Bears vs. Lions Predictions, Picks, Betting Tips 5/24/20

Match Details

League: Korean Baseball Organization League 2020

Match: Doosan Bears vs. Samsung Lions

Date: 05/24/2020

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park, Daegu, South Korea.

Odds: Doosan Bears -204, Samsung Lions +150; O/U 11.5

The third week of the 39th season of the Korean Baseball Organization League 2020 will continue as the three-game match series of the third weekend gets into action tomorrow. The last game of the series rolls into the fourth week of play. Tomorrow is another day, as all the ten teams of the KBO league will take on each other in the final game of the three-match series. The Doosan Bears will be taking on the Samsung Lions in a heat-filled last series game in Daegu tomorrow, May 24, 2020.

The defending champions defeated the Samsung Lions in their first two series match. It is safe to say it will be very easy for them to bag a three-game series win over the Lions. In the first game of the series, the Bear came away with a 12-7 victory over the Lions. The Bears running a 10-6 in the regular season are looking extend their lead over the NC Dinos in the league table. However, they have a tie with the LG Twins. The Lions' early 2-0 lead was untimely held off by the Doosan Bears after they scored an overpowering eight run in the next three innings to extend their lead to 8-4 in the sixth innings. Lee Yong-chan recorded his first win of the season, and Ham Duk-Joo had his first save of the season. In the second game of the series, the Lions also had an early victory. Still, the Doosan Bears' powerful attacks saw them through win a 10-6 win over the Lions in their title defense race.

The Doosan Bears are making an impressive title defense with an only six-game loss out of sixteen league matches played and are running two games winning streak after their last defeat against the table toppers, NC Dinos earlier this week.

On the other hand, with a 5-12 in the regular season, Samsung Lions has won only five-game out of 17 league matches played and a running treble loss. They currently have a PCT of just 0.294. In the last ten meetings between the duo, Samsung has managed to win only two games while the Bears have won eight with zero matches drawn.

LineUp

Doosan Bears:

Out-Fielders are Park Kim Woo and Kim Jae-hwan, 

In-Fielders are José Fernandez, Oh Jae-won, Choi Joo-hwan, Kim Jae-Ho, Kyoung-Min Her and Soo Bin Jeoung

Catcher: Park Se Hyuk

Samsung Lions:

Out-Fielders are Kim Dong-yeop and Kim Heon-gon

In-Fielders are Kim Sang Su, Kim Ji-chan, Lee Hak-ju, Lee Won-seok and Tyler Saladino

Catcher: Kang Min-ho

Pitcher: David Buchanan

Predictions: Take Doosan Bears -204