Kiwoom Heroes vs Doosan Bears Prediction, 9/18/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs Doosan Bears

Date: Friday, September 18, 2026

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: TVING

Odds/Point Spread: Kiwoom (+125) Doosan (-150)

Geon-chang Seo and the Kiwoom Heroes (45-83, 10th in KBO) travel to Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Friday, September 18, 2026, where they'll meet the Doosan Bears (64-60, 5th in KBO). The Bears open this matchup at -150 while the Heroes are priced at +125. The O/U has been set at 8.5.

Kiwoom is slugging .352 and have struck out 1,146 times, while drawing a walk on 432 occasions. They have tallied 469 RBI's and 1,069 hits so far this season, and their average at the plate is sitting at .242. The Heroes have accounted for 181 doubles as a unit and have hit 93 balls out of the park. They have racked up 497 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .321. As a squad, the Kiwoom Heroes are notching 3.8 runs per game, which is 10th in the league.

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Geon-chang Seo is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Kiwoom. In his career, Seo has drilled 38 baseballs over the fence while knocking in 502 runs. For his time in the league, he stepped up to the plate 5,455 times and has come through with a hit 1,420 times. Seo has earned a batting average of .303 for his time in baseball, in addition to 837 runs scored and an OPS of .788. His career slugging percentage is .409 and he has a total of 1,918 bases. He has fanned 538 times and has walked on 582 attempts at the plate, which has contributed to a .384 on-base percentage.

The Heroes have swiped 77 bags and have been thrown out 37 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 32.5%. The Kiwoom Heroes have earned 3,460 putouts so far this season, in addition to 1,145 assists and 92 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .980 which is 5th in KBO and they have turned 108 double plays.

They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.89 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.56. Heroes pitchers have relinquished 126 home runs and also 746 total runs (1st in baseball). Kiwoom has surrendered 1,292 base hits (10.1 per 9 innings) and also 681 earned runs. The Heroes have an earned run average of 5.32 for the year (10th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 951 hitters.

The Bears have a team SLG% of .391 and they are earning 4.68 runs per outing (8th in the league). They have 188 two-baggers, while taking a walk 430 times and putting up 599 runs. Doosan has hit 100 long balls on the campaign as well as 563 runs batted in. They have struck out on 892 occasions (9th in the league) and have totaled 1,158 hits. The Doosan Bears have accumulated an OBP of .338 as well as a batting average of .265 on the campaign.

Chan-Ho Park is a hitter who should impact this game for Doosan. Park has drawn a walk 389 times while fanning on 608 attempts. He has accounted for 592 runs and notched 402 RBIs. His on-base percentage sits at .331 and he also has a lifetime OPS of .668. He has homered 28 times, as well as 1,365 total bases and also a .337 slugging percentage. In the 4,052 at-bats in his pro career, Park has accumulated a batting average of .268 with 1,085 hits.

The Doosan Bears have turned 85 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .980 (7th in KBO). Of their 109 chances at stealing a base, they have been successful 86 times and been caught 23 times (21.1% caught stealing rate). The Bears have accrued 1,115 assists, 92 errors and have earned 3,422 putouts for the year.

The Doosan pitching staff have surrendered 542 runs on the campaign while having an ERA of 3.68 (466 earned runs conceded). They have surrendered 100 homers and they relinquish 4.28 runs per 9 innings (1st in the league). The Bears hold a team WHIP of 1.321 in addition to having a FIP of 4.28 as a squad over the course of the season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 2.70 (1,106 strikeouts against 409 free passes). They are sitting at 9th in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 1,097.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Doosan (-150) and under the total runs

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