Hanwha Eagles vs NC Dinos Prediction, 5/22/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds
Game: Hanwha Eagles vs NC Dinos
Date: Thursday, May 22, 2025
Location: Changwon NC Park in Changwon, South Korea
TV: KN-T
Odds/Point Spread: Hanwha (-145) NC (+125)
Hui Dong Kwon and the NC Dinos (20-22, 7th in KBO) play the Hanwha Eagles (29-18, 2nd in KBO) at Changwon NC Park on Thursday, May 22, 2025. The Dinos open this matchup at +125 while the Eagles are coming in at -145. The O/U opens at 8.5.
As a team, the Hanwha Eagles are notching 4.3 runs per game, which has them sitting at 7th in KBO. They have earned 201 runs scored while having a team OBP of .321. The Eagles have earned 81 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 35 balls out of the stadium. They have compiled 190 RBI's in addition to 391 hits for the year, while their team batting average is .250. Hanwha is slugging .378 and have been called out on strikes 364 times, while taking a walk on 140 occasions.
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Estevan Florial is a batter who should impact this game for Hanwha. In his career, Florial has slapped 120 baseballs out of the park while driving in 478 runs. Over the course of his pro career, he came to the plate 4,026 times and has come through with a base knock 901 times. Florial is sitting with a batting avereage of .257 for his career, with 603 runs scored and an OPS of .781. He has recorded a slugging percentage of .436 and he has a total of 1,526 bases. He has gone down on strikes 1,190 times and has walked on 462 occasions, which has contributed to a .345 OBP.
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The Hanwha Eagles have notched a total of 1,260 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 450 assists and 24 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .986 which puts them in 2nd in the league and they have turned 28 double plays. The Eagles have stolen 26 bases and have been caught 10 times, which shows us their caught stealing rate is 27.8%.
The Eagles have compiled a team ERA of 3.19 on the season (1st in KBO), and the staff has rung up 430 hitters. Eagles pitchers have given up 33 home runs in addition to 163 runs in total (10th in the league). Hanwha has relinquished 358 base hits (7.7 per 9 innings) as well as 149 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.87 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.21.
NC has hit 38 home runs on the year to go along with 200 runs batted in. They have hit 68 doubles, while taking a walk 156 times and notching 207 runs. The NC Dinos have an OBP of .340 in addition to a team batting average of .255 on the year. The Dinos have a team SLG% of .401 and they are scoring 4.81 runs per contest (4th in the league). They have been rung up on 335 occasions (8th in baseball) and have 364 hits.
Hui Dong Kwon is a batter who should be able to impact this game for NC. Kwon has earned a walk 472 times while striking out on 607 tries. His on-base percentage is .367 and he is the owner of a lifetime OPS of .778. In the 3,335 at-bats in his professional career, Kwon has hit .267 in addition to having 890 base knocks. He has compiled 476 runs and notched 531 runs batted in. He has homered 103 times, with 1,372 total bases and a .411 slugging percentage.
The NC Dinos have turned 33 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .975 (10th in KBO). The Dinos have racked up 402 assists, 39 errors and have a tally of 1,099 putouts for the season. Of their 35 chances at swiping a bag, they have made it 25 times and been caught 10 times (28.6% caught stealing rate).
The Dinos are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.505 in addition to having a FIP of 5.53 as a pitching staff this year. They have a ranking of 9th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 356. The NC pitching staff have yielded 225 runs this year while holding a team ERA of 4.92 (200 earned runs relinquished). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.50 (293 strikeouts vs 195 free passes). They have surrendered 40 home runs and they give up 5.53 runs per 9 innings (9th in baseball).
Who will win tonight's KBO game against the spread?
Tony Sink's Pick: Take Hanwha (-145)
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