Doosan Bears vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 6/19/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Doosan Bears vs Samsung Lions

Date: Thursday, June 19, 2025

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: MS-T

Odds/Point Spread: Doosan (+172) Samsung (-210)

Daegu Samsung Lions Park is the site where Ja Wook Koo and the Samsung Lions (36-32, 5th in KBO) will take on the Doosan Bears (27-39, 9th in KBO) on Thursday, June 19, 2025. The Bears open this game at +172 while the Lions are coming in at -210. The total opens at 8.5.

As a unit, the Doosan Bears are earning 4.2 runs per game, which has them at 8th in KBO. They are sitting with 289 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .328. The Bears have recorded 106 doubles as a unit and have knocked 44 balls out of the park. They have accounted for 264 RBI's as well as 603 hits so far this season, while their team batting average is .255. Doosan has a slugging rate of .366 and have struck out 562 times, while taking a walk on 234 occasions.

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Ui-ji Yang is a batter who should impact this game for Doosan. For his career, Yang has hit 274 balls out of the park while knocking in 1,150 runs. Over the course of his time in the league, he came to the plate 7,137 times and has come through with a hit 1,886 times. Yang has hit .307 in his time in baseball, with 906 runs scored and an OPS of .890. His slugging percentage sits at .500 and he has totaled 3,069 bases. He has gone down on strikes 793 times and has gotten a free base on 702 occasions, which has contributed to a .390 OBP.

The Doosan Bears have a total of 1,831 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 629 assists and 56 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .978 which has them ranked 8th in Korean baseball and they have turned 54 double plays. The Bears have swiped 48 bags and have been gunned down 21 times, which means their caught stealing percentage comes in at 30.4%.

The Bears hold a team earned run average of 4.22 over the course of the season (6th in the league), and the staff has rung up 500 hitters. Bears pitchers have allowed 47 home runs and also 323 runs in total (4th in baseball). Doosan has surrendered 573 base hits (8.5 per 9 innings) and 286 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.02 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.34.

The Samsung Lions have compiled an OBP of .347 in addition to a team batting average of .266 over the course of the season. They have struck out on 550 occasions (4th in baseball) and have earned 623 hits. Samsung has tallied 74 home runs this year as well as 332 runs batted in. The Lions have a team slugging percentage of .414 and they average 5.25 runs per game (2nd in the league). They have hit 109 doubles, while walking 264 times as well as putting up 362 runs.

Ja Wook Koo is a batter who can be a difference maker for Samsung. Koo has drawn a walk 508 times while going down on strikes on 959 occasions. He has accumulated 926 runs and also has 835 RBIs. His on-base percentage is .383 and he has a career OPS of .894. He has hit a home run 179 times, as well as 2,531 total bases and a .511 slugging percentage. For the 4,955 at-bats in his career, Koo has hit .316 and has racked up 1,565 hits.

The Samsung Lions have turned 52 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .985 (2nd in KBO). The Lions have recorded 644 assists, 37 errors and have 1,836 putouts for the season. Of their 57 attempts at getting a steal, they have had success 45 times and been caught 12 times (21.1% caught stealing percentage).

The Lions hold a team WHIP of 1.348 in addition to having a FIP of 4.46 as a squad on the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.47 (521 strikeouts against 211 free passes). They are currently ranked 3rd in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 614. They have conceded 60 long balls and they relinquish 4.46 runs per 9 innings (5th in baseball). The Samsung pitching staff have surrendered 303 runs for the year and come in with a team ERA of 4.12 (280 earned runs conceded).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Samsung (-210) and under the total runs

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