Samsung Lions vs Doosan Bears Prediction, 8/27/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Samsung Lions vs Doosan Bears

Date: Wednesday, August 27, 2025

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SPO-2T

Odds/Point Spread: Samsung (-182) Doosan (+150)

Jamsil Baseball Stadium is the site where Jake Cave and the Doosan Bears (52-62, 9th in KBO) will take on the Samsung Lions (58-59, 7th in KBO) on Wednesday, August 27, 2025. The Lions open this contest at -182 while the Bears are coming in at +150. The O/U opens at 9.

The Lions have earned 191 two-baggers as a team and have hit 128 balls out of the park. Samsung has a slugging rate of .417 and have been rung up 891 times, while being walked on 453 occasions. As a team, the Samsung Lions are scoring 5.2 runs per game, which puts them at 2nd in KBO. They have 574 runs batted in as well as 1,082 base knocks on the campaign, and their average at the plate sits at .268. They have accounted for 616 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .348.

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Jae Hyeon Lee is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Samsung. For his career, Lee has drilled 44 balls over the fence while knocking in 199 runs. For his career, he approached the plate 1,683 times and has come through with a hit 352 times. Lee has an average at the plate of .244 for his time in baseball, with 212 scored runs and an OPS of .712. He has accumulated a slugging percentage of .382 in addition to earning 552 bases. He has struck out 314 times and has been walked on 170 at-bats, which has contributed to a .330 OBP.

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

The Lions hold a team earned run average of 4.22 for the year (6th in the league), and their staff has rung up 863 batters. Samsung has surrendered 1,050 hits (9.0 per 9 innings) as well as 491 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.39 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.35. Lions pitchers have yielded 114 home runs and 542 runs (6th in the league).

The Doosan Bears have a team on-base percentage of .332 and a batting average of .262 so far this year. They have been rung up on 949 occasions (2nd in baseball) and have earned 1,072 hits. Doosan has recorded 83 home runs on the campaign as well as 494 runs batted in. The Bears have a team SLG% of .383 and they tally 4.54 runs per game (6th in the league). They have 186 doubles, while walking 383 times as well as racking up 540 runs.

Jake Cave is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Doosan. Cave has drawn a free base 448 times while fanning on 1,403 plate appearances. He is sitting with 781 runs and racked up 645 RBIs. His on-base % is .339 and he is the owner of a career OPS of .782. He has hit a home run 140 times, with 2,328 total bases and a .443 slugging percentage. In the 5,257 at-bats in his baseball career, Cave has recorded a batting average of .277 with 1,458 hits.

The Doosan Bears have turned 101 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .978 (7th in the league). The Bears have accrued 1,132 assists, 99 errors and have earned a total of 3,175 putouts during this campaign. In their 121 chances at swiping a bag, they have made it 85 times and been caught 36 times (29.8% caught stealing percentage).

The Doosan pitching staff have relinquished 555 runs on the season while having an ERA of 4.20 (494 earned runs yielded). They have allowed 86 long balls and they allow 4.72 runs per 9 innings (6th in the league). The Bears hold a team WHIP of 1.386 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.72 as a team on the season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.91 (850 strikeouts vs 444 walks). They rank 6th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 1,023.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Samsung (-182)

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