Lotte Giants vs Doosan Bears Prediction, 8/23/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Lotte Giants vs Doosan Bears

Date: Sunday, August 23, 2026

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: KN-T

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

Ui-ji Yang and the Doosan Bears (57-49, 5th in KBO) play the Lotte Giants (49-57, 8th in KBO) at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Sunday, August 23, 2026. The Bears open this contest at -182 while the Giants are coming in at +150. The over/under opens at 8.5.

As a unit, the Lotte Giants are scoring 4.7 runs per outing, which is 8th in the league. They have tallied 511 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .331. The Giants have tallied 185 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 84 balls out of the park. They have earned 482 RBI's as well as 1,007 base knocks on the campaign, and their team batting average comes in at .267. Lotte is slugging .392 and have been called out on strikes 778 times, while drawing a walk on 335 occasions.

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Seong Bin Hwang is a batter who can be a difference maker for Lotte. For his pro baseball career, Hwang has hit 6 baseballs over the fence while knocking in 99 runs. He has earned a slugging percentage of .368 in addition to racking up 528 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he came to bat 1,586 times and has delivered with a base knock 409 times. He has gone down on strikes 235 times and has taken a walk on 104 occasions, which contributes in part to a .337 on-base percentage. Hwang has compiled an average at the plate of .285 in his time in baseball, with 276 runs scored and an OPS of .705.

The Giants have swiped 53 bags and have been gunned down 25 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage is 32.1%. The Lotte Giants have amassed 2,877 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 1,057 assists and 75 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .981 which has them ranked 5th in KBO and have a total of 92 double plays.

The Giants hold a team earned run average of 4.48 over the course of the season (5th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 873 hitters. Lotte has surrendered 1,010 hits (9.5 per 9 innings) in addition to 477 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.18 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.47. Giants pitchers have conceded 95 home runs in addition to 536 runs in total (6th in the league).

Doosan has tallied 84 home runs this season and 480 RBIs. They have recorded 167 two-baggers, while taking a walk 371 times and earning 515 runs. The Doosan Bears are sitting with a team OBP of .342 as well as a batting average of .271 on the year. The Bears hold a slugging % of .396 and they are recording 4.68 runs per contest (9th in baseball). They have been rung up on 771 instances (8th in baseball) and have 1,020 base hits.

Ui-ji Yang is a batter who can be a difference maker for Doosan. Yang has drawn a free base 762 times while striking out on 866 chances. He has recorded 971 runs and also has 1,256 RBIs. His on-base percentage is .389 and he has a career OPS of .888. He has hit a home run 299 times, as well as 3,350 total bases and also a .499 slugging percentage. Over the course of the 6,710 official at-bats in his pro career, Yang has earned a batting average of .307 and has racked up 2,061 base hits.

The Doosan Bears have turned 77 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .979 (10th in the league). Out of their 96 chances at stealing a base, they have made it 80 times and been caught 16 times (16.7% caught stealing rate). The Bears have racked up 962 assists, 84 errors and have a tally of 2,944 putouts for the season.

The Doosan pitching staff have given up 472 runs this season while holding a team ERA of 3.70 (403 earned runs conceded). They have given up 83 home runs and they surrender 4.33 runs per 9 innings (1st in the league). The Bears have a team WHIP of 1.357 with a FIP of 4.33 as a staff over the course of the season. Their K/BB ratio is 2.56 (937 strikeouts vs 366 walks). They come in at 7th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 965.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Lotte (+150)

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