NC Dinos vs Lotte Giants Prediction, 7/31/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: NC Dinos vs Lotte Giants

Date: Thursday, July 31, 2025

Location: Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan, South Korea

TV: KN-T

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

Hui Dong Kwon and the NC Dinos (43-44, 8th in KBO) travel to Sajik Baseball Stadium on Thursday, July 31, 2025, where they'll meet the Lotte Giants (53-42, 3rd in KBO). The Dinos open this contest at +125 while the Giants are coming in at -145. The O/U is set at 9.

As a squad, the NC Dinos are putting up 4.8 runs per outing, which puts them at 3rd in the league. They have accounted for 445 runs and hold an OBP of .342. The Dinos have tallied 136 doubles as a unit and have hit 74 balls out of the stadium. They have tallied 423 RBI's and 780 hits this year, while their batting average is at .255. NC is slugging .385 and have struck out 686 times, while getting the free base on 332 occasions.

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Hui Dong Kwon is a hitter who should impact this game for NC. In his career, Kwon has slapped 105 balls out of the park while knocking in 547 runs. During his time in professional baseball, he faced a pitcher 4,133 times and also came through with a base hit 915 times. Kwon has compiled an average at the plate of .264 in his time in baseball, in addition to 499 scored runs and an OPS of .774. His slugging percentage sits at .407 and he has accumulated 1,410 bases. He has been struck out 643 times and has gotten a free base on 503 occasions, contributing to a .367 on-base %.

The NC Dinos are sitting with 2,406 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 887 assists and 82 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .976 which has them sitting 9th in KBO and have accumulated 78 double plays. The Dinos have stolen 53 bases and have been thrown out 19 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage is 26.4%.

Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.68 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.46. Dinos pitchers have given up 86 home runs and 465 total runs (3rd in the league). NC has relinquished 773 base hits (8.7 per 9 innings) and also 411 earned runs. The Dinos have a team ERA of 4.61 on the campaign (9th in the league), and their staff has rung up 663 batters.

The Giants hold a slugging percentage of .388 and they score 4.84 runs per contest (4th in KBO). They have recorded 178 doubles, while getting a free base 345 times and scoring 474 runs. Lotte has hit 51 long balls on the year as well as 445 runs batted in. They have struck out on 663 instances (10th in baseball) and have notched a total of 938 base knocks. The Lotte Giants have accounted for an on-base percentage of .352 and a team batting average of .279 this year.

Seung Min Go is a batter who should impact this game for Lotte. For the 1,397 at-bats in his professional career, Go has compiled an average at the plate of .288 and has racked up 402 hits. He has gone yard 26 times, with 586 bases in total and a .419 slugging %. Go has earned a free base 150 times while fanning on 271 occasions. He has amassed 209 runs and notched 183 runs batted in. His OBP sits at .354 and he also has a career OPS of .773.

The Lotte Giants have turned 79 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .980 (5th in Korean baseball). The Giants have recorded 933 assists, 72 errors and have accumulated 2,609 putouts this year. Out of their 91 chances at stealing a base, they have made it 78 times and been caught 13 times (14.3% caught stealing rate).

The Lotte pitching staff have given up 485 runs for the year while having a team ERA of 4.60 (444 earned runs conceded). They have relinquished 86 homers and they relinquish 5.02 runs per 9 innings (8th in baseball). The Giants are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.465 and are the owners of a FIP of 5.02 as a team on the campaign. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.15 (799 strikeouts against 372 free passes). They have a ranking of 2nd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 901.

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Lotte (-145)

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