Doosan Bears vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 5/30/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Doosan Bears vs Kiwoom Heroes

Date: Friday, May 30, 2025

Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SPO-T

Odds/Point Spread: Doosan (-160) Kiwoom (+132)

Gocheok Sky Dome is the site where Joo Hwan Choi and the Kiwoom Heroes (14-41, 10th in KBO) will play the Doosan Bears (21-28, 9th in KBO) on Friday, May 30, 2025. The Bears open this game at -160 while the Heroes are priced at +132. The over/under opens at 9.

Doosan has a slugging percentage of .376 and have been called out on strikes 433 times, while getting the free base on 186 occasions. They have accrued 217 runs batted in in addition to 470 base knocks on the campaign, while their average at the plate sits at .261. The Bears have tallied 85 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 34 balls out of the stadium. They have 234 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .336. As a team, the Doosan Bears are compiling 4.5 runs per game, which has them at 6th in baseball.

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Soo Bin Jung is a batter who can be a difference maker for Doosan. For his professional baseball career, Jung has hit 39 balls over the fence while knocking in 561 runs. He has amassed a slugging percentage of .371 and he has racked up 2,028 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he faced a pitcher 6,303 times and got on base with a hit 1,530 times. He has struck out 797 times and has walked on 572 occasions, which has contributed to a .354 OBP. Jung has an average at the plate of .280 for his career in baseball, with 948 scored runs and an OPS of .725.

The Bears have swiped 41 bases and have been thrown out 19 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 31.7%. The Doosan Bears have amassed 1,390 putouts this season, as well as 467 assists and 39 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .979 which has them sitting 6th in the league and have 40 double plays.

They have a K/BB ratio of 1.98 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.35. Bears pitchers have relinquished 37 home runs and 244 runs in total (4th in KBO). Doosan has surrendered 431 hits (8.4 per 9 innings) and 217 earned runs. The Bears have compiled a team ERA of 4.22 on the campaign (6th in baseball), and they have rung up 385 hitters.

Kiwoom has tallied 37 long balls over the course of the season in addition to 181 runs batted in. They have 71 doubles, while walking 167 times and scoring 193 runs. The Kiwoom Heroes have tallied a team OBP of .302 as well as a team batting average of .230 this year. The Heroes hold a slugging percentage of .333 and they tally 3.51 runs per contest (10th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 481 occasions (1st in KBO) and have tallied 427 base knocks.

Joo Hwan Choi is a hitter who should impact this game for Kiwoom. During the 4,443 at-bats in his pro career, Choi has recorded a batting average of .277 and has racked up 1,229 hits. He has homered 130 times, with 1,917 total bases and a .431 slugging percentage. Choi has drawn a walk 431 times while being called out on strikes on 718 tries. He is sitting with 581 runs and notched 706 runs batted in. His on-base percentage sits at .345 and he is the owner of a has a OPS in his career of .776.

Out of their 64 tries at getting a steal, they have had success 42 times and been caught 22 times (34.4% caught stealing percentage). The Kiwoom Heroes have turned 44 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .978 (8th in Korean baseball). The Heroes have recorded 492 assists, 44 errors and are sitting with 1,440 putouts for the season.

The Heroes have a WHIP of 1.698 and have a FIP of 6.75 as a pitching staff on the campaign. They come in at 1st in baseball as a staff in total hits given up with 583. The Kiwoom pitching staff have given up 360 runs this season while having a team ERA of 5.94 (317 earned runs given up). Their K/BB ratio sits at 1.58 (367 strikeouts vs 232 free passes). They have given up 55 homers and they relinquish 6.75 runs per 9 innings (10th in baseball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Doosan (-160)

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