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

Game: Doosan Bears vs Samsung Lions

Date: Saturday, August 8, 2026

Location: Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu, South Korea

TV: MS-T

Odds/Point Spread: Doosan (+150) Samsung (-182)

Soo Bin Jung and the Doosan Bears (52-45, 4th in KBO) go to Daegu Samsung Lions Park on Saturday, August 8, 2026, where they'll take on the Samsung Lions (59-39, 2nd in KBO). The Bears open this game at +150 while the Lions are priced at -182. The O/U is set at 8.

As a team, the Doosan Bears are notching 4.6 runs per game, which is 8th in the league. They have accumulated 467 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .341. The Bears have earned 156 doubles as a unit and have hit 77 balls out of the park. They have accrued 437 RBI's in addition to 929 hits so far this year, and their average at the plate sits at .269. Doosan owns a slugging percentage of .395 and have been called out on strikes 707 times, while getting the free base on 341 occasions.

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Soo Bin Jung is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Doosan. In his career, Jung has hit 48 balls out of the park while knocking in 614 runs. Over the course of his time in the league, he came to the plate 7,001 times and got on base with a base hit 1,682 times. Jung has hit .277 for his career, in addition to 1,053 runs scored and an OPS of .723. He is sitting with a career slugging percentage of .370 and he has totaled 2,243 bases. He has gone down on strikes 894 times and earned a walk on 645 at-bats, which has contributed to a .353 OBP.

The Bears have swiped 72 bags and have been caught 14 times, which tells us their caught stealing rate is 16.3%. The Doosan Bears have notched a total of 2,705 putouts thus far, as well as 891 assists and 73 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .980 which ranks 8th in the league and they have turned 72 double plays.

The Bears hold a team ERA of 3.76 on the year (1st in baseball), and their staff has rung up 858 hitters. Doosan has surrendered 885 base hits (8.8 per 9 innings) and 377 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.54 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.36. Bears pitchers have surrendered 73 home runs and 436 runs in total (10th in baseball).

The Lions have a SLG% of .411 and they are recording 5.69 runs per game (2nd in the league). They have put up 158 doubles, while getting a free base 464 times as well as putting up 569 runs. Samsung has accumulated 87 home runs on the season in addition to 542 RBIs. They have been rung up on 690 instances (10th in the league) and have earned 962 base hits. The Samsung Lions have an OBP of .370 and a batting average of .278 this season.

Hyoung Woo Choi is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Samsung. During the 8,686 at-bats in his baseball career, Choi has accrued an average at the plate of .310 in addition to 2,695 base knocks. He has hit the long ball 431 times, with 4,588 total bases and also a .528 slugging percentage. Choi has drawn a walk 1,257 times while going down on strikes on 1,564 attempts. He has accumulated 1,410 runs and has 1,809 RBIs. His on-base rate is .401 and he holds a career OPS of .929.

The Samsung Lions have turned 83 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .983 (1st in KBO). The Lions have recorded 973 assists, 63 errors and have a tally of 2,667 putouts over the course of the season. Out of their 94 chances at swiping a bag, they have made it 68 times and been caught 26 times (27.7% caught stealing percentage).

The Lions have a WHIP of 1.386 and have a FIP of 4.65 as a team for the season. They are sitting at 9th in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 883. The Samsung pitching staff have allowed 459 runs this season while having a team ERA of 4.21 (416 earned runs conceded). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.14 (746 strikeouts vs 349 bases on balls). They have yielded 93 homers and they give up 4.65 runs per 9 innings (2nd in baseball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Doosan (+150)

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