Kia Tigers vs NC Dinos Prediction, 5/1/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kia Tigers vs NC Dinos

Date: Thursday, May 1, 2025

Location: Changwon NC Park in Changwon, South Korea

TV: SPO-2T

Odds/Point Spread: Kia (-132) NC (+110)

Changwon NC Park is the site where Ju Won Kim and the NC Dinos (9-17, 9th in KBO) will play the Kia Tigers (14-15, 6th in KBO) on Thursday, May 1, 2025. The Tigers open this contest at -132 while the Dinos are priced at +110. The O/U has been set at 8.

The Tigers have hit 62 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 28 balls out of the stadium. Kia is slugging .405 and have been called out on strikes 221 times, while being walked on 127 occasions. As a squad, the Kia Tigers are earning 4.8 runs per outing, which ranks them 5th in baseball. They have recorded 131 RBI's in addition to 246 hits so far this year, while their average at the plate is .253. They have a total of 138 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .340.

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Won Jun Choi is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Kia. Choi has hit .283 for his baseball career, in addition to 387 runs scored and an OPS of .730. He has gone down on strikes 358 times and earned a walk on 227 at-bats, which contributes in part to a .350 on-base %. In his career, Choi has hit 27 balls out of the park while knocking in 248 runs. He has amassed a slugging percentage of .380 and he has racked up 925 bases. In his time in the Majors, he came to bat 2,750 times and has delivered with a hit 688 times.

The Tigers have stolen 28 bags and have been thrown out 9 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 24.3%. The Kia Tigers have notched a total of 759 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 305 assists and 21 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .981 which has them ranked 5th in KBO and have accumulated 23 double plays.

The Tigers have a team ERA of 4.73 for the season (8th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 206 batters. Kia has given up 274 hits (9.7 per 9 innings) and 133 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.82 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.53. Tigers pitchers have surrendered 15 home runs and also 154 runs (4th in the league).

NC has compiled 21 HRs on the year in addition to 107 runs batted in. They have put up 38 doubles, while taking a walk 92 times and putting up 109 runs. The NC Dinos have earned an OBP of .329 in addition to a team batting average of .244 for the year. The Dinos hold a team SLG% of .378 and they are scoring 4.19 runs per contest (7th in baseball). They have been called out on strikes on 232 instances (6th in KBO) and have 206 base hits.

Ju Won Kim is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for NC. Kim has drawn a free base 155 times while fanning on 388 plate appearances. His on-base % is .338 and he has a lifetime OPS of .703. In the 1,322 at-bats in his pro career, Kim has accrued an average at the plate of .234 with 310 base knocks. He has compiled 186 runs and also has 177 runs batted in. He has hit a home run 36 times, with 482 total bases and a .365 slugging percentage.

In their 27 tries at swiping a bag, they have had success 19 times and been caught 8 times (29.6% caught stealing percentage). The NC Dinos have turned 17 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .973 (10th in the league). The Dinos have 239 assists, 25 errors and have 649 putouts on the season.

The Dinos hold a team WHIP of 1.740 in addition to having a FIP of 7.03 as a squad for the season. They are currently ranked 9th in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 229. The NC pitching staff have surrendered 169 runs for the season while having a team ERA of 6.29 (151 earned runs yielded). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.24 (182 strikeouts against 147 walks). They have given up 29 homers and they concede 7.03 runs per 9 innings (10th in baseball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kia (-132)

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