Samsung Lions vs Doosan Bears Prediction, 9/16/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Samsung Lions vs Doosan Bears

Date: Wednesday, September 16, 2026

Location: Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea

TV: SPO-2T

Odds/Point Spread: Samsung (-122) Doosan (+102)

Soo Bin Jung and the Doosan Bears (64-60, 5th in KBO) host the Samsung Lions (74-49, 2nd in KBO) at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on Wednesday, September 16, 2026. The Bears open this game at +102 while the Lions are coming in at -122. The total is set at 9.

Samsung has a slugging % of .416 and have struck out 880 times, while taking a walk on 557 occasions. They have amassed 691 runs batted in as well as 1,209 hits so far this season, while their batting average sits at .278. The Lions have tallied 199 doubles as a squad and have knocked 117 balls out of the park. They have a total of 722 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .367. As a team, the Samsung Lions are putting up 5.7 runs per outing, which ranks them 2nd in baseball.

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Hyoung Woo Choi is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Samsung. In his career, Choi has hit 435 balls out of the park while knocking in 1,834 runs. For his career, he came to bat 10,285 times and has notched a hit 2,725 times. Choi has a batting average of .310 for his baseball career, with 1,423 runs scored and an OPS of .928. He has compiled a slugging percentage of .528 in addition to earning 4,637 bases. He has fanned 1,591 times and has gotten a free base on 1,262 at-bats, contributing to a .400 OBP.

The Samsung Lions have accounted for 3,369 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 1,214 assists and 76 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .984 which has them sitting 1st in the league and have a total of 101 double plays. The Lions have swiped 89 bases and have been thrown out 31 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 25.8%.

They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.32 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.37. Lions pitchers have allowed 120 home runs and 568 total runs (8th in baseball). Samsung has conceded 1,120 base hits (9.0 per 9 innings) as well as 521 earned runs. The Lions are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.18 over the course of the season (2nd in KBO), and the staff has struck out 971 hitters.

Doosan has accounted for 100 HRs on the season as well as 563 RBIs. They hit 188 two-baggers, while getting a free base 430 times and notching 599 runs. The Doosan Bears have accumulated an OBP of .338 in addition to a batting average of .265 so far this season. The Bears hold a slugging % of .391 and they average 4.68 runs per game (9th in KBO). They have struck out on 892 instances (8th in baseball) and have recorded 1,158 base hits.

Soo Bin Jung is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Doosan. Jung has tallied a walk 650 times while fanning on 905 chances. He has amassed 1,060 runs in addition to having earned 626 RBIs. His on-base % is .352 and he also has a lifetime OPS of .721. He has hit the long ball 49 times, as well as 2,269 bases in total and also a .369 slugging percentage. In the 6,152 official at-bats in his pro career, Jung has accumulated a batting average of .277 and has racked up 1,702 hits.

The Doosan Bears have turned 85 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .980 (8th in the league). Out of their 109 chances at getting a steal, they have made it 86 times and been caught 23 times (21.1% caught stealing percentage). The Bears have racked up 1,115 assists, 92 errors and are sitting with 3,422 putouts on the campaign.

The Bears have a WHIP of 1.321 with a FIP of 4.28 as a pitching staff for the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.70 (1,106 strikeouts vs 409 bases on balls). They rank 9th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 1,097. They have allowed 100 homers and they relinquish 4.28 runs per 9 innings (1st in KBO). The Doosan pitching staff have given up 542 runs over the course of the season while holding an ERA of 3.68 (466 earned runs yielded).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Doosan (+102) and under the total runs

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