Kia Tigers vs Doosan Bears Prediction, 9/23/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kia Tigers vs Doosan Bears

Date: Wednesday, September 23, 2026

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SPO-2T

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

Soo Bin Jung and the Doosan Bears (65-62, 5th in KBO) host the Kia Tigers (71-57, 4th in KBO) at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Wednesday, September 23, 2026. The Tigers open this contest at -182 while the Bears are coming in at +150. The O/U has been set at 9.

As a unit, the Kia Tigers are scoring 5.4 runs per outing, which has them at 4th in the league. They have tallied 697 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .349. The Tigers have recorded 233 two-baggers as a team and have hit 158 balls out of the stadium. They have accrued 669 runs batted in in addition to 1,220 base knocks over the course of the season, and their batting average is sitting at .272. Kia owns a slugging percentage of .437 and have been called out on strikes 1,028 times, while being walked on 478 occasions.

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Do Yeong Kim is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Kia. In his pro baseball career, Kim has slapped 96 balls out of the park while knocking in 308 runs. He has accumulated a slugging percentage of .561 and he has a total of 947 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he stepped into the batters box 1,946 times and has reached base with a hit 523 times. He has been struck out 351 times and earned a walk on 215 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .389 OBP. Kim has recorded a batting average of .310 for his time in baseball, in addition to 381 scored runs and an OPS of .950.

The Kia Tigers have accounted for 3,459 putouts for the season, as well as 1,178 assists and 93 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .980 which puts them in 6th in the league and have a total of 106 double plays. The Tigers have stolen 99 bags and have been thrown out 21 times, which means their caught stealing percentage is 17.5%.

The Tigers have an ERA of 4.29 for the year (4th in KBO), and their staff has rung up 958 hitters. Kia has surrendered 1,122 base hits (8.8 per 9 innings) and also 550 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.98 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.39. Tigers pitchers have yielded 123 home runs and also 607 total runs (7th in KBO).

Doosan has knocked in 105 home runs over the course of the season in addition to 582 runs batted in. They have recorded 195 doubles, while taking a walk 441 times and putting up 619 runs. The Doosan Bears have earned an on-base percentage of .337 as well as a batting average of .264 for the season. The Bears hold a slugging % of .391 and they average 4.69 runs per contest (9th in the league). They have been rung up on 926 occasions (9th in the league) and have accounted for 1,192 hits.

Soo Bin Jung is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Doosan. Jung has drawn a free base 652 times while being called out on strikes on 906 tries. His OBP comes in at .352 and he holds a career OPS of .720. In the 6,163 official at-bats in his pro career, Jung has compiled an average at the plate of .276 and has racked up 1,703 hits. He has compiled 1,061 runs in addition to having earned 627 RBIs. He has hit a home run 49 times, with 2,271 total bases and a .368 slugging percentage.

The Doosan Bears have turned 90 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .980 (9th in the league). In their 111 attempts at swiping a bag, they got to the bag before the ball 86 times and been caught 25 times (22.5% caught stealing percentage). The Bears have recorded 1,144 assists, 97 errors and are sitting with 3,530 putouts this year.

The Bears have a WHIP of 1.335 and have a FIP of 4.38 as a pitching staff this year. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 2.65 (1,140 strikeouts vs 430 walks). They are currently ranked 8th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 1,140. They have allowed 109 homers and they relinquish 4.38 runs per 9 innings (1st in the league). The Doosan pitching staff have conceded 573 runs this year while holding a team ERA of 3.78 (494 earned runs relinquished).

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

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

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