Kiwoom Heroes vs Doosan Bears Prediction, 8/28/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds
Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs Doosan Bears
Date: Friday, August 28, 2026
Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea
TV: SPO-2T
Odds/Point Spread: Kiwoom (+150) Doosan (-182)
Jamsil Baseball Stadium is the site where Chan-Ho Park and the Doosan Bears (59-51, 5th in KBO) will play the Kiwoom Heroes (42-73, 10th in KBO) on Friday, August 28, 2026. The Heroes open this game at +150 while the Bears are priced at -182. The O/U has been set at 8.

The Heroes have earned 164 doubles as a unit and have hit 86 balls out of the park. Kiwoom is slugging .355 and have been rung up 1,018 times, while being walked on 392 occasions. As a squad, the Kiwoom Heroes are earning 3.9 runs per game, which has them sitting at 10th in the league. They have earned 437 runs batted in as well as 980 base knocks this year, while their average at the plate is .245. They have a total of 465 runs while holding a team OBP of .324.
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Geon-chang Seo is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Kiwoom. For his pro baseball career, Seo has hit 38 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 497 runs. He has earned a slugging percentage of .410 and he has racked up 1,897 bases. For his time in the league, he faced a pitcher 5,383 times and got on base with a hit 1,405 times. He has fanned 527 times and has walked on 574 at-bats, which has contributed to a .385 on-base percentage. Seo has earned a batting average of .303 for his career in baseball, in addition to 831 runs scored and an OPS of .790.
The Heroes have stolen 70 bases and have been caught 31 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 30.7%. The Kiwoom Heroes have amassed 3,121 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 1,043 assists and 83 errors. Their fielding rate is at .980 which has them sitting 7th in KBO and they have turned 99 double plays.
They have a K/BB ratio of 1.87 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.56. Heroes pitchers have conceded 113 home runs and 662 runs (2nd in the league). Kiwoom has given up 1,158 hits (10.0 per 9 innings) and 605 earned runs. The Heroes have a team ERA of 5.24 on the year (9th in the league), and their staff has rung up 859 batters.
The Bears have a team SLG% of .394 and they average 4.64 runs per contest (9th in the league). They have recorded 173 two-baggers, while taking a walk 384 times as well as racking up 529 runs. Doosan has accounted for 86 HRs on the year to go along with 494 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 805 instances (8th in baseball) and have earned 1,052 hits. The Doosan Bears have accumulated an OBP of .341 and a team batting average of .270 on the year.
Chan-Ho Park is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Doosan. Park has drawn a walk 380 times while going down on strikes on 603 attempts. He has accumulated 580 runs and also has 400 runs batted in. His on-base % is .331 and he also has a career OPS of .669. He has hit the long ball 28 times, with 1,351 total bases and also a .338 slugging %. For the 4,002 at-bats in his career, Park has hit .268 and has racked up 1,073 base hits.
The Doosan Bears have turned 78 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .978 (10th in Korean baseball). The Bears have 995 assists, 90 errors and have accumulated 3,050 putouts this season. In their 98 chances at stealing a base, they have had success 82 times and been caught 16 times (16.3% caught stealing percentage).
The Bears hold a team WHIP of 1.354 with a FIP of 4.34 as a pitching staff for the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 2.60 (976 strikeouts against 376 walks). They are currently ranked 8th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 1,000. They have conceded 86 long balls and they give up 4.34 runs per 9 innings (1st in the league). The Doosan pitching staff have conceded 490 runs this season while having a team ERA of 3.68 (416 earned runs conceded).
So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?
Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Doosan (-182) and under the total runs
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