Doosan Bears vs Kiwoom Heroes Prediction, 5/1/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Doosan Bears vs Kiwoom Heroes

Date: Friday, May 1, 2026

Location: Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea

TV: KN-T

Odds/Point Spread: Doosan (-128) Kiwoom (+106)

Trenton Brooks and the Kiwoom Heroes (11-16, 9th in KBO) play the Doosan Bears (11-15, 7th in KBO) at Gocheok Sky Dome on Friday, May 1, 2026. The Heroes open this contest at +106 while the Bears are priced at -128. The O/U has been set at 9.

As a squad, the Doosan Bears are notching 4.4 runs per game, which puts them at 8th in the league. They have accounted for 118 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .331. The Bears have accrued 42 doubles as a team and have knocked 21 balls out of the stadium. They have compiled 110 runs batted in and 234 base knocks this season, and their average at the plate is .254. Doosan has a slugging percentage of .379 and have struck out 204 times, while being walked on 95 occasions.

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Chan-Ho Park is a batter who should impact this game for Doosan. In his professional baseball career, Park has hit 25 baseballs over the fence while knocking in 362 runs. His slugging percentage is .335 and he has totaled 1,232 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he came to bat 4,142 times and has notched a hit 983 times. He has struck out 555 times and has gotten a free base on 352 occasions, which has contributed to a .330 on-base percentage. Park has an average at the plate of .267 for his baseball career, with 537 runs scored and an OPS of .665.

The Bears have stolen 17 bags and have been gunned down 1 time, which shows us their caught stealing percentage is 5.6%. The Doosan Bears have a total of 726 putouts this year, in addition to 252 assists and 17 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .983 which has them sitting 4th in the league and have 22 double plays.

Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.98 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.49. Bears pitchers have allowed 17 home runs and 135 runs in total (2nd in the league). Doosan has conceded 246 hits (9.1 per 9 innings) as well as 117 earned runs. The Bears are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.35 this year (6th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 228 hitters.

Kiwoom has knocked in 14 home runs so far this year in addition to 87 RBIs. They have hit 45 doubles, while taking a walk 87 times as well as earning 96 runs. The Kiwoom Heroes have recorded a team on-base percentage of .315 as well as a batting average of .237 so far this year. The Heroes hold a slugging percentage of .338 and they are earning 3.56 runs per game (9th in the league). They have been rung up on 220 occasions (1st in the league) and have a total of 214 base hits.

Trenton Brooks is a batter who should impact this game for Kiwoom. Brooks has earned a free base 557 times while being called out on strikes on 674 tries. His on-base % is .367 and he has earned a career OPS of .793. In the 3,909 official at-bats in his professional career, Brooks has earned a batting average of .273 in addition to 1,066 hits. He has tallied 610 runs in addition to having 628 runs batted in. He has gone deep 102 times, with 1,666 bases in total and also a .426 slugging percentage.

The Kiwoom Heroes have turned 23 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .975 (9th in KBO). In their 21 attempts at getting a steal, they have had success 17 times and been caught 4 times (19.0% caught stealing rate). The Heroes have accrued 242 assists, 24 errors and have earned 713 putouts during this campaign.

The Heroes hold a team WHIP of 1.564 and have a FIP of 4.85 as a team on the season. They are currently ranked 1st in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 274. The Kiwoom pitching staff have given up 128 runs on the campaign while holding an ERA of 4.44 (117 earned runs yielded). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 2.00 (194 strikeouts vs 97 bases on balls). They have allowed 22 dingers and they allow 4.85 runs per 9 innings (7th in baseball).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kiwoom (+106)

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