Kia Tigers vs Doosan Bears Prediction, 4/17/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kia Tigers vs Doosan Bears

Date: Friday, April 17, 2026

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SPO-T

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

Ho Ryung Kim and the Kia Tigers (8-7, 4th in KBO) go to Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Friday, April 17, 2026, where they'll meet the Doosan Bears (5-9, 9th in KBO). The Bears open this matchup at +150 while the Tigers are priced at -182. The O/U has been set at 8.5.

As a squad, the Kia Tigers are compiling 5.3 runs per game, which ranks them 5th in KBO. They have accounted for 79 runs while holding a team OBP of .362. The Tigers have accounted for 29 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 14 balls out of the park. They have compiled 77 RBI's in addition to 136 hits so far this season, while their team batting average is .270. Kia is slugging .412 and have been rung up 107 times, while being walked on 71 occasions.

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Ho Ryung Kim is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Kia. Kim has accumulated a batting average of .246 for his career, with 288 scored runs and an OPS of .676. He has struck out 500 times and has taken a walk on 151 at-bats, contributing to a .320 on-base percentage. In his career, Kim has drilled 27 balls over the fence while knocking in 167 runs. His slugging percentage sits at .356 and he has racked up 602 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he stepped up to bat 1,928 times and has delivered with a base knock 416 times.

The Kia Tigers have earned 394 putouts thus far, in addition to 123 assists and 6 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .989 which has them sitting 2nd in the league and they have turned 7 double plays. The Tigers have swiped 14 bases and have been caught 2 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage is 12.5%.

They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.48 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.42. Tigers pitchers have relinquished 15 home runs and also 75 runs (6th in baseball). Kia has yielded 120 hits (8.2 per 9 innings) and 72 earned runs. The Tigers have a team ERA of 4.94 over the course of the season (8th in the league), and the staff has struck out 98 batters.

The Doosan Bears have compiled an OBP of .325 in addition to a team batting average of .236 this season. They have been rung up on 115 occasions (5th in KBO) and have recorded 120 base hits. Doosan has compiled 10 long balls so far this year to go along with 64 RBIs. The Bears hold a team slugging % of .358 and they are earning 4.60 runs per contest (7th in the league). They have 22 doubles, while getting a free base 59 times as well as racking up 69 runs.

Chan-Ho Park is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Doosan. Park has drawn a free base 345 times while going down on strikes on 547 tries. He has accumulated 528 runs and also has 359 runs batted in. His on-base percentage comes in at .329 and he has a lifetime OPS of .663. He has gone yard 24 times, with 1,213 bases in total and a .334 slugging percentage. Over the course of the 3,635 at-bats in his pro career, Park has accumulated a batting average of .266 with 968 base hits.

The Doosan Bears have turned 12 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .969 (9th in Korean baseball). The Bears have racked up 128 assists, 17 errors and have accumulated 399 putouts on the campaign. Out of their 12 tries at stealing a base, they have been successful 11 times and been caught 1 time (8.3% caught stealing percentage).

The Bears are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.549 in addition to having a FIP of 6.16 as a pitching staff for the year. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.77 (131 strikeouts against 74 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 7th in KBO as a staff in total hits allowed with 132. They have surrendered 15 HR's and they allow 6.16 runs per 9 innings (9th in the league). The Doosan pitching staff have yielded 91 runs on the season while having a team ERA of 4.94 (73 earned runs yielded).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kia (-182)

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