Doosan Bears vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 8/9/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds
Game: Doosan Bears vs Kiwoom Heroes
Date: Saturday, August 9, 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 (30-71, 10th in KBO) will play the Doosan Bears (42-56, 9th in KBO) on Saturday, August 9, 2025. The Heroes open this game at +132 while the Bears are priced at -160. The over/under has been set at 8.5.

The Bears have accrued 159 doubles as a squad and have knocked 71 balls out of the stadium. Doosan has a slugging percentage of .376 and have struck out 826 times, while taking a walk on 342 occasions. As a squad, the Doosan Bears are recording 4.4 runs per game, which is 7th in KBO. They have earned 412 runs batted in in addition to 915 hits on the season, while their team batting average sits at .259. They have accounted for 450 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .330.
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Soo Bin Jung is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Doosan. Jung has recorded a batting average of .279 for his career in baseball, in addition to 986 scored runs and an OPS of .726. He has been struck out 819 times and has been walked on 596 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .355 OBP. For his career, Jung has hit 41 baseballs over the fence while driving in 573 runs. He has earned a slugging percentage of .371 and he has racked up 2,086 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he came to the plate 6,493 times and has delivered with a base hit 1,573 times.
The Bears have stolen 75 bags and have been thrown out 31 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage is 29.2%. The Doosan Bears have earned 2,742 putouts on the year, in addition to 995 assists and 87 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .977 which is 8th in KBO and have a total of 90 double plays.
The Bears have a team ERA of 4.16 so far this season (6th in the league), and they have rung up 729 hitters. Bears pitchers have surrendered 73 home runs in addition to 476 runs in total (4th in the league). Doosan has surrendered 877 base hits (8.6 per 9 innings) and 422 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.92 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.37.
Kiwoom has compiled 75 home runs for the year as well as 367 RBIs. They have hit 143 two-baggers, while taking a walk 319 times and notching 393 runs. The Kiwoom Heroes hold a team OBP of .307 in addition to a batting average of .237 so far this season. The Heroes hold a team slugging % of .345 and they score 3.74 runs per game (10th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 905 instances (1st in KBO) and are sitting with 847 base knocks.
Joo Hwan Choi is a batter who can be a difference maker for Kiwoom. Choi has earned a walk 446 times while fanning on 749 occasions. His on-base rate is .343 and he has a has a OPS in his career of .774. In the 4,620 at-bats in his baseball career, Choi has an average at the plate of .275 in addition to 1,269 hits. He has scored 598 runs and has 734 RBIs. He has hit it out of the park 136 times, with 1,989 total bases and also a .431 slugging percentage.
In their 129 tries at swiping a bag, they have been successful 88 times and been caught 41 times (31.8% caught stealing percentage). The Kiwoom Heroes have turned 85 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .976 (10th in KBO). The Heroes have accrued 940 assists, 90 errors and have amassed 2,779 putouts for the season.
The Heroes hold a team WHIP of 1.614 in addition to having a FIP of 6.28 as a staff for the year. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.64 (691 strikeouts vs 421 bases on balls). They come in at 1st in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 1,074. They have relinquished 109 dingers and they concede 6.28 runs per 9 innings (10th in baseball). The Kiwoom pitching staff have allowed 646 runs for the year while holding a team ERA of 5.59 (575 earned runs relinquished).
Who will win tonight's KBO game against the spread?
Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kiwoom (+132)
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