Doosan Bears vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 8/16/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Doosan Bears vs Kia Tigers

Date: Sunday, August 16, 2026

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: KN-T

Odds/Point Spread: Doosan (-145) Kia (+125)

Gwangju Kia Champions Field is the site where Sung Bum Na and the Kia Tigers (54-47, 5th in KBO) will take on the Doosan Bears (54-46, 4th in KBO) on Sunday, August 16, 2026. The Bears open this contest at -145 while the Tigers are coming in at +125. The over/under opens at 8.5.

The Bears have accumulated 159 two-baggers as a team and have hit 80 balls out of the park. Doosan owns a slugging percentage of .397 and have been rung up 735 times, while being walked on 349 occasions. As a unit, the Doosan Bears are notching 4.7 runs per game, which is 8th in baseball. They have amassed 452 RBI's in addition to 961 hits so far this year, while their batting average sits at .270. They have notched a total of 485 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .341.

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Ui-ji Yang is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Doosan. In his career, Yang has hit 297 baseballs out of the park while driving in 1,250 runs. He has compiled a slugging percentage of .499 in addition to having tallied 3,338 bases. In his time in the Majors, he came to bat 7,782 times and came through with a base base knock 2,056 times. He has struck out 865 times and has been walked on 756 occasions, which has contributed to a .389 on-base %. Yang has accrued an average at the plate of .307 for his time in baseball, in addition to 967 scored runs and an OPS of .888.

The Bears have swiped 76 bags and have been caught 14 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage is 15.6%. The Doosan Bears have accumulated 2,789 putouts so far this season, as well as 916 assists and 75 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .980 which is 8th in KBO and they have turned 72 double plays.

They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.56 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.35. Bears pitchers have given up 78 long balls and also 449 total runs (10th in the league). Doosan has conceded 909 base hits (8.8 per 9 innings) in addition to 388 earned runs. The Bears are sitting with a team ERA of 3.76 for the year (1st in the league), and their staff has struck out 892 batters.

Kia has accumulated 131 home runs so far this year as well as 533 RBIs. They have hit 178 two-baggers, while walking 370 times as well as notching 555 runs. The Kia Tigers have accumulated a team on-base percentage of .345 and a team batting average of .271 on the year. The Tigers hold a team slugging percentage of .439 and they are earning 5.39 runs per game (4th in baseball). They have been rung up on 817 occasions (4th in the league) and have totaled 961 base hits.

Sung Bum Na is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Kia. Na has recorded a free base 579 times while striking out on 1,519 attempts. His OBP is .381 and he has earned a has a OPS in his career of .916. For the 6,030 at-bats in his career, Na has an average at the plate of .311 with 1,876 base hits. He has scored 1,097 runs in addition to having earned 1,167 RBIs. He has hit the long ball 304 times, as well as 3,225 total bases and a .535 slugging %.

The Kia Tigers have turned 85 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .981 (5th in the league). Out of their 107 attempts at getting a steal, they have been successful 90 times and been caught 17 times (15.9% caught stealing percentage). The Tigers have recorded 950 assists, 70 errors and have a tally of 2,735 putouts this year.

The Kia pitching staff have allowed 499 runs so far this season while having a team ERA of 4.44 (450 earned runs conceded). They have allowed 102 homers and they give up 4.93 runs per 9 innings (4th in baseball). The Tigers have a WHIP of 1.432 in addition to having a FIP of 4.93 as a pitching staff this season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 1.86 (736 strikeouts against 395 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 8th in KBO as a staff in total hits surrendered with 910.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Doosan (-145)

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