NC Dinos vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 7/18/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: NC Dinos vs Kia Tigers

Date: Friday, July 18, 2025

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: SPO-T

Odds/Point Spread: NC (+125) Kia (-145)

Min Woo Park and the NC Dinos (40-40, 7th in KBO) are headed to Gwangju Kia Champions Field on Friday, July 18, 2025, where they'll meet the Kia Tigers (45-40, 4th in KBO). The odds on this matchup have the Dinos priced at +125 and the Tigers are at -145. The over/under is set at 9.

NC is slugging .382 and have been called out on strikes 648 times, while getting the free base on 309 occasions. They have amassed 380 runs batted in and 721 base knocks on the season, and their batting average comes in at .255. The Dinos have recorded 125 doubles as a team and have hit 65 balls out of the park. They have tallied 401 runs while holding a team OBP of .344. As a team, the NC Dinos are scoring 4.7 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 5th in baseball.

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Min Woo Park is a hitter who can be a difference maker for NC. In his career, Park has drilled 40 balls out of the park while knocking in 535 runs. He has recorded a slugging percentage of .423 and he has racked up 2,077 bases. For his time in baseball, he came to the plate 5,664 times and has come through with a hit 1,572 times. He has struck out 719 times and has taken a walk on 530 occasions, which has contributed to a .396 on-base %. Park has compiled an average at the plate of .320 for his career in baseball, with 902 runs scored and an OPS of .819.

The Dinos have stolen 51 bases and have been gunned down 18 times, which means their caught stealing percentage is 26.1%. The NC Dinos have a total of 2,220 putouts this year, as well as 815 assists and 76 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .976 which is 10th in the league and have accumulated 68 double plays.

The Dinos have a team ERA of 4.55 on the campaign (8th in baseball), and they have rung up 610 batters. Dinos pitchers have allowed 79 home runs and 424 total runs (3rd in the league). NC has given up 706 hits (8.6 per 9 innings) as well as 374 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.65 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.45.

Kia has hit 80 HRs this year as well as 400 RBIs. They hit 167 doubles, while taking a walk 353 times as well as putting up 430 runs. The Kia Tigers have an OBP of .343 as well as a batting average of .261 for the year. The Tigers hold a slugging % of .402 and they average 4.89 runs per game (3rd in baseball). They have been rung up on 695 occasions (4th in KBO) and have 788 hits.

Patrick Wisdom is a batter who can be a difference maker for Kia. Wisdom has recorded a walk 579 times while fanning on 1,668 chances. He has compiled 787 runs and notched 857 RBIs. His on-base % is .322 and he holds a career OPS of .783. He has homered 270 times, as well as 2,399 total bases and also a .461 slugging %. During the 5,203 at-bats in his baseball career, Wisdom has an average at the plate of .242 and has racked up 1,258 base hits.

The Kia Tigers have turned 79 double plays and have a fielding rate of .979 (7th in the league). The Tigers have 873 assists, 69 errors and have a total of 2,338 putouts during this campaign. Of their 94 attempts at swiping a bag, they have made it 71 times and been caught 23 times (24.5% caught stealing percentage).

The Tigers hold a team WHIP of 1.420 in addition to having a FIP of 4.72 as a team over the course of the season. They are currently ranked 4th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 788. The Kia pitching staff have surrendered 409 runs over the course of the season while holding an ERA of 4.25 (368 earned runs surrendered). Their K/BB ratio is 2.05 (651 strikeouts vs 318 free passes). They have surrendered 55 homers and they relinquish 4.72 runs per 9 innings (6th in baseball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take NC (+125)

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