Doosan Bears vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 8/14/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Doosan Bears vs Kia Tigers

Date: Friday, August 14, 2026

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: SPO-2T

Odds/Point Spread: Doosan (+220) Kia (-275)

Gwangju Kia Champions Field is the venue where Ho Ryung Kim and the Kia Tigers (54-46, 4th in KBO) will take on the Doosan Bears (53-46, 5th in KBO) on Friday, August 14, 2026. The Tigers open this contest at -275 while the Bears are coming in at +220. The O/U has been set at 8.

The Bears have compiled 159 doubles as a squad and have hit 79 balls out of the park. Doosan has a slugging rate of .396 and have been called out on strikes 725 times, while drawing a walk on 343 occasions. As a unit, the Doosan Bears are knocking in 4.6 runs per game, which ranks them 8th in the league. They have 445 RBI's as well as 950 base knocks for the season, while their average at the plate sits at .269. They have notched a total of 476 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .340.

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Chan-Ho Park is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Doosan. Park has an average at the plate of .267 in his time in baseball, in addition to 577 scored runs and an OPS of .667. He has gone down on strikes 598 times and has taken a walk on 377 occasions, which has contributed to a .330 OBP. For his career, Park has slapped 28 balls out of the park while driving in 392 runs. He has amassed a slugging percentage of .337 and he has racked up 1,334 bases. During his time in professional baseball, he came to bat 4,454 times and came through with a base base knock 1,058 times.

The Bears have stolen 74 bags and have been gunned down 14 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage sits at 15.9%. The Doosan Bears have amassed 2,762 putouts thus far, as well as 909 assists and 73 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .981 which is 7th in the league and have accumulated 72 double plays.

They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.56 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.35. Bears pitchers have surrendered 76 long balls and 443 total runs (10th in baseball). Doosan has relinquished 898 base knocks (8.8 per 9 innings) as well as 384 earned runs. The Bears have an ERA of 3.76 so far this season (1st in the league), and the staff has rung up 883 batters.

Kia is sitting with 131 long balls for the year in addition to 525 runs batted in. They hit 176 doubles, while taking a walk 367 times and putting up 547 runs. The Kia Tigers have compiled a team OBP of .345 as well as a batting average of .271 over the course of the season. The Tigers have a team SLG% of .439 and they score 5.36 runs per game (4th in the league). They have struck out on 813 instances (2nd in the league) and have earned a total of 948 hits.

Ho Ryung Kim is a batter who should impact this game for Kia. Kim has tallied a free base 173 times while going down on strikes on 603 occasions. He is sitting with 339 runs and notched 211 RBIs. His OBP is .319 and he also has a has a OPS in his career of .687. He has homered 37 times, in addition to having 743 total bases and a .368 slugging percentage. In the 2,018 at-bats in his pro career, Kim is sitting with a batting avereage of .250 in addition to 504 base knocks.

The Kia Tigers have turned 85 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .981 (4th in Korean baseball). The Tigers have accrued 939 assists, 69 errors and have 2,708 putouts this season. Out of their 105 chances at getting a steal, they have been successful 88 times and been caught 17 times (16.2% caught stealing percentage).

The Tigers hold a team WHIP of 1.428 and have a FIP of 4.89 as a staff this season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.88 (730 strikeouts vs 388 walks). They come in at 7th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 900. They have allowed 100 long balls and they give up 4.89 runs per 9 innings (4th in the league). The Kia pitching staff have surrendered 490 runs on the year while having an ERA of 4.43 (444 earned runs conceded).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Doosan (+220)

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