Doosan Bears vs Samsung Lions Prediction, 8/7/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Doosan Bears vs Samsung Lions

Date: Friday, August 7, 2026

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: KN-T

Odds/Point Spread: Doosan (+132) Samsung (-160)

Chan-Ho Park and the Doosan Bears (52-45, 4th in KBO) head to Daegu Samsung Lions Park on Friday, August 7, 2026, where they'll meet the Samsung Lions (59-39, 2nd in KBO). The Bears open this game at +132 while the Lions are coming in at -160. The total has been set at 8.

As a unit, the Doosan Bears are notching 4.6 runs/g, which has them at 8th in baseball. They have earned a total of 467 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .341. The Bears have accumulated 156 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 77 balls out of the park. They have accrued 437 RBI's as well as 929 hits for the year, while their average at the plate is sitting at .269. Doosan has a slugging % of .395 and have been called out on strikes 707 times, while taking a walk on 341 occasions.

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Chan-Ho Park is a batter who should impact this game for Doosan. For his career, Park has hit 28 balls out of the park while driving in 391 runs. His slugging percentage is .337 in addition to having tallied 1,332 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he stepped up to bat 4,446 times and has notched a base knock 1,056 times. He has fanned 598 times and has walked on 377 occasions, which contributes in part to a .330 on-base percentage. Park has accrued an average at the plate of .267 for his baseball career, with 576 scored runs and an OPS of .667.

The Doosan Bears have accounted for 2,705 putouts this season, as well as 891 assists and 73 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .980 which has them ranked 8th in KBO and have 72 double plays. The Bears have stolen 72 bags and have been caught 14 times, which means their caught stealing percentage sits at 16.3%.

The Bears hold a team earned run average of 3.76 so far this season (1st in baseball), and they have struck out 858 hitters. Doosan has conceded 885 base hits (8.8 per 9 innings) and 377 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.54 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.36. Bears pitchers have surrendered 73 long balls and also 436 total runs (10th in KBO).

Samsung has tallied 87 home runs for the season in addition to 542 runs batted in. They have 158 doubles, while walking 464 times and putting up 569 runs. The Samsung Lions have compiled an OBP of .370 in addition to a team batting average of .278 this season. The Lions have a team SLG% of .411 and they are recording 5.69 runs per game (2nd in the league). They have struck out on 690 occasions (10th in KBO) and have accounted for 962 base hits.

Ji Chan Kim is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Samsung. Kim has drawn a walk 293 times while striking out on 285 plate appearances. His OBP is .376 and he holds a lifetime OPS of .711. Over the course of the 2,290 at-bats in his pro career, Kim has hit .290 with 664 hits. He has recorded 453 runs and has 171 runs batted in. He has gone yard 6 times, with 768 total bases and also a .335 slugging percentage.

The Samsung Lions have turned 83 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .983 (1st in the league). In their 94 attempts at swiping a bag, they have been successful 68 times and been caught 26 times (27.7% caught stealing rate). The Lions have accrued 973 assists, 63 errors and have a total of 2,667 putouts for the year.

The Samsung pitching staff have yielded 459 runs this season while having a team ERA of 4.21 (416 earned runs yielded). They have given up 93 home runs and they relinquish 4.65 runs per 9 innings (2nd in baseball). The Lions are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.386 and have a FIP of 4.65 as a pitching staff on the season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.14 (746 strikeouts against 349 walks). They come in at 9th in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 883.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Doosan (+132)

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