Hanwha Eagles vs NC Dinos Prediction, 8/15/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Hanwha Eagles vs NC Dinos

Date: Friday, August 15, 2025

Location: Changwon NC Park in Changwon, South Korea

TV: TVING

Odds/Point Spread: Hanwha (-152) NC (+126)

Eun Seong Chae and the Hanwha Eagles (62-42, 2nd in KBO) go to Changwon NC Park on Friday, August 15, 2025, where they'll take on the NC Dinos (49-49, 7th in KBO). The Eagles open this matchup at -152 while the Dinos are priced at +126. The over/under is set at 9.

The Eagles have hit 179 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 85 balls out of the stadium. Hanwha has a slugging percentage of .388 and have been called out on strikes 790 times, while drawing a walk on 307 occasions. As a squad, the Hanwha Eagles are putting up 4.5 runs per game, which has them at 6th in KBO. They have accrued 441 runs batted in as well as 938 base knocks for the year, while their average at the plate comes in at .260. They have tallied 477 runs scored while having a team OBP of .327.

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Eun Seong Chae is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Hanwha. In his career, Chae has hit 156 balls out of the park while driving in 831 runs. He has recorded a slugging percentage of .449 and he has racked up 2,096 bases. In his time spent in pro baseball, he came to the plate 5,249 times and has notched a base knock 1,358 times. He has struck out 872 times and has walked on 363 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .356 on-base %. Chae has hit .291 in his time in baseball, with 615 runs scored and an OPS of .805.

The Eagles have stolen 70 bases and have been thrown out 27 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 27.8%. The Hanwha Eagles have earned a total of 2,864 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 975 assists and 67 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .983 which is 3rd in KBO and have accumulated 73 double plays.

The Eagles have a team ERA of 3.45 on the season (1st in the league), and the staff has struck out 987 hitters. Hanwha has surrendered 875 base knocks (8.3 per 9 innings) as well as 366 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.92 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.27. Eagles pitchers have allowed 76 long balls and 400 runs in total (10th in KBO).

NC is sitting with 87 HRs for the season and 494 RBIs. They have recorded 153 doubles, while taking a walk 375 times and scoring 522 runs. The NC Dinos are sitting with a team on-base percentage of .344 and a batting average of .259 on the campaign. The Dinos have a team slugging % of .391 and they are recording 5.02 runs per outing (3rd in KBO). They have struck out on 791 occasions (6th in baseball) and have a total of 902 base knocks.

Ju Won Kim is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for NC. For the 1,626 at-bats in his pro career, Kim has compiled an average at the plate of .250 in addition to 406 base hits. He has hit a home run 41 times, as well as 617 total bases and a .379 slugging %. Kim has drawn a free base 190 times while going down on strikes on 444 tries. He has recorded 247 runs and notched 207 RBIs. His on-base percentage is .350 and he is the owner of a lifetime OPS of .729.

The NC Dinos have turned 90 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .976 (10th in Korean baseball). The Dinos have racked up 1,008 assists, 93 errors and have earned 2,740 putouts so far this season. Of their 85 chances at getting a steal, they have had success 59 times and been caught 26 times (30.6% caught stealing rate).

The Dinos have a WHIP of 1.480 and have a FIP of 5.36 as a squad this year. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.67 (761 strikeouts against 455 walks). They are sitting at 8th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 896. They have given up 101 home runs and they surrender 5.36 runs per 9 innings (9th in the league). The NC pitching staff have yielded 544 runs on the campaign while holding an ERA of 4.70 (477 earned runs allowed).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Hanwha (-152)

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