Hanwha Eagles vs NC Dinos Prediction, 5/31/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Hanwha Eagles vs NC Dinos

Date: Saturday, May 31, 2025

Location: Changwon NC Park in Changwon, South Korea

TV: TVING

Odds/Point Spread: Hanwha (-150) NC (+125)

Changwon NC Park is the venue where Ju Won Kim and the NC Dinos (23-23, 5th in KBO) will play the Hanwha Eagles (31-21, 2nd in KBO) on Saturday, May 31, 2025. The line on this contest has the Eagles priced at -150 and the Dinos are at +125. The O/U has been set at 8.

Hanwha has a slugging % of .378 and have struck out 404 times, while drawing a walk on 155 occasions. They have 211 RBI's in addition to 434 hits this year, and their team batting average is sitting at .249. The Eagles have tallied 89 doubles as a unit and have hit 40 balls out of the park. They have 224 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .320. As a squad, the Hanwha Eagles are putting up 4.3 runs per game, which ranks them 7th in the league.

Get all of our Free KBO Picks

Eun Seong Chae is a hitter who should impact this game for Hanwha. For his professional baseball career, Chae has hit 145 balls out of the park while knocking in 787 runs. For his time in the league, he came to the plate 5,054 times and has delivered with a base knock 1,300 times. Chae has recorded a batting average of .290 for his baseball career, with 590 scored runs and an OPS of .799. His slugging percentage is .445 and he has accumulated 1,995 bases. He has been struck out 849 times and has gotten a free base on 353 occasions, contributing to a .354 OBP.

The Hanwha Eagles have a tally of 1,395 putouts thus far, as well as 497 assists and 28 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .985 which is 3rd in KBO and have earned 30 double plays. The Eagles have swiped 33 bases and have been caught 12 times, which means their caught stealing rate is 26.7%.

The Eagles have a team earned run average of 3.35 so far this season (1st in the league), and the staff has struck out 477 hitters. Eagles pitchers have given up 35 long balls and also 189 total runs (10th in baseball). Hanwha has allowed 404 hits (7.8 per 9 innings) in addition to 173 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.87 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.23.

The NC Dinos hold an OBP of .338 as well as a batting average of .252 over the course of the season. They have struck out on 372 instances (8th in the league) and have notched a total of 398 base knocks. NC has knocked in 40 HRs on the season as well as 216 runs batted in. The Dinos hold a team slugging % of .391 and they are scoring 4.69 runs per game (4th in the league). They have notched 75 doubles, while taking a walk 172 times as well as earning 225 runs.

Ju Won Kim is a batter who can be a difference maker for NC. Kim has earned a walk 165 times while striking out on 401 plate appearances. His on-base % is .339 and he has earned a lifetime OPS of .705. In the 1,408 official at-bats in his baseball career, Kim has compiled an average at the plate of .237 in addition to having 334 base hits. He has tallied 202 runs and has 184 RBIs. He has hit a home run 38 times, with 516 total bases and also a .366 slugging percentage.

Out of their 37 chances at getting a steal, they have made it 26 times and been caught 11 times (29.7% caught stealing percentage). The NC Dinos have turned 40 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .976 (9th in the league). The Dinos have recorded 451 assists, 41 errors and have a tally of 1,231 putouts during this campaign.

The Dinos are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.485 with a FIP of 5.20 as a pitching staff on the year. They come in at 10th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 391. The NC pitching staff have yielded 237 runs over the course of the season and come in with a team ERA of 4.61 (210 earned runs conceded). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.52 (331 strikeouts vs 218 free passes). They have yielded 41 home runs and they yield 5.20 runs per 9 innings (9th in KBO).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Hanwha (-150)

Get $60 worth of FREE premium member picks. No Obligation. No Salesman. No Credit Card. Fast Sign up with Instant Access Click Here