NC Dinos vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 8/8/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: NC Dinos vs Kia Tigers

Date: Friday, August 8, 2025

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: KN-T

Odds/Point Spread: NC (+125) Kia (-150)

Patrick Wisdom and the Kia Tigers (49-47, 4th in KBO) host the NC Dinos (46-47, 7th in KBO) at Gwangju Kia Champions Field on Friday, August 8, 2025. The line on this matchup has the Dinos coming in at +125 and the Tigers are at -150. The total opens at 9.

As a team, the NC Dinos are putting up 4.9 runs per game, which has them sitting at 3rd in the league. They have 481 runs and hold an OBP of .342. The Dinos have accrued 143 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 80 balls out of the park. They have recorded 456 runs batted in as well as 851 base knocks on the campaign, and their batting average sits at .257. NC is slugging .385 and have struck out 746 times, while being walked on 346 occasions.

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Min Woo Park is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for NC. Park has an average at the plate of .320 for his time in baseball, in addition to 908 scored runs and an OPS of .819. He has been struck out 726 times and has walked on 535 occasions, which contributes in part to a .396 on-base percentage. In his pro baseball career, Park has slapped 42 balls out of the park while driving in 549 runs. He has compiled a slugging percentage of .423 and he has totaled 2,097 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he came to bat 5,717 times and has delivered with a hit 1,584 times.

The Dinos have swiped 57 bases and have been caught 21 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage is 26.9%. The NC Dinos have accounted for 2,596 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 962 assists and 86 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .976 which ranks 9th in the league and have 84 double plays.

The Dinos have a team ERA of 4.62 on the season (9th in KBO), and they have struck out 718 batters. Dinos pitchers have conceded 93 home runs and 504 total runs (3rd in the league). NC has given up 832 hits (8.7 per 9 innings) and also 444 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 1.64 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.47.

Kia has tallied 91 home runs so far this season as well as 440 RBIs. They have recorded 180 doubles, while taking a walk 382 times as well as putting up 472 runs. The Kia Tigers have an OBP of .337 in addition to a batting average of .258 so far this season. The Tigers hold a team slugging % of .396 and they earn 4.72 runs per contest (5th in the league). They have struck out on 803 instances (4th in the league) and have recorded 886 hits.

Patrick Wisdom is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Kia. Wisdom has drawn a walk 580 times while fanning on 1,683 attempts. His OBP comes in at .321 and he holds a lifetime OPS of .781. During the 5,250 at-bats in his professional career, Wisdom has accumulated a batting average of .241 in addition to having 1,265 base knocks. He has accumulated 791 runs in addition to having earned 860 RBIs. He has homered 272 times, as well as 2,413 total bases and a .460 slugging %.

In their 107 attempts at stealing a base, they have had success 80 times and been caught 27 times (25.2% caught stealing rate). The Kia Tigers have turned 91 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .978 (7th in Korean baseball). The Tigers have 1,003 assists, 84 errors and have accounted for 2,662 putouts this year.

The Tigers have a team WHIP of 1.412 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.77 as a team so far this season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.09 (734 strikeouts vs 352 free passes). They have a ranking of 4th in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 901. They have given up 67 long balls and they surrender 4.77 runs per 9 innings (7th in KBO). The Kia pitching staff have allowed 470 runs so far this year while holding a team ERA of 4.30 (424 earned runs given up).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kia (-150)

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