Samsung Lions vs Doosan Bears Prediction, 8/28/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Samsung Lions vs Doosan Bears

Date: Thursday, August 28, 2025

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: TVING

Odds/Point Spread: Samsung (-130) Doosan (+110)

Soo Bin Jung and the Doosan Bears (52-63, 9th in KBO) host the Samsung Lions (59-59, 7th in KBO) at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Thursday, August 28, 2025. The Lions open this contest at -130 while the Bears are coming in at +110. The over/under has been set at 9.

The Lions have hit 192 doubles as a unit and have knocked 130 balls out of the stadium. Samsung owns a slugging percentage of .418 and have struck out 897 times, while being walked on 461 occasions. As a unit, the Samsung Lions are earning 5.2 runs per outing, which is 2nd in the league. They have 580 runs batted in in addition to 1,092 base knocks on the campaign, and their average at the plate comes in at .268. They are sitting with 622 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .349.

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Lewin Diaz is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Samsung. Diaz is sitting with a batting avereage of .266 for his baseball career, with 567 runs scored and an OPS of .803. He has struck out 891 times and has taken a walk on 386 occasions, contributing to a .330 on-base %. In his pro baseball career, Diaz has hit 206 baseballs over the fence while driving in 747 runs. He has earned a slugging percentage of .473 and he has racked up 2,011 bases. For his time in baseball, he came to bat 4,742 times and has reached base with a hit 1,130 times.

The Samsung Lions have amassed 3,167 putouts so far this season, in addition to 1,152 assists and 74 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .983 which ranks 2nd in KBO and have accumulated 95 double plays. The Lions have swiped 90 bases and have been gunned down 23 times, which means their caught stealing percentage comes in at 20.4%.

The Lions are sitting with a team ERA of 4.17 for the year (5th in KBO), and they have rung up 872 hitters. Samsung has relinquished 1,055 base hits (9.0 per 9 innings) as well as 489 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.40 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.34. Lions pitchers have yielded 115 home runs and also 544 runs in total (6th in the league).

The Bears hold a team slugging percentage of .382 and they earn 4.52 runs per game (6th in KBO). They have recorded 187 two-baggers, while walking 386 times and scoring 542 runs. Doosan has tallied 84 home runs on the season and 496 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 958 occasions (2nd in KBO) and have earned a total of 1,078 base knocks. The Doosan Bears hold a team OBP of .331 as well as a team batting average of .262 this year.

Soo Bin Jung is a hitter who should impact this game for Doosan. Jung has tallied a free base 597 times while striking out on 825 chances. His on-base % is .354 and he is the owner of a lifetime OPS of .725. In the 5,695 at-bats in his pro career, Jung has compiled an average at the plate of .279 with 1,591 base hits. He is sitting with 999 runs and notched 580 runs batted in. He has hit it out of the park 42 times, with 2,114 bases in total and a .371 slugging %.

Of their 125 chances at swiping a bag, they have been successful 86 times and been caught 39 times (31.2% caught stealing percentage). The Doosan Bears have turned 102 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .978 (7th in the league). The Bears have recorded 1,143 assists, 99 errors and have amassed 3,202 putouts this season.

The Bears hold a team WHIP of 1.392 in addition to having a FIP of 4.73 as a staff this season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.89 (856 strikeouts vs 452 walks). They are currently ranked 6th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 1,033. They have allowed 88 long balls and they concede 4.73 runs per 9 innings (6th in baseball). The Doosan pitching staff have given up 561 runs for the season while having an ERA of 4.22 (500 earned runs allowed).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Samsung (-130)

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