Kiwoom Heroes vs Doosan Bears Prediction, 4/3/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs Doosan Bears

Date: Thursday, April 3, 2025

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SPO-2T

Odds/Point Spread: Kiwoom (-196) Doosan (+162)

Jamsil Baseball Stadium is the site where Jae Hwan Kim and the Doosan Bears (2-6, 10th in KBO) will take on the Kiwoom Heroes (4-4, 5th in KBO) on Thursday, April 3, 2025. The moneyline on this game has the Heroes coming in at -196 and the Bears are at +162. The total opens at 9.

Kiwoom has a slugging rate of .464 and have struck out 63 times, while getting the free base on 30 occasions. They have tallied 49 RBI's as well as 92 base knocks on the year, while their batting average sits at .314. The Heroes have hit 17 two-baggers as a squad and have smacked 9 balls out of the park. They have a total of 54 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .389. As a squad, the Kiwoom Heroes are recording 6.8 runs per contest, which ranks them 3rd in KBO.

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Sung Mun Song is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Kiwoom. In his career, Song has hit 55 baseballs out of the park while driving in 369 runs. His slugging percentage is .408 and he has accumulated 957 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he came to bat 2,628 times and has reached base with a base hit 646 times. He has fanned 354 times and has taken a walk on 232 attempts at the plate, which has contributed to a .338 OBP. Song has compiled an average at the plate of .275 for his baseball career, with 314 scored runs and an OPS of .746.

The Heroes have swiped 8 bases and have been thrown out 2 times, which means their caught stealing rate is 20.0%. The Kiwoom Heroes have earned a total of 207 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 66 assists and 9 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .968 which has them ranked 8th in Korean baseball and have accumulated 3 double plays.

The Heroes have compiled a team ERA of 6.65 on the campaign (9th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 56 batters. Kiwoom has surrendered 89 hits (11.6 per 9 innings) in addition to 51 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 1.47 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.84. Heroes pitchers have yielded 14 home runs and 60 total runs (1st in KBO).

The Doosan Bears hold a team OBP of .283 as well as a team batting average of .223 so far this year. They have been called out on strikes on 79 occasions (1st in KBO) and have tallied 59 hits. Doosan has knocked in 2 HRs on the year to go along with 22 RBIs. The Bears hold a team slugging % of .298 and they are earning 2.75 runs per contest (9th in KBO). They have notched 10 two-baggers, while taking a walk 19 times as well as putting up 22 runs.

Jae Hwan Kim is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Doosan. Kim has tallied a walk 681 times while going down on strikes on 1,250 plate appearances. His OBP is .375 and he holds a lifetime OPS of .885. For the 4,761 at-bats in his professional career, Kim has accrued an average at the plate of .284 with 1,350 base hits. He has amassed 798 runs and has 936 RBIs. He has gone deep 264 times, with 2,430 total bases and also a .510 slugging percentage.

The Doosan Bears have turned 6 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .986 (2nd in KBO). The Bears have 77 assists, 4 errors and have earned 204 putouts this year. Out of their 10 chances at swiping a bag, they have made it 5 times and been caught 5 times (50.0% caught stealing rate).

The Doosan pitching staff have given up 41 runs so far this season while having a team ERA of 4.76 (36 earned runs given up). They have surrendered 4 dingers and they give up 5.43 runs per 9 innings (7th in baseball). The Bears are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.426 with a FIP of 5.43 as a squad on the campaign. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.08 (52 strikeouts against 25 free passes). They rank 4th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 72.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Doosan (+162)

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