Kiwoom Heroes vs NC Dinos Prediction, 5/16/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs NC Dinos

Date: Friday, May 16, 2025

Location: Changwon NC Park in Changwon, South Korea

TV: MS-T

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

Changwon NC Park is the venue where Ah-seop Son and the NC Dinos (18-19, 4th in KBO) will take on the Kiwoom Heroes (13-32, 10th in KBO) on Friday, May 16, 2025. The Heroes open this matchup at +126 while the Dinos are priced at -152. The O/U opens at 8.

The Heroes have earned 60 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 34 balls out of the park. Kiwoom has a slugging % of .344 and have struck out 397 times, while drawing a walk on 145 occasions. As a squad, the Kiwoom Heroes are putting up 3.8 runs per contest, which is 9th in the league. They have earned 162 runs batted in as well as 353 base knocks so far this year, while their team batting average is at .233. They have accounted for 173 runs while holding a team OBP of .308.

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Joo Hwan Choi is a hitter who can be a difference maker for Kiwoom. In his career, Choi has slapped 130 balls out of the park while driving in 701 runs. Over the course of his pro career, he stepped into the batters box 4,979 times and also came through with a hit 1,217 times. Choi has a batting average of .276 for his time in baseball, with 579 scored runs and an OPS of .777. He has earned a slugging percentage of .432 and he has racked up 1,905 bases. He has struck out 715 times and has gotten a free base on 428 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .345 OBP.

The Heroes have stolen 38 bags and have been thrown out 17 times, which means their caught stealing percentage sits at 30.9%. The Kiwoom Heroes have a tally of 1,173 putouts on the year, in addition to 391 assists and 43 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .973 which is 10th in Korean baseball and they have turned 37 double plays.

The Heroes have compiled a team earned run average of 6.17 this year (10th in KBO), and they have struck out 313 batters. Heroes pitchers have given up 47 home runs and 311 total runs (1st in baseball). Kiwoom has given up 500 base hits (11.5 per 9 innings) and also 268 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 1.63 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.77.

NC has 36 home runs on the year as well as 190 RBIs. The have tallied 65 doubles, while walking 140 times as well as scoring 196 runs. The NC Dinos have accumulated an OBP of .346 as well as a batting average of .264 for the season. The Dinos hold a slugging % of .416 and they tally 5.16 runs per contest (3rd in the league). They have been rung up on 293 occasions (9th in KBO) and have notched a total of 336 base hits.

Ah-seop Son is a batter who should be able to impact this game for NC. Son has tallied a free base 939 times while going down on strikes on 1,294 tries. He has tallied 1,376 runs and also has 1,057 RBIs. His on-base % is .393 and he is the owner of a career OPS of .848. He has hit it out of the park 181 times, with 3,620 total bases and a .455 slugging %. Over the course of the 7,956 official at-bats in his career, Son has accrued an average at the plate of .321 with 2,554 base knocks.

Of their 34 tries at swiping a bag, they have made it 25 times and been caught 9 times (26.5% caught stealing percentage). The NC Dinos have turned 31 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .975 (9th in the league). The Dinos have recorded 364 assists, 34 errors and have 967 putouts on the season.

The NC pitching staff have yielded 212 runs so far this year while holding an ERA of 5.28 (189 earned runs given up). They have given up 37 long balls and they surrender 5.92 runs per 9 innings (9th in KBO). The Dinos have a team WHIP of 1.577 and have a FIP of 5.92 as a squad for the season. Their K/BB ratio is 1.41 (255 strikeouts against 181 free passes). They come in at 8th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 327.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kiwoom (+126)

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