Doosan Bears vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 5/17/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds
Game: Doosan Bears vs Kia Tigers
Date: Saturday, May 17, 2025
Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea
TV: KN-T
Odds/Point Spread: Doosan (+125) Kia (-145)
Ui-ji Yang and the Doosan Bears (18-22, 8th in KBO) head to Gwangju Kia Champions Field on Saturday, May 17, 2025, where they'll take on the Kia Tigers (18-22, 9th in KBO). The Tigers open this contest at -145 while the Bears are priced at +125. The total has been set at 9.
The Bears have accounted for 72 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 25 balls out of the park. Doosan is slugging .374 and have been called out on strikes 338 times, while drawing a walk on 151 occasions. As a unit, the Doosan Bears are scoring 4.8 runs per game, which ranks them 4th in the league. They have accounted for 186 RBI's in addition to 378 base knocks so far this season, while their average at the plate sits at .260. They have accounted for 202 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .336.
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Ui-ji Yang is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Doosan. In his professional baseball career, Yang has slapped 266 baseballs over the fence while driving in 1,132 runs. Over the course of his time in the league, he stepped into the batters box 7,029 times and also came through with a hit 1,858 times. Yang is sitting with a batting avereage of .308 for his career in baseball, in addition to 895 runs scored and an OPS of .889. His slugging percentage is .499 and he has racked up 3,012 bases. He has gone down on strikes 778 times and has walked on 689 at-bats, which contributes in part to a .390 on-base percentage.
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The Doosan Bears have earned a total of 1,125 putouts so far this season, in addition to 383 assists and 29 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .981 which has them ranked 6th in KBO and have accumulated 36 double plays. The Bears have stolen 28 bases and have been gunned down 15 times, which means their caught stealing percentage comes in at 34.9%.
The Bears are sitting with a team ERA of 4.27 this year (5th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 314 batters. Bears pitchers have allowed 30 home runs in addition to 200 runs (5th in KBO). Doosan has conceded 357 hits (8.6 per 9 innings) and also 178 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 2.04 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.36.
The Kia Tigers have compiled a team on-base percentage of .333 as well as a batting average of .240 on the campaign. They have been called out on strikes on 301 occasions (8th in the league) and have earned 321 base hits. Kia has a total of 31 long balls so far this year and 172 RBIs. The Tigers have a slugging percentage of .372 and they tally 4.58 runs per outing (6th in KBO). They have 79 doubles, while getting a free base 179 times and recording 183 runs.
Chan-Ho Park is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Kia. For the 3,181 at-bats in his pro career, Park is sitting with a batting avereage of .263 in addition to 836 base hits. He has gone yard 19 times, as well as 1,044 bases in total and also a .328 slugging %. Park has recorded a walk 292 times while fanning on 480 attempts. He has accrued 456 runs and also has 322 RBIs. His on-base percentage comes in at .324 and he also has a lifetime OPS of .652.
The Kia Tigers have turned 31 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .981 (5th in Korean baseball). The Tigers have recorded 404 assists, 28 errors and have earned 1,053 putouts so far this year. In their 49 tries at swiping a bag, they have had success 38 times and been caught 11 times (22.4% caught stealing percentage).
The Tigers have a team WHIP of 1.496 and have a FIP of 5.23 as a pitching staff this year. They come in at 4th in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 367. The Kia pitching staff have surrendered 204 runs this year and come in with a team ERA of 4.64 (181 earned runs relinquished). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.86 (294 strikeouts against 158 walks). They have conceded 24 homers and they relinquish 5.23 runs per 9 innings (8th in baseball).
Who will win tonight's baseball game against the spread?
Tony Sink's Pick: Take Doosan (+125)
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