Lotte Giants vs Doosan Bears Prediction, 8/21/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Lotte Giants vs Doosan Bears

Date: Friday, August 21, 2026

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: MS-T

Odds/Point Spread: Lotte (+110) Doosan (-132)

Jamsil Baseball Stadium is the site where Chan-Ho Park and the Doosan Bears (57-48, 5th in KBO) will play the Lotte Giants (48-57, 8th in KBO) on Friday, August 21, 2026. The moneyline on this game has the Giants coming in at +110 and the Bears are at -132. The over/under has been set at 8.5.

Lotte has a slugging percentage of .392 and have been rung up 772 times, while being walked on 330 occasions. They have compiled 475 runs batted in and 1,000 base knocks so far this season, and their batting average is at .267. The Giants have accumulated 181 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 84 balls out of the stadium. They have notched a total of 504 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .330. As a team, the Lotte Giants are earning 4.7 runs per contest, which ranks them 8th in KBO.

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Victor Reyes is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Lotte. For his professional baseball career, Reyes has slapped 108 baseballs out of the park while driving in 851 runs. For his time in the league, he approached the plate 6,647 times and has delivered with a base knock 1,840 times. Reyes is sitting with a batting avereage of .302 for his baseball career, with 851 runs scored and an OPS of .777. His career slugging percentage is .427 and he has racked up 2,599 bases. He has gone down on strikes 1,084 times and has been walked on 444 at-bats, which contributes in part to a .350 OBP.

The Giants have swiped 53 bases and have been gunned down 25 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 32.1%. The Lotte Giants have accumulated 2,850 putouts for the season, in addition to 1,048 assists and 75 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .981 which has them ranked 5th in KBO and have accumulated 91 double plays.

The Giants hold a team earned run average of 4.51 for the year (5th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 865 hitters. Giants pitchers have allowed 95 home runs and 535 total runs (6th in the league). Lotte has allowed 1,004 base hits (9.5 per 9 innings) and also 476 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.18 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.47.

Doosan has tallied 84 long balls for the year and 478 RBIs. They have hit 166 doubles, while walking 367 times and notching 511 runs. The Doosan Bears have recorded an on-base percentage of .342 and a batting average of .271 on the season. The Bears hold a team slugging percentage of .397 and they score 4.69 runs per contest (9th in the league). They have struck out on 768 instances (8th in KBO) and have totaled 1,011 base hits.

Chan-Ho Park is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Doosan. In the 3,983 at-bats in his pro career, Park has recorded a batting average of .267 with 1,065 base knocks. He has hit a home run 28 times, with 1,342 total bases and a .337 slugging percentage. Park has earned a free base 378 times while being called out on strikes on 599 tries. He has tallied 578 runs and has 397 runs batted in. His on-base percentage sits at .330 and he also has a has a OPS in his career of .667.

The Doosan Bears have turned 76 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .979 (10th in the league). The Bears have accrued 953 assists, 82 errors and have accounted for 2,918 putouts over the course of the season. In their 93 attempts at getting a steal, they have made it 78 times and been caught 15 times (16.1% caught stealing rate).

The Bears hold a team WHIP of 1.357 and have a FIP of 4.32 as a unit on the year. They are currently ranked 7th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 955. The Doosan pitching staff have relinquished 467 runs on the campaign while having an ERA of 3.71 (401 earned runs yielded). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 2.56 (933 strikeouts against 364 walks). They have given up 83 homers and they concede 4.32 runs per 9 innings (1st in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Lotte (+110)

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