Lotte Giants vs NC Dinos Prediction, 8/23/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Lotte Giants vs NC Dinos

Date: Saturday, August 23, 2025

Location: Changwon NC Park in Changwon, South Korea

TV: KN-T

Odds/Point Spread: Lotte (-130) NC (+110)

Changwon NC Park is the venue where Hui Dong Kwon and the NC Dinos (51-51, 7th in KBO) will take on the Lotte Giants (58-53, 3rd in KBO) on Saturday, August 23, 2025. The odds on this matchup have the Giants coming in at -130 and the Dinos are at +110. The O/U is set at 8.5.

The Giants have hit 197 two-baggers as a team and have hit 56 balls out of the stadium. Lotte is slugging .373 and have been called out on strikes 794 times, while drawing a walk on 416 occasions. As a squad, the Lotte Giants are earning 4.7 runs/g, which has them at 5th in the league. They have 503 runs batted in in addition to 1,061 base knocks so far this season, while their batting average sits at .270. They have accounted for 537 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .347.

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Seung Min Go is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Lotte. In his professional baseball career, Go has hit 26 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 186 runs. He has accumulated a slugging percentage of .409 and he has totaled 598 bases. During his time in professional baseball, he came to the plate 1,654 times and also came through with a base knock 413 times. He has struck out 288 times and has walked on 158 occasions, contributing to a .350 OBP. Go has hit .282 for his career, with 216 runs scored and an OPS of .759.

The Giants have swiped 91 bags and have been gunned down 15 times, which means their caught stealing percentage comes in at 14.2%. The Lotte Giants have amassed 3,070 putouts thus far, as well as 1,093 assists and 91 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .979 which has them sitting 6th in the league and have a total of 94 double plays.

Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.17 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.44. Giants pitchers have given up 99 home runs and also 565 total runs (3rd in baseball). Lotte has given up 1,042 hits (9.2 per 9 innings) and 515 earned runs. The Giants have compiled a team ERA of 4.53 so far this year (8th in KBO), and their staff has rung up 945 batters.

The Dinos hold a team slugging percentage of .394 and they are scoring 5.06 runs per game (3rd in baseball). They have recorded 160 two-baggers, while getting a free base 388 times and putting up 547 runs. NC is sitting with 91 long balls so far this year to go along with 514 RBIs. They have been rung up on 827 instances (6th in KBO) and have earned a total of 940 hits. The NC Dinos have an OBP of .345 as well as a batting average of .260 for the season.

Hui Dong Kwon is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for NC. Over the course of the 3,498 at-bats in his professional career, Kwon has compiled an average at the plate of .264 and has racked up 925 base hits. He has gone deep 106 times, with 1,424 total bases and also a .407 slugging percentage. Kwon has drawn a free base 508 times while going down on strikes on 655 occasions. He has tallied 504 runs and has 553 RBIs. His on-base percentage sits at .367 and he has a career OPS of .774.

The NC Dinos have turned 94 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .977 (10th in KBO). The Dinos have accrued 1,047 assists, 93 errors and have amassed 2,845 putouts on 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 percentage).

The Dinos have a WHIP of 1.485 with a FIP of 5.40 as a unit on the campaign. They have a ranking of 8th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 934. The NC pitching staff have given up 569 runs so far this year while having an ERA of 4.77 (502 earned runs surrendered). Their K/BB ratio sits at 1.65 (782 strikeouts vs 474 walks). They have conceded 106 homers and they relinquish 5.40 runs per 9 innings (9th in baseball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Lotte (-130)

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