Lotte Giants vs Doosan Bears Prediction, 4/27/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Lotte Giants vs Doosan Bears

Date: Sunday, April 27, 2025

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SPO-T

Odds/Point Spread: Lotte (-275) Doosan (+220)

Victor Reyes and the Lotte Giants (14-12, 3rd in KBO) travel to Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Sunday, April 27, 2025, where they'll meet the Doosan Bears (11-14, 7th in KBO). The Bears open this contest at +220 while the Giants are coming in at -275. The total has been set at 8.5.

Lotte has a slugging percentage of .391 and have been called out on strikes 190 times, while getting the free base on 94 occasions. They have recorded 115 runs batted in in addition to 262 base knocks on the campaign, while their batting average sits at .282. The Giants have tallied 48 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 15 balls out of the stadium. They have notched a total of 121 runs scored and have an OBP of .354. As a team, the Lotte Giants are earning 4.5 runs per game, which has them sitting at 5th in KBO.

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Victor Reyes is a batter who can be a difference maker for Lotte. In his career, Reyes has slapped 83 balls out of the park while driving in 682 runs. His slugging percentage is .414 and he has totaled 2,151 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he stepped into the batters box 5,650 times and has notched a hit 1,535 times. He has struck out 985 times and has taken a walk on 353 occasions, contributing to a .341 OBP. Reyes has earned a batting average of .296 in his time in baseball, with 729 runs scored and an OPS of .755.

The Lotte Giants have a total of 717 putouts this season, in addition to 250 assists and 26 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .974 which has them ranked 8th in KBO and they have turned 17 double plays. The Giants have swiped 20 bases and have been gunned down 5 times, which means their caught stealing percentage is 20.0%.

The Giants have compiled a team ERA of 4.44 so far this season (7th in KBO), and they have rung up 243 hitters. Lotte has allowed 236 base knocks (8.9 per 9 innings) and 118 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.06 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.48. Giants pitchers have surrendered 23 home runs and 133 total runs (3rd in baseball).

The Doosan Bears have tallied an on-base percentage of .337 and a batting average of .265 so far this season. They have struck out on 217 instances (2nd in KBO) and have totaled 228 hits. Doosan has hit 16 long balls this season as well as 110 RBIs. The Bears hold a team slugging percentage of .392 and they tally 4.84 runs per outing (3rd in KBO). They have hit 46 doubles, while walking 86 times and scoring 121 runs.

Ui-ji Yang is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Doosan. Yang has earned a walk 683 times while fanning on 773 plate appearances. He is sitting with 890 runs and racked up 1,123 RBIs. His on-base percentage sits at .389 and he has earned a career OPS of .888. He has hit it out of the park 265 times, with 2,989 bases in total and a .499 slugging %. In the 5,992 at-bats in his pro career, Yang has earned a batting average of .307 with 1,840 base hits.

The Doosan Bears have turned 18 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .982 (5th in the league). The Bears have recorded 209 assists, 16 errors and have accounted for 657 putouts on the campaign. Of their 28 attempts at stealing a base, they have had success 19 times and been caught 9 times (32.1% caught stealing rate).

The Doosan pitching staff have allowed 119 runs for the year while holding an ERA of 4.32 (105 earned runs given up). They have conceded 14 homers and they relinquish 4.89 runs per 9 innings (6th in baseball). The Bears hold a team WHIP of 1.434 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.89 as a staff so far this year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.94 (194 strikeouts vs 100 bases on balls). They come in at 6th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 214.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Lotte (-275)

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