Doosan Bears vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 7/31/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Doosan Bears vs Kia Tigers

Date: Thursday, July 31, 2025

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: SPO-2T

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

Jake Cave and the Doosan Bears (40-52, 9th in KBO) head to Gwangju Kia Champions Field on Thursday, July 31, 2025, where they'll meet the Kia Tigers (46-46, 5th in KBO). The Tigers open this contest at -275 while the Bears are coming in at +220. The total opens at 8.

The Bears have hit 150 doubles as a unit and have smacked 67 balls out of the park. Doosan has a slugging rate of .379 and have been called out on strikes 779 times, while being walked on 322 occasions. As a unit, the Doosan Bears are scoring 4.4 runs per game, which is 8th in KBO. They have amassed 391 RBI's and 857 base knocks for the year, while their average at the plate is .260. They have racked up 426 runs scored and hold an OBP of .332.

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Jake Cave is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Doosan. For his pro baseball career, Cave has slapped 138 balls over the fence while knocking in 630 runs. He has amassed a slugging percentage of .444 in addition to earning 2,294 bases. During his time in professional baseball, he faced a pitcher 5,730 times and has delivered with a base knock 1,437 times. He has gone down on strikes 1,385 times and has taken a walk on 439 occasions, which contributes in part to a .340 on-base percentage. Cave is sitting with a batting avereage of .278 for his time in baseball, in addition to 768 runs scored and an OPS of .784.

The Bears have stolen 68 bases and have been thrown out 29 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage sits at 29.9%. The Doosan Bears have 2,550 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 926 assists and 80 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .978 which has them sitting 8th in the league and have a total of 82 double plays.

The Bears have an ERA of 4.22 so far this season (6th in the league), and they have rung up 674 hitters. Bears pitchers have yielded 65 long balls in addition to 447 runs in total (5th in the league). Doosan has given up 813 base knocks (8.6 per 9 innings) as well as 399 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 1.90 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.37.

Kia has accounted for 87 home runs over the course of the season in addition to 425 runs batted in. They have recorded 174 doubles, while getting a free base 371 times as well as scoring 456 runs. The Kia Tigers have earned an on-base percentage of .340 and a batting average of .260 this season. The Tigers have a slugging percentage of .400 and they tally 4.80 runs per game (5th in baseball). They have been rung up on 756 occasions (4th in KBO) and have accounted for 847 base knocks.

Hyoung Woo Choi is a batter who can be a difference maker for Kia. Choi has drawn a free base 1,180 times while fanning on 1,465 plate appearances. He has amassed 1,343 runs and racked up 1,708 RBIs. His OBP sits at .401 and he has earned a lifetime OPS of .932. He has gone yard 410 times, as well as 4,353 bases in total and a .531 slugging %. For the 8,195 official at-bats in his professional career, Choi has an average at the plate of .311 with 2,545 base hits.

Out of their 100 chances at swiping a bag, they have had success 76 times and been caught 24 times (24.0% caught stealing rate). The Kia Tigers have turned 85 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .978 (7th in Korean baseball). The Tigers have accrued 952 assists, 78 errors and have earned 2,521 putouts on the season.

The Tigers have a team WHIP of 1.432 in addition to having a FIP of 4.87 as a squad for the season. They are currently ranked 4th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 866. The Kia pitching staff have surrendered 455 runs this year while holding a team ERA of 4.40 (411 earned runs allowed). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 2.06 (695 strikeouts against 337 walks). They have allowed 65 long balls and they give up 4.87 runs per 9 innings (7th in the league).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Doosan (+220)

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