Hanwha Eagles vs NC Dinos Prediction, 5/21/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Hanwha Eagles vs NC Dinos

Date: Wednesday, May 21, 2025

Location: Changwon NC Park in Changwon, South Korea

TV: KN-T

Odds/Point Spread: Hanwha (-196) NC (+162)

Changwon NC Park is the venue where Ju Won Kim and the NC Dinos (20-21, 6th in KBO) will take on the Hanwha Eagles (28-18, 2nd in KBO) on Wednesday, May 21, 2025. The Dinos open this game at +162 while the Eagles are priced at -196. The over/under is set at 9.

Hanwha owns a slugging percentage of .379 and have been called out on strikes 360 times, while drawing a walk on 137 occasions. They have 188 RBI's as well as 384 hits for the season, and their team batting average is sitting at .250. The Eagles have compiled 79 doubles as a team and have knocked 34 balls out of the park. They have racked up 197 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .321. As a team, the Hanwha Eagles are recording 4.3 runs per game, which is 7th in baseball.

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Eun Seong Chae is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Hanwha. In his career, Chae has hit 141 baseballs out of the park while driving in 780 runs. He has earned a slugging percentage of .442 in addition to racking up 1,973 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he approached the plate 5,023 times and has come through with a base knock 1,292 times. He has been struck out 846 times and has walked on 351 occasions, contributing to a .354 OBP. Chae has hit .290 for his career, with 585 scored runs and an OPS of .796.

The Hanwha Eagles have a total of 1,233 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 447 assists and 24 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .986 which has them sitting 2nd in KBO and have 28 double plays. The Eagles have stolen 26 bags and have been thrown out 10 times, which means their caught stealing rate is 27.8%.

The Eagles have a team ERA of 3.24 for the season (1st in KBO), and the staff has rung up 420 hitters. Hanwha has surrendered 354 hits (7.8 per 9 innings) and also 148 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.88 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.22. Eagles pitchers have given up 33 home runs and also 162 total runs (9th in the league).

The NC Dinos have a team on-base percentage of .342 as well as a batting average of .258 this season. They have been called out on strikes on 325 occasions (9th in KBO) and have 360 base knocks. NC has knocked in 38 home runs on the year to go along with 200 runs batted in. The Dinos have a team slugging % of .406 and they are scoring 4.90 runs per contest (4th in KBO). They have hit 67 doubles, while walking 152 times as well as scoring 206 runs.

Ju Won Kim is a batter who should be able to impact this game for NC. Kim has drawn a free base 159 times while striking out on 397 chances. He has accrued 199 runs and also has 182 RBIs. His on-base percentage sits at .338 and he is the owner of a career OPS of .707. He has gone deep 38 times, as well as 509 bases in total and a .369 slugging percentage. During the 1,381 at-bats in his pro career, Kim is sitting with a batting avereage of .237 in addition to having 327 base knocks.

The NC Dinos have turned 32 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .974 (10th in KBO). The Dinos have recorded 392 assists, 39 errors and have a total of 1,072 putouts on the campaign. In their 35 attempts at stealing a base, they have made it 25 times and been caught 10 times (28.6% caught stealing percentage).

The Dinos are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.515 and are the owners of a FIP of 5.57 as a squad on the season. They sit at 9th in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 349. The NC pitching staff have conceded 221 runs so far this year while having an ERA of 4.94 (196 earned runs allowed). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 1.51 (289 strikeouts against 192 bases on balls). They have allowed 39 home runs and they surrender 5.57 runs per 9 innings (9th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Hanwha (-196)

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