Kiwoom Heroes vs NC Dinos Prediction, 8/5/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kiwoom Heroes vs NC Dinos

Date: Tuesday, August 5, 2025

Location: Changwon NC Park in Changwon, South Korea

TV: SPO-T

Odds/Point Spread: Kiwoom (+102) NC (-122)

Changwon NC Park is the site where Min Woo Park and the NC Dinos (46-46, 7th in KBO) will take on the Kiwoom Heroes (29-71, 10th in KBO) on Tuesday, August 5, 2025. The Heroes open this matchup at +102 while the Dinos are priced at -122. The total has been set at 8.5.

The Heroes have accumulated 143 doubles as a squad and have hit 73 balls out of the park. Kiwoom has a slugging rate of .344 and have been called out on strikes 898 times, while being walked on 310 occasions. As a squad, the Kiwoom Heroes are scoring 3.7 runs per game, which is 10th in the league. They have accrued 359 runs batted in and 839 hits this year, while their batting average sits at .236. They have earned a total of 385 runs and hold an OBP of .305.

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Joo Hwan Choi is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Kiwoom. Choi has hit .275 for his baseball career, in addition to 597 scored runs and an OPS of .773. He has struck out 748 times and has walked on 442 occasions, which contributes in part to a .342 on-base percentage. For his career, Choi has slapped 136 balls out of the park while knocking in 732 runs. His slugging percentage is .431 in addition to racking up 1,988 bases. For his career, he stepped up to bat 5,207 times and has reached base with a base knock 1,268 times.

The Kiwoom Heroes have accumulated 2,752 putouts this year, as well as 934 assists and 89 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .976 which has them sitting 9th in Korean baseball and they have turned 85 double plays. The Heroes have swiped 87 bags and have been caught 40 times, which means their caught stealing rate is 31.5%.

The Heroes have an ERA of 5.60 this season (10th in KBO), and their staff has struck out 681 hitters. Kiwoom has given up 1,066 base knocks (10.5 per 9 innings) and 571 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.62 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.62. Heroes pitchers have conceded 108 long balls and also 641 total runs (1st in KBO).

The NC Dinos have compiled a team on-base percentage of .342 in addition to a batting average of .258 this season. They have struck out on 736 occasions (7th in KBO) and are sitting with 843 hits. NC is sitting with 79 long balls over the course of the season as well as 451 runs batted in. The Dinos have a slugging percentage of .386 and they average 4.86 runs per contest (4th in baseball). They have 142 two-baggers, while walking 346 times and racking up 476 runs.

Min Woo Park is a hitter who can be a difference maker for NC. Park has drawn a walk 535 times while being called out on strikes on 725 tries. His on-base percentage sits at .395 and he has a lifetime OPS of .818. Over the course of the 4,943 at-bats in his pro career, Park has compiled an average at the plate of .320 with 1,580 base hits. He has accounted for 907 runs in addition to having 546 RBIs. He has homered 42 times, as well as 2,092 bases in total and a .423 slugging percentage.

Of their 75 tries at getting a steal, they have been successful 55 times and been caught 20 times (26.7% caught stealing rate). The NC Dinos have turned 82 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .976 (10th in KBO). The Dinos have recorded 946 assists, 85 errors and have notched a total of 2,569 putouts this year.

The Dinos hold a team WHIP of 1.462 in addition to having a FIP of 5.21 as a pitching staff on the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 1.66 (711 strikeouts vs 428 free passes). They rank 8th in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 824. They have given up 91 HR's and they concede 5.21 runs per 9 innings (9th in KBO). The NC pitching staff have surrendered 496 runs this season while having a team ERA of 4.62 (439 earned runs allowed).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kiwoom (+102)

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