Doosan Bears vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 5/31/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Doosan Bears vs Kiwoom Heroes

Date: Saturday, May 31, 2025

Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea

TV: TVING

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

Gocheok Sky Dome is the site where Sung Mun Song and the Kiwoom Heroes (14-41, 10th in KBO) will take on the Doosan Bears (21-28, 9th in KBO) on Saturday, May 31, 2025. The Bears open this game at -160 while the Heroes are coming in at +132. The O/U is set at 9.

Doosan has a slugging % of .376 and have struck out 433 times, while getting the free base on 186 occasions. They have compiled 217 runs batted in in addition to 470 hits for the year, and their batting average comes in at .261. The Bears have hit 85 doubles as a unit and have knocked 34 balls out of the park. They have a total of 234 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .336. As a unit, the Doosan Bears are recording 4.5 runs per contest, which puts them at 6th in baseball.

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Ui-ji Yang is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Doosan. In his professional baseball career, Yang has hit 270 balls over the fence while knocking in 1,141 runs. He has recorded a slugging percentage of .500 and he has accumulated 3,045 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he stepped up to bat 7,080 times and also came through with a hit 1,875 times. He has struck out 787 times and earned a walk on 694 occasions, contributing to a .390 OBP. Yang has a batting average of .308 in his time in baseball, in addition to 901 runs scored and an OPS of .890.

The Bears have stolen 41 bases and have been thrown out 19 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage sits at 31.7%. The Doosan Bears have a tally of 1,390 putouts on the campaign, as well as 467 assists and 39 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .979 which is 6th in KBO and have accumulated 40 double plays.

Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.98 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.35. Bears pitchers have allowed 37 long balls and also 244 runs (4th in the league). Doosan has allowed 431 base hits (8.4 per 9 innings) and 217 earned runs. The Bears have compiled a team ERA of 4.22 this year (6th in KBO), and their staff has struck out 385 hitters.

Kiwoom has a total of 37 home runs over the course of the season as well as 181 RBIs. They have hit 71 doubles, while taking a walk 167 times and earning 193 runs. The Kiwoom Heroes are sitting with an on-base percentage of .302 in addition to a batting average of .230 for the season. The Heroes hold a team SLG% of .333 and they are recording 3.51 runs per game (10th in KBO). They have struck out on 481 occasions (1st in the league) and have a total of 427 hits.

Sung Mun Song is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Kiwoom. Song has drawn a free base 250 times while being called out on strikes on 383 occasions. He has scored 339 runs in addition to having 392 runs batted in. His on-base % is .338 and he is the owner of a career OPS of .748. He has hit a home run 62 times, in addition to having 1,041 total bases and a .410 slugging percentage. For the 2,536 official at-bats in his professional career, Song has hit .276 in addition to 699 base knocks.

In their 64 chances at swiping a bag, they have made it 42 times and been caught 22 times (34.4% caught stealing rate). The Kiwoom Heroes have turned 44 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .978 (8th in Korean baseball). The Heroes have accrued 492 assists, 44 errors and have notched a total of 1,440 putouts so far this year.

The Heroes hold a team WHIP of 1.698 and have a FIP of 6.75 as a unit for the season. They rank 1st in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 583. The Kiwoom pitching staff have relinquished 360 runs for the year while holding an ERA of 5.94 (317 earned runs allowed). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.58 (367 strikeouts vs 232 walks). They have conceded 55 long balls and they allow 6.75 runs per 9 innings (10th in the league).

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

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

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