Samsung Lions vs Doosan Bears Prediction, 8/26/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Samsung Lions vs Doosan Bears

Date: Tuesday, August 26, 2025

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: MS-T

Odds/Point Spread: Samsung (-150) Doosan (+125)

Ja Wook Koo and the Samsung Lions (58-59, 7th in KBO) head to Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Tuesday, August 26, 2025, where they'll take on the Doosan Bears (52-62, 9th in KBO). The moneyline on this game has the Lions coming in at -150 and the Bears are at +125. The total has been set at 8.

The Lions have tallied 191 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 128 balls out of the stadium. Samsung has a slugging percentage of .417 and have been called out on strikes 891 times, while drawing a walk on 453 occasions. As a squad, the Samsung Lions are scoring 5.2 runs per game, which is 2nd in baseball. They have 574 runs batted in in addition to 1,082 base knocks this season, while their batting average is sitting at .268. They have earned 616 runs scored and hold an OBP of .348.

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Ja Wook Koo is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Samsung. Koo has recorded a batting average of .318 for his baseball career, in addition to 965 runs scored and an OPS of .897. He has struck out 986 times and has gotten a free base on 539 occasions, which has contributed to a .386 on-base percentage. In his career, Koo has hit 181 balls out of the park while driving in 855 runs. His career slugging percentage is .511 in addition to racking up 2,624 bases. For his time in baseball, he stepped up to bat 5,817 times and has come through with a base hit 1,631 times.

The Samsung Lions have a tally of 3,140 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 1,144 assists and 73 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .983 which is 2nd in KBO and they have turned 94 double plays. The Lions have stolen 90 bags and have been caught 23 times, which tells us their caught stealing rate is 20.4%.

Their K/BB ratio is 2.39 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.35. Lions pitchers have conceded 114 home runs in addition to 542 runs in total (6th in KBO). Samsung has relinquished 1,050 hits (9.0 per 9 innings) in addition to 491 earned runs. The Lions have compiled a team earned run average of 4.22 so far this year (6th in the league), and their staff has rung up 863 hitters.

The Doosan Bears have earned an on-base percentage of .332 in addition to a team batting average of .262 over the course of the season. They have been rung up on 949 occasions (2nd in the league) and have tallied 1,072 base knocks. Doosan has a total of 83 HRs so far this year in addition to 494 RBIs. The Bears hold a slugging % of .383 and they score 4.54 runs per game (6th in baseball). They have hit 186 doubles, while walking 383 times as well as putting up 540 runs.

Ui-ji Yang is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Doosan. Yang has tallied a free base 715 times while fanning on 813 plate appearances. He has compiled 928 runs and has 1,186 runs batted in. His on-base % is .390 and he also has a career OPS of .892. He has hit the long ball 281 times, as well as 3,165 total bases and also a .502 slugging %. During the 6,310 at-bats in his career, Yang has hit .309 with 1,950 base hits.

Of their 121 chances at swiping a bag, they got to the bag before the ball 85 times and been caught 36 times (29.8% caught stealing percentage). The Doosan Bears have turned 101 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .978 (7th in Korean baseball). The Bears have recorded 1,132 assists, 99 errors and have accounted for 3,175 putouts over the course of the season.

The Bears hold a team WHIP of 1.386 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.72 as a team this season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 1.91 (850 strikeouts vs 444 bases on balls). They are sitting at 6th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 1,023. They have conceded 86 homers and they allow 4.72 runs per 9 innings (6th in baseball). The Doosan pitching staff have conceded 555 runs over the course of the season while holding a team ERA of 4.20 (494 earned runs conceded).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Samsung (-150)

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