Doosan Bears vs KT Wiz Prediction, 7/23/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Doosan Bears vs KT Wiz

Date: Thursday, July 23, 2026

Location: Suwon KT Wiz Park in Suwon, South Korea

TV: SPO-T

Odds/Point Spread: Doosan (+120) KT (-144)

Suwon KT Wiz Park is the venue where Hyun Soo Kim and the KT Wiz (51-35, 2nd in KBO) will take on the Doosan Bears (47-42, 5th in KBO) on Thursday, July 23, 2026. The Bears open this matchup at +120 while the Wiz are coming in at -144. The total opens at 9.

Doosan has a slugging percentage of .400 and have struck out 636 times, while taking a walk on 316 occasions. They have accumulated 403 RBI's as well as 842 hits this season, while their team batting average comes in at .271. The Bears have hit 135 doubles as a team and have hit 72 balls out of the park. They have earned a total of 430 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .344. As a team, the Doosan Bears are putting up 4.7 runs per game, which has them sitting at 8th in the league.

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Ui-ji Yang is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Doosan. Yang has recorded a batting average of .307 in his time in baseball, in addition to 961 scored runs and an OPS of .886. He has struck out 859 times and has gotten a free base on 750 at-bats, contributing to a .388 OBP. In his pro baseball career, Yang has hit 294 baseballs over the fence while driving in 1,241 runs. He is sitting with a career slugging percentage of .498 and he has racked up 3,312 bases. For his time in the league, he came to bat 7,734 times and has delivered with a base knock 2,042 times.

The Bears have swiped 65 bags and have been gunned down 13 times, which means their caught stealing percentage sits at 16.7%. The Doosan Bears have earned a total of 2,423 putouts this season, as well as 801 assists and 69 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .979 which puts them in 9th in the league and have earned 67 double plays.

The Bears hold a team ERA of 3.88 on the season (1st in KBO), and they have struck out 757 batters. Bears pitchers have yielded 69 home runs in addition to 398 runs (9th in baseball). Doosan has allowed 804 base hits (9.0 per 9 innings) and 348 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.44 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.38.

The Wiz hold a slugging % of .399 and they earn 5.47 runs per contest (3rd in the league). They have 140 two-baggers, while getting a free base 363 times as well as scoring 476 runs. KT has compiled 61 home runs this season to go along with 447 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 653 instances (6th in KBO) and have tallied 852 hits. The KT Wiz have recorded an on-base percentage of .366 and a team batting average of .282 over the course of the season.

Hyun Soo Kim is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for KT. Kim has earned a free base 1,178 times while fanning on 1,125 plate appearances. His OBP comes in at .389 and he holds a career OPS of .853. For the 9,037 at-bats in his pro career, Kim has hit .309 in addition to having 2,790 hits. He has recorded 1,361 runs and also has 1,623 RBIs. He has hit a home run 275 times, with 4,197 total bases and also a .464 slugging percentage.

The KT Wiz have turned 80 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .982 (2nd in KBO). The Wiz have racked up 870 assists, 58 errors and have a total of 2,326 putouts so far this year. Out of their 80 tries at getting a steal, they have made it 61 times and been caught 19 times (23.8% caught stealing percentage).

The KT pitching staff have given up 426 runs for the year while having an ERA of 4.59 (395 earned runs relinquished). They have surrendered 73 homers and they relinquish 4.94 runs per 9 innings (5th in the league). The Wiz have a team WHIP of 1.451 and have a FIP of 4.94 as a staff on the campaign. Their K/BB ratio sits at 2.41 (658 strikeouts vs 273 bases on balls). They have a ranking of 3rd in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 852.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Doosan (+120)

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