Doosan Bears vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 10/3/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Doosan Bears vs Samsung Lions

Date: Saturday, October 3, 2026

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: TVING

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

Hyoung Woo Choi and the Samsung Lions (81-52, 2nd in KBO) play the Doosan Bears (70-63, 5th in KBO) at Daegu Samsung Lions Park on Saturday, October 3, 2026. The Lions open this contest at -275 while the Bears are coming in at +220. The O/U is set at 8.5.

Doosan has a slugging rate of .392 and have struck out 957 times, while getting the free base on 470 occasions. They have accounted for 616 RBI's and 1,258 base knocks over the course of the season, while their team batting average is at .267. The Bears have tallied 205 doubles as a squad and have smacked 109 balls out of the park. They are sitting with 653 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .340. As a squad, the Doosan Bears are notching 4.7 runs per game, which ranks them 9th in KBO.

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Soo Bin Jung is a hitter who should impact this game for Doosan. In his professional baseball career, Jung has hit 49 baseballs out of the park while driving in 632 runs. His slugging percentage is .369 and he has racked up 2,280 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he came to bat 7,130 times and has come through with a hit 1,710 times. He has struck out 909 times and earned a walk on 655 occasions, contributing to a .352 OBP. Jung has accrued an average at the plate of .276 for his career, in addition to 1,065 runs scored and an OPS of .721.

The Doosan Bears have a total of 3,692 putouts so far this season, in addition to 1,198 assists and 99 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .980 which is 7th in Korean baseball and have 98 double plays. The Bears have swiped 91 bags and have been caught 27 times, which means their caught stealing percentage comes in at 22.9%.

Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.65 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.35. Bears pitchers have conceded 112 home runs and 604 runs (10th in KBO). Doosan has given up 1,209 base hits (8.8 per 9 innings) and 525 earned runs. The Bears have a team earned run average of 3.84 over the course of the season (1st in baseball), and they have rung up 1,196 batters.

The Samsung Lions have earned an on-base percentage of .366 as well as a batting average of .277 on the campaign. They have been rung up on 952 occasions (10th in the league) and have earned a total of 1,297 base hits. Samsung is sitting with 132 long balls on the year to go along with 748 RBIs. The Lions hold a team slugging % of .419 and they average 5.74 runs per game (1st in the league). They have 215 doubles, while taking a walk 601 times as well as putting up 781 runs.

Hyoung Woo Choi is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Samsung. Choi has recorded a walk 1,263 times while being called out on strikes on 1,606 plate appearances. His OBP is .399 and he has earned a lifetime OPS of .926. In the 8,818 at-bats in his professional career, Choi has recorded a batting average of .310 in addition to 2,731 base knocks. He has accumulated 1,425 runs in addition to having 1,842 RBIs. He has hit a home run 437 times, in addition to having 4,649 total bases and a .527 slugging percentage.

The Samsung Lions have turned 107 double plays and have a fielding rate of .984 (1st in the league). The Lions have racked up 1,312 assists, 80 errors and have accumulated 3,630 putouts for the year. Out of their 127 attempts at stealing a base, they have had success 94 times and been caught 33 times (26.0% caught stealing rate).

The Lions are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.366 in addition to having a FIP of 4.57 as a team this year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.35 (1,039 strikeouts vs 443 walks). They come in at 7th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 1,210. They have conceded 126 dingers and they allow 4.57 runs per 9 innings (2nd in the league). The Samsung pitching staff have conceded 614 runs so far this season while having a team ERA of 4.20 (564 earned runs conceded).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Doosan (+220)

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