Lotte Giants vs Doosan Bears Prediction, 4/25/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Lotte Giants vs Doosan Bears

Date: Friday, April 25, 2025

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: KN-T

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

Seung Ho Kang and the Doosan Bears (10-14, 8th in KBO) play the Lotte Giants (13-12, 4th in KBO) at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Friday, April 25, 2025. The moneyline on this contest has the Giants priced at -145 and the Bears are at +125. The over/under has been set at 8.5.

The Giants have earned 47 doubles as a squad and have knocked 14 balls out of the stadium. Lotte is slugging .389 and have been called out on strikes 182 times, while taking a walk on 92 occasions. As a unit, the Lotte Giants are scoring 4.5 runs per game, which is 5th in the league. They have amassed 111 RBI's and 253 base knocks so far this season, and their batting average is sitting at .281. They have tallied 116 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .354.

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Seung Yeup Na is a batter who should impact this game for Lotte. In his professional baseball career, Na has hit 14 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 91 runs. For his time in baseball, he stepped up to bat 727 times and got on base with a hit 175 times. Na has accrued an average at the plate of .287 for his time in baseball, in addition to 88 scored runs and an OPS of .833. His career slugging percentage is .444 and he has a total of 271 bases. He has struck out 132 times and has walked on 101 occasions, contributing to a .389 OBP.

The Lotte Giants have a total of 690 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 244 assists and 26 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .973 which is 9th in Korean baseball and have 17 double plays. The Giants have stolen 18 bases and have been gunned down 5 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage sits at 21.7%.

The Giants have compiled a team ERA of 4.50 over the course of the season (7th in the league), and the staff has rung up 231 hitters. Giants pitchers have allowed 23 home runs and also 130 runs (2nd in KBO). Lotte has given up 232 base knocks (9.1 per 9 innings) and also 115 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.06 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.50.

The Bears have a SLG% of .384 and they score 4.67 runs per contest (3rd in baseball). They have put up 44 doubles, while taking a walk 84 times and notching 112 runs. Doosan has accumulated 14 home runs on the season to go along with 101 runs batted in. They have struck out on 211 occasions (2nd in baseball) and have tallied 217 base hits. The Doosan Bears have a team OBP of .336 and a batting average of .263 so far this year.

Seung Ho Kang is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Doosan. Kang has drawn a free base 128 times while being called out on strikes on 572 occasions. His OBP is .306 and he has a career OPS of .715. Over the course of the 2,100 official at-bats in his baseball career, Kang has recorded a batting average of .258 in addition to 542 hits. He has a total of 295 runs and has 285 RBIs. He has homered 50 times, as well as 850 total bases and also a .405 slugging %.

The Doosan Bears have turned 18 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .982 (5th in KBO). The Bears have 203 assists, 15 errors and have earned 630 putouts for the year. Of their 28 chances at swiping a bag, they have had success 19 times and been caught 9 times (32.1% caught stealing percentage).

The Bears have a WHIP of 1.443 and have a FIP of 4.97 as a unit on the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.96 (188 strikeouts vs 96 walks). They are currently ranked 6th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 207. They have conceded 14 home runs and they relinquish 4.97 runs per 9 innings (6th in the league). The Doosan pitching staff have given up 116 runs over the course of the season while holding a team ERA of 4.46 (104 earned runs yielded).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Lotte (-145)

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