NC Dinos vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 7/20/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: NC Dinos vs Kia Tigers

Date: Sunday, July 20, 2025

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: KN-T

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

Hui Dong Kwon and the NC Dinos (40-40, 7th in KBO) head to Gwangju Kia Champions Field on Sunday, July 20, 2025, where they'll meet the Kia Tigers (45-40, 4th in KBO). The Dinos open this game at +110 while the Tigers are coming in at -130. The over/under has been set at 9.

NC has a slugging percentage of .382 and have been called out on strikes 648 times, while being walked on 309 occasions. They have accumulated 380 RBI's and 721 hits on the season, while their team 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 are sitting with 401 runs scored and have an OBP of .344. As a squad, the NC Dinos are notching 4.7 runs per game, which has them sitting at 5th in baseball.

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Hui Dong Kwon is a batter who should impact this game for NC. In his career, Kwon has slapped 105 balls out of the park while driving in 547 runs. In his time spent in pro baseball, he approached the plate 4,110 times and got on base with a base knock 915 times. Kwon has hit .266 for his time in baseball, in addition to 498 scored runs and an OPS of .777. His slugging percentage is .409 in addition to racking up 1,410 bases. He has struck out 640 times and has taken a walk on 499 occasions, contributing to a .368 OBP.

The Dinos have swiped 51 bases and have been caught 18 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage is 26.1%. The NC Dinos have a total of 2,220 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 815 assists and 76 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .976 which has them ranked 10th in KBO and have a total of 68 double plays.

The Dinos have a team earned run average of 4.55 this year (8th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 610 hitters. NC has allowed 706 base hits (8.6 per 9 innings) as well as 374 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 1.65 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.45. Dinos pitchers have conceded 79 home runs in addition to 424 runs in total (3rd in baseball).

The Tigers have a slugging percentage of .402 and they score 4.89 runs per contest (3rd in KBO). They hit 167 doubles, while walking 353 times and earning 430 runs. Kia has a total of 80 HRs so far this year to go along with 400 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 695 occasions (4th in baseball) and have 788 base knocks. The Kia Tigers hold an OBP of .343 in addition to a team batting average of .261 this year.

Hyoung Woo Choi is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Kia. Choi has recorded a free base 1,180 times while being called out on strikes on 1,460 chances. He has recorded 1,341 runs in addition to having earned 1,706 RBIs. His on-base rate is .401 and he has earned a career OPS of .933. He has gone yard 409 times, in addition to having 4,341 bases in total and a .532 slugging percentage. Over the course of the 8,166 at-bats in his career, Choi has accrued an average at the plate of .311 in addition to having 2,537 base hits.

The Kia Tigers have turned 79 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .979 (7th in Korean baseball). The Tigers have recorded 873 assists, 69 errors and have notched a total of 2,338 putouts on the campaign. In their 94 chances at swiping a bag, they have made it 71 times and been caught 23 times (24.5% caught stealing percentage).

The Tigers have a WHIP of 1.420 with a FIP of 4.72 as a squad this year. They are currently ranked 4th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 788. The Kia pitching staff have relinquished 409 runs this season while holding an ERA of 4.25 (368 earned runs yielded). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.05 (651 strikeouts vs 318 bases on balls). They have conceded 55 dingers and they relinquish 4.72 runs per 9 innings (6th in KBO).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take NC (+110)

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