Doosan Bears vs Lotte Giants Prediction, 8/31/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Doosan Bears vs Lotte Giants

Date: Sunday, August 31, 2025

Location: Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan, South Korea

TV: MS-T

Odds/Point Spread: Doosan (+125) Lotte (-145)

Victor Reyes and the Lotte Giants (61-58, 3rd in KBO) play the Doosan Bears (53-64, 9th in KBO) at Sajik Baseball Stadium on Sunday, August 31, 2025. The Giants open this matchup at -145 while the Bears are coming in at +125. The O/U opens at 8.5.

As a team, the Doosan Bears are putting up 4.5 runs per outing, which ranks them 7th in KBO. They are sitting with 550 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .331. The Bears have hit 190 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 85 balls out of the stadium. They have compiled 503 runs batted in in addition to 1,096 hits for the season, while their average at the plate sits at .262. Doosan has a slugging percentage of .382 and have been called out on strikes 978 times, while getting the free base on 395 occasions.

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Ui-ji Yang is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Doosan. For his pro baseball career, Yang has hit 281 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 1,186 runs. He has recorded a slugging percentage of .501 and he has accumulated 3,165 bases. For his time in the league, he faced a pitcher 7,334 times and has delivered with a hit 1,950 times. He has gone down on strikes 813 times and has taken a walk on 715 occasions, contributing to a .390 on-base percentage. Yang has accrued an average at the plate of .309 for his baseball career, in addition to 928 scored runs and an OPS of .891.

The Doosan Bears have a total of 3,259 putouts for the season, as well as 1,164 assists and 102 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .977 which has them sitting 8th in the league and have earned 105 double plays. The Bears have stolen 87 bases and have been caught 39 times, which means their caught stealing percentage is 31.0%.

The Bears have compiled a team ERA of 4.30 this year (6th in KBO), and they have struck out 870 batters. Bears pitchers have surrendered 91 home runs in addition to 581 runs in total (5th in baseball). Doosan has surrendered 1,057 base knocks (8.8 per 9 innings) and 519 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.88 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.40.

Lotte has knocked in 62 home runs over the course of the season to go along with 540 runs batted in. They have recorded 210 two-baggers, while taking a walk 453 times and scoring 581 runs. The Lotte Giants have compiled an OBP of .348 as well as a batting average of .270 so far this year. The Giants have a team slugging % of .374 and they are earning 4.69 runs per contest (5th in KBO). They have struck out on 865 instances (9th in the league) and have recorded 1,149 hits.

Victor Reyes is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Lotte. Over the course of the 5,567 at-bats in his professional career, Reyes has an average at the plate of .298 and has racked up 1,659 hits. He has gone yard 94 times, as well as 2,337 bases in total and also a .420 slugging %. Reyes has earned a walk 394 times while fanning on 1,023 chances. He has recorded 781 runs in addition to having earned 759 RBIs. His on-base percentage is .345 and he holds a lifetime OPS of .765.

The Lotte Giants have turned 100 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .979 (6th in Korean baseball). The Giants have accrued 1,181 assists, 98 errors and have accumulated 3,313 putouts for the year. In their 115 attempts at getting a steal, they have had success 100 times and been caught 15 times (13.0% caught stealing percentage).

The Giants have a team WHIP of 1.439 with a FIP of 4.96 as a team for the year. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 2.20 (1,020 strikeouts vs 464 free passes). They are currently ranked 3rd in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 1,125. They have allowed 106 dingers and they give up 4.96 runs per 9 innings (7th in the league). The Lotte pitching staff have conceded 609 runs for the season and come in with a team ERA of 4.49 (551 earned runs surrendered).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Doosan (+125)

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