Doosan Bears vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 5/29/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Doosan Bears vs Samsung Lions

Date: Friday, May 29, 2026

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: MS-T

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

Ji Hyuk Ryu and the Samsung Lions (29-18, 1st in KBO) play the Doosan Bears (23-26, 6th in KBO) at Daegu Samsung Lions Park on Friday, May 29, 2026. The Bears open this contest at +220 while the Lions are priced at -275. The total has been set at 8.

Doosan is slugging .376 and have struck out 350 times, while drawing a walk on 182 occasions. They have accounted for 212 runs batted in and 435 base knocks for the year, and their team batting average sits at .257. The Bears have hit 68 doubles as a squad and have knocked 36 balls out of the park. They have accumulated 231 runs while having a team OBP of .336. As a unit, the Doosan Bears are notching 4.6 runs per outing, which has them at 7th in the league.

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Chan-Ho Park is a batter who can be a difference maker for Doosan. In his career, Park has hit 26 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 371 runs. For his career, he stepped up to bat 4,239 times and has come through with a base hit 1,000 times. Park has accrued an average at the plate of .266 for his career in baseball, with 549 scored runs and an OPS of .663. He has earned a slugging percentage of .334 in addition to earning 1,256 bases. He has been struck out 570 times and has walked on 361 occasions, contributing to a .329 OBP.

The Doosan Bears have 1,329 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 460 assists and 38 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .979 which ranks 7th in the league and they have turned 40 double plays. The Bears have stolen 33 bases and have been thrown out 6 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage is 15.4%.

The Bears have compiled a team earned run average of 4.00 on the season (1st in baseball), and the staff has struck out 413 batters. Bears pitchers have given up 32 home runs and 230 total runs (7th in the league). Doosan has surrendered 461 base hits (9.4 per 9 innings) and also 197 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.26 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.45.

The Lions hold a team slugging % of .409 and they average 5.52 runs per game (3rd in the league). They have notched 76 doubles, while taking a walk 227 times and putting up 265 runs. Samsung has compiled 40 home runs for the season in addition to 253 runs batted in. They have struck out on 325 occasions (10th in baseball) and have earned a total of 463 hits. The Samsung Lions have earned a team on-base percentage of .370 as well as a team batting average of .278 on the season.

Ji Hyuk Ryu is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Samsung. Ryu has earned a free base 270 times while striking out on 467 occasions. He has accumulated 400 runs and notched 282 RBIs. His on-base % is .356 and he also has a career OPS of .685. He has hit a home run 19 times, as well as 842 total bases and a .341 slugging percentage. For the 2,470 at-bats in his baseball career, Ryu has earned a batting average of .272 in addition to having 672 base hits.

The Samsung Lions have turned 41 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .986 (1st in Korean baseball). The Lions have 492 assists, 25 errors and have earned a total of 1,281 putouts on the season. Of their 49 attempts at swiping a bag, they have made it 37 times and been caught 12 times (24.5% caught stealing rate).

The Lions have a WHIP of 1.365 and have a FIP of 4.41 as a team over the course of the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.84 (329 strikeouts against 179 walks). They sit at 9th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 404. They have conceded 42 dingers and they give up 4.41 runs per 9 innings (1st in KBO). The Samsung pitching staff have surrendered 209 runs on the season and come in with a team ERA of 4.00 (190 earned runs relinquished).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Samsung (-275)

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