NC Dinos vs Lotte Giants Prediction, 5/2/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: NC Dinos vs Lotte Giants

Date: Friday, May 2, 2025

Location: Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan, South Korea

TV: MS-T

Odds/Point Spread: NC (+162) Lotte (-196)

Hui Dong Kwon and the NC Dinos (10-17, 9th in KBO) go to Sajik Baseball Stadium on Friday, May 2, 2025, where they'll meet the Lotte Giants (18-13, 4th in KBO). The Giants open this game at -196 while the Dinos are coming in at +162. The O/U opens at 9.

As a squad, the NC Dinos are notching 4.3 runs per game, which has them sitting at 7th in the league. They have racked up 116 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .332. The Dinos have recorded 38 two-baggers as a team and have hit 23 balls out of the stadium. They have 114 RBI's in addition to 217 base knocks on the year, while their team batting average comes in at .247. NC has a slugging rate of .382 and have been called out on strikes 238 times, while drawing a walk on 96 occasions.

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Hui Dong Kwon is a batter who should impact this game for NC. In his professional baseball career, Kwon has drilled 102 baseballs over the fence while driving in 524 runs. He is sitting with a career slugging percentage of .410 and he has totaled 1,349 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he stepped up to bat 3,913 times and came through with a base hit 877 times. He has fanned 601 times and has gotten a free base on 465 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .368 on-base %. Kwon has hit .267 in his time in baseball, in addition to 471 runs scored and an OPS of .778.

The Dinos have swiped 19 bases and have been caught 8 times, which means their caught stealing percentage sits at 29.6%. The NC Dinos have accumulated 676 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 247 assists and 25 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .974 which has them sitting 10th in the league and have accumulated 19 double plays.

The Dinos have a team earned run average of 6.04 on the campaign (10th in the league), and the staff has rung up 191 batters. NC has surrendered 234 base knocks (9.4 per 9 innings) and 151 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.28 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.70. Dinos pitchers have conceded 29 home runs and 169 runs in total (2nd in the league).

The Giants have a team SLG% of .408 and they are earning 4.97 runs per contest (3rd in baseball). They have 64 two-baggers, while walking 113 times as well as scoring 159 runs. Lotte has hit 18 home runs so far this season and 150 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 217 occasions (10th in the league) and have accounted for 325 base hits. The Lotte Giants have tallied a team OBP of .364 and a batting average of .292 for the season.

Seung Yeup Na is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Lotte. For the 634 at-bats in his baseball career, Na has earned a batting average of .289 in addition to having 183 hits. He has homered 16 times, with 286 total bases and also a .451 slugging percentage. Na has drawn a walk 103 times while striking out on 139 occasions. He has tallied 91 runs and has 101 RBIs. His on-base percentage is .388 and he is the owner of a career OPS of .839.

The Lotte Giants have turned 19 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .976 (8th in the league). The Giants have accrued 303 assists, 28 errors and have notched a total of 849 putouts this season. In their 28 tries at getting a steal, they have had success 23 times and been caught 5 times (17.9% caught stealing rate).

The Lotte pitching staff have allowed 164 runs on the campaign while having an ERA of 4.64 (146 earned runs given up). They have relinquished 27 homers and they concede 5.22 runs per 9 innings (7th in the league). The Giants are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.481 in addition to having a FIP of 5.22 as a squad for the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 1.96 (276 strikeouts against 141 free passes). They are currently ranked 3rd in baseball as a staff in total hits given up with 278.

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Lotte (-196)

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