Lotte Giants vs NC Dinos Prediction, 8/22/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Lotte Giants vs NC Dinos

Date: Friday, August 22, 2025

Location: Changwon NC Park in Changwon, South Korea

TV: SPO-T

Odds/Point Spread: Lotte (-144) NC (+120)

Victor Reyes and the Lotte Giants (58-53, 3rd in KBO) travel to Changwon NC Park on Friday, August 22, 2025, where they'll meet the NC Dinos (51-51, 7th in KBO). The moneyline on this matchup has the Giants priced at -144 and the Dinos are at +120. The O/U opens at 8.5.

As a team, the Lotte Giants are scoring 4.7 runs per game, which has them sitting at 5th in the league. They are sitting with 537 runs while holding a team OBP of .347. The Giants have accounted for 197 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 56 balls out of the park. They have compiled 503 runs batted in and 1,061 hits so far this year, and their average at the plate is sitting at .270. Lotte is slugging .373 and have been rung up 794 times, while drawing a walk on 416 occasions.

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Victor Reyes is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Lotte. Reyes has hit .298 for his career in baseball, with 775 scored runs and an OPS of .763. He has struck out 1,020 times and has gotten a free base on 390 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .344 OBP. In his pro baseball career, Reyes has drilled 92 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 749 runs. His slugging percentage is .419 in addition to earning 2,320 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he faced a pitcher 6,039 times and has notched a hit 1,649 times.

The Lotte Giants have 3,070 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 1,093 assists and 91 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .979 which has them sitting 6th in KBO and have accumulated 94 double plays. The Giants have swiped 91 bags and have been gunned down 15 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage is 14.2%.

The Giants hold a team ERA of 4.53 so far this season (8th in the league), and their staff has rung up 945 hitters. Lotte has relinquished 1,042 base hits (9.2 per 9 innings) as well as 515 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.17 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.44. Giants pitchers have surrendered 99 home runs and also 565 runs in total (3rd in baseball).

The Dinos have a slugging percentage of .394 and they are scoring 5.06 runs per outing (3rd in KBO). They have hit 160 two-baggers, while getting a free base 388 times as well as putting up 547 runs. NC has accounted for 91 HRs so far this year to go along with 514 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 827 instances (6th in KBO) and have earned a total of 940 base knocks. The NC Dinos have earned a team OBP of .345 and a batting average of .260 so far this season.

Ju Won Kim is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for NC. Kim has drawn a free base 191 times while fanning on 445 attempts. His on-base percentage sits at .352 and he also has a career OPS of .736. During the 1,644 at-bats in his pro career, Kim has accumulated a batting average of .252 with 415 hits. He has compiled 252 runs in addition to having earned 209 RBIs. He has homered 42 times, with 632 total bases and a .384 slugging %.

The NC Dinos have turned 94 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .977 (10th in KBO). The Dinos have racked up 1,047 assists, 93 errors and have a tally of 2,845 putouts for the season. In their 86 chances at getting a steal, they have been successful 60 times and been caught 26 times (30.2% caught stealing rate).

The Dinos have a team WHIP of 1.485 and are the owners of a FIP of 5.40 as a squad on the campaign. They come in at 8th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 934. The NC pitching staff have relinquished 569 runs this season while having a team ERA of 4.77 (502 earned runs given up). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.65 (782 strikeouts vs 474 walks). They have relinquished 106 dingers and they give up 5.40 runs per 9 innings (9th in the league).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Lotte (-144)

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