Kia Tigers vs Doosan Bears Prediction, 4/20/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kia Tigers vs Doosan Bears

Date: Sunday, April 20, 2025

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SPO-T

Odds/Point Spread: Kia (-145) Doosan (+125)

Seung Ho Kang and the Doosan Bears (8-11, 9th in KBO) host the Kia Tigers (9-11, 7th in KBO) at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Sunday, April 20, 2025. The Bears open this contest at +125 while the Tigers are priced at -145. The O/U has been set at 8.5.

As a team, the Kia Tigers are scoring 4.4 runs/g, which is 7th in KBO. They have a total of 87 runs scored and hold an OBP of .329. The Tigers have recorded 37 doubles as a squad and have smacked 21 balls out of the park. They have accrued 86 RBI's and 161 hits for the year, and their batting average comes in at .242. Kia owns a slugging percentage of .392 and have been called out on strikes 147 times, while getting the free base on 85 occasions.

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Sung Bum Na is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Kia. In his career, Na has drilled 276 baseballs over the fence while driving in 1,079 runs. Over the course of his time in the league, he approached the plate 6,174 times and has delivered a base hit 1,717 times. Na is sitting with a batting avereage of .313 for his baseball career, in addition to 1,020 scored runs and an OPS of .919. He has earned a slugging percentage of .538 in addition to earning 2,950 bases. He has gone down on strikes 1,349 times and has gotten a free base on 508 at-bats, which has contributed to a .381 on-base percentage.

The Kia Tigers have a tally of 525 putouts this year, as well as 213 assists and 14 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .981 which puts them in 6th in the league and they have turned 14 double plays. The Tigers have stolen 16 bases and have been caught 7 times, which shows us their caught stealing rate is 30.4%.

They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 1.97 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.46. Tigers pitchers have allowed 7 home runs and also 102 total runs (3rd in baseball). Kia has surrendered 183 hits (9.4 per 9 innings) and 85 earned runs. The Tigers hold a team earned run average of 4.37 this year (6th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 142 batters.

The Doosan Bears have compiled an on-base percentage of .324 and a team batting average of .253 this year. They have been called out on strikes on 173 occasions (4th in the league) and have notched a total of 165 hits. Doosan has tallied 10 home runs on the campaign and 77 RBIs. The Bears have a team SLG% of .361 and they are earning 4.58 runs per game (4th in the league). They hit 31 doubles, while taking a walk 64 times and putting up 87 runs.

Seung Ho Kang is a batter who should impact this game for Doosan. Kang has drawn a walk 128 times while being called out on strikes on 567 occasions. He has tallied 294 runs in addition to having 284 runs batted in. His OBP sits at .307 and he also has a lifetime OPS of .731. He has gone deep 50 times, in addition to having 846 bases in total and also a .406 slugging percentage. For the 2,085 at-bats in his professional career, Kang has recorded a batting average of .259 with 540 hits.

Of their 25 attempts at swiping a bag, they have been successful 17 times and been caught 8 times (32.0% caught stealing rate). The Doosan Bears have turned 15 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .985 (3rd in KBO). The Bears have racked up 164 assists, 10 errors and have accounted for 498 putouts this season.

The Doosan pitching staff have allowed 94 runs this season while having an ERA of 4.61 (85 earned runs relinquished). They have allowed 10 dingers and they concede 5.10 runs per 9 innings (7th in KBO). The Bears are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.476 and are the owners of a FIP of 5.10 as a unit this year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.04 (151 strikeouts against 74 free passes). They come in at 6th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 171.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kia (-145)

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