Samsung Lions vs Doosan Bears Prediction, 3/28/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Samsung Lions vs Doosan Bears

Date: Friday, March 28, 2025

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: MS-T

Odds/Point Spread: Samsung (-132) Doosan (+110)

Jamsil Baseball Stadium is the venue where Jae Hwan Kim and the Doosan Bears (1-3, 7th in KBO) will take on the Samsung Lions (3-1, 2nd in KBO) on Friday, March 28, 2025. The Lions open this matchup at -132 while the Bears are coming in at +110. The over/under is set at 9.

As a unit, the Samsung Lions are knocking in 11.0 runs per game, which ranks them 1st in baseball. They have earned a total of 44 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .421. The Lions have tallied 8 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 11 balls out of the stadium. They have recorded 42 runs batted in as well as 51 base knocks on the season, while their team batting average is at .347. Samsung is slugging .639 and have struck out 35 times, while being walked on 17 occasions.

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Ja Wook Koo is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Samsung. In his career, Koo has hit 169 balls out of the park while knocking in 796 runs. He has accumulated a slugging percentage of .514 and he has a total of 2,423 bases. In his time in the Majors, he approached the plate 5,325 times and also came through with a base knock 1,502 times. He has gone down on strikes 911 times and has taken a walk on 480 occasions, contributing to a .385 on-base percentage. Koo has accrued an average at the plate of .319 in his time in baseball, with 884 scored runs and an OPS of .899.

The Samsung Lions have amassed 108 putouts this year, in addition to 32 assists and 1 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .993 which has them ranked 2nd in KBO and have earned 6 double plays. The Lions have stolen 3 bases and have been thrown out 0 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 0.0%.

The Lions are sitting with a team earned run average of 6.25 on the campaign (6th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 34 hitters. Samsung has surrendered 50 hits (12.5 per 9 innings) and 25 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.83 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.72. Lions pitchers have yielded 4 home runs in addition to 25 runs in total (5th in KBO).

The Bears hold a slugging percentage of .338 and they score 3.25 runs per contest (8th in KBO). They have recorded 7 doubles, while walking 11 times as well as putting up 13 runs. Doosan is sitting with 0 home runs on the season as well as 13 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 43 instances (1st in the league) and have a total of 40 base hits. The Doosan Bears have accounted for an on-base percentage of .331 as well as a team batting average of .276 for the season.

Jae Hwan Kim is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Doosan. Kim has earned a free base 680 times while fanning on 1,246 plate appearances. He has amassed 795 runs and also has 935 RBIs. His OBP sits at .375 and he has a has a OPS in his career of .885. He has homered 263 times, in addition to having 2,422 total bases and also a .510 slugging %. During the 4,747 official at-bats in his career, Kim has accumulated a batting average of .284 and has racked up 1,346 base hits.

Out of their 6 tries at getting a steal, they have made it 3 times and been caught 3 times (50.0% caught stealing rate). The Doosan Bears have turned 3 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .993 (3rd in KBO). The Bears have accrued 40 assists, 1 errors and have accumulated 99 putouts over the course of the season.

The Bears have a team WHIP of 1.576 and are the owners of a FIP of 5.73 as a team this season. They are sitting at 4th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 39. The Doosan pitching staff have allowed 21 runs this year while holding a team ERA of 5.73 (21 earned runs surrendered). Their K/BB ratio sits at 1.85 (24 strikeouts against 13 bases on balls). They have allowed 3 long balls and they surrender 5.73 runs per 9 innings (5th in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Samsung (-132)

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