this campaign. Out of their 25 tries at stealing a base, they have had success 17 times and been caught 8 times (32.0% caught stealing percentage).

The Doosan pitching staff have given up 94 runs for the year and come in with a team ERA of 4.61 (85 earned runs conceded). They have yielded 10 dingers and they allow 5.10 runs per 9 innings (6th in KBO). The Bears are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.476 and have a FIP of 5.10 as a unit over the course of the season. Their K/BB ratio is 2.04 (151 strikeouts against 74 free passes). They have a ranking of 4th in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 171.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kia (+102)

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