NC Dinos vs Kia Tigers Prediction, 9/28/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: NC Dinos vs Kia Tigers

Date: Sunday, September 28, 2025

Location: Gwangju Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, South Korea

TV: KN-T

Odds/Point Spread: NC (-182) Kia (+150)

Hui Dong Kwon and the NC Dinos (65-67, 6th in KBO) are headed to Gwangju Kia Champions Field on Sunday, September 28, 2025, where they'll take on the Kia Tigers (63-71, 8th in KBO). The Dinos open this contest at -182 while the Tigers are coming in at +150. The total opens at 9.

As a team, the NC Dinos are putting up 5.0 runs per contest, which is 3rd in the league. They have accounted for 691 runs scored while having a team OBP of .342. The Dinos have earned 210 doubles as a team and have hit 121 balls out of the park. They have amassed 646 RBI's in addition to 1,192 base knocks this season, while their average at the plate is sitting at .259. NC is slugging .396 and have been called out on strikes 1,051 times, while taking a walk on 483 occasions.

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Hui Dong Kwon is a batter who should be able to impact this game for NC. Kwon has hit .264 for his time in baseball, in addition to 512 runs scored and an OPS of .775. He has fanned 666 times and earned a walk on 521 occasions, contributing to a .368 on-base percentage. In his pro baseball career, Kwon has drilled 107 balls out of the park while driving in 558 runs. His slugging percentage is .407 and he has totaled 1,449 bases. For his time in the league, he stepped up to bat 4,250 times and has delivered a hit 941 times.

The Dinos have swiped 78 bags and have been thrown out 35 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage sits at 31.0%. The NC Dinos have accumulated 3,648 putouts on the campaign, as well as 1,336 assists and 113 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .978 which has them ranked 7th in the league and they have turned 114 double plays.

The Dinos have compiled a team earned run average of 4.94 this season (9th in KBO), and their staff has rung up 1,008 batters. NC has surrendered 1,245 base knocks (9.2 per 9 innings) and also 668 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 1.67 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.52. Dinos pitchers have allowed 142 home runs in addition to 753 runs in total (2nd in baseball).

The Kia Tigers hold an on-base percentage of .336 as well as a batting average of .258 over the course of the season. They have been called out on strikes on 1,156 occasions (2nd in the league) and have accounted for 1,226 hits. Kia has accumulated 139 home runs this season in addition to 600 RBIs. The Tigers hold a team slugging percentage of .401 and they earn 4.67 runs per outing (6th in KBO). They have recorded 229 doubles, while taking a walk 510 times as well as scoring 644 runs.

Hyoung Woo Choi is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Kia. Choi has recorded a walk 1,197 times while fanning on 1,499 attempts. He is sitting with 1,363 runs and racked up 1,736 runs batted in. His on-base percentage is .400 and he also has a career OPS of .931. He has hit it out of the park 419 times, with 4,424 total bases and a .531 slugging percentage. For the 8,338 at-bats in his pro career, Choi has recorded a batting average of .310 with 2,584 base hits.

Out of their 149 tries at swiping a bag, they got to the bag before the ball 109 times and been caught 40 times (26.8% caught stealing percentage). The Kia Tigers have turned 123 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .977 (8th in Korean baseball). The Tigers have accrued 1,370 assists, 116 errors and have notched a total of 3,665 putouts for the year.

The Kia pitching staff have given up 695 runs so far this season while holding an ERA of 4.61 (626 earned runs relinquished). They have surrendered 104 long balls and they surrender 5.12 runs per 9 innings (7th in baseball). The Tigers have a team WHIP of 1.434 with a FIP of 5.12 as a squad over the course of the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.04 (1,015 strikeouts against 498 free passes). They come in at 4th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 1,253.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take NC (-182)

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