NC Dinos vs SSG Landers Prediction, 5/15/2025 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: NC Dinos vs SSG Landers

Date: Thursday, May 15, 2025

Location: Incheon SSG Landers Field in Incheon, South Korea

TV: TVING

Odds/Point Spread: NC (+220) SSG (-275)

Incheon SSG Landers Field is the site where Seong Han Park and the SSG Landers (19-20, 5th in KBO) will take on the NC Dinos (17-19, 6th in KBO) on Thursday, May 15, 2025. The Landers open this game at -275 while the Dinos are coming in at +220. The over/under is set at 8.

NC has a slugging rate of .418 and have been called out on strikes 289 times, while being walked on 133 occasions. They have tallied 185 RBI's and 326 hits on the campaign, while their average at the plate sits at .262. The Dinos have recorded 64 doubles as a unit and have hit 36 balls out of the park. They have tallied 190 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .344. As a team, the NC Dinos are earning 5.1 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 3rd in baseball.

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Hui Dong Kwon is a batter who should be able to impact this game for NC. Kwon has compiled an average at the plate of .267 in his time in baseball, with 475 scored runs and an OPS of .778. He has gone down on strikes 606 times and earned a walk on 468 occasions, contributing to a .367 on-base percentage. For his pro baseball career, Kwon has drilled 103 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 531 runs. His slugging percentage is .411 and he has accumulated 1,367 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he stepped up to bat 3,951 times and has come through with a base knock 886 times.

The NC Dinos have accounted for 940 putouts so far this season, as well as 354 assists and 34 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .974 which is 9th in Korean baseball and have 30 double plays. The Dinos have stolen 24 bags and have been thrown out 8 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage comes in at 25.0%.

The Dinos have an earned run average of 5.35 this year (9th in the league), and their staff has rung up 244 hitters. Dinos pitchers have relinquished 36 long balls and also 209 total runs (3rd in KBO). NC has relinquished 321 base hits (9.2 per 9 innings) as well as 186 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 1.38 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.59.

SSG has hit 25 home runs so far this year as well as 154 runs batted in. They hit 51 doubles, while taking a walk 153 times and racking up 157 runs. The SSG Landers have recorded a team on-base percentage of .319 and a batting average of .237 for the season. The Landers have a team slugging % of .338 and they are recording 3.93 runs per game (8th in KBO). They have been called out on strikes on 333 occasions (3rd in baseball) and are sitting with 313 hits.

Seong Han Park is a batter who should impact this game for SSG. Park has drawn a walk 272 times while fanning on 366 attempts. His on-base percentage sits at .361 and he has a career OPS of .732. In the 2,137 official at-bats in his professional career, Park has hit .280 with 598 base hits. He has accumulated 279 runs and racked up 240 runs batted in. He has hit a home run 29 times, with 793 total bases and also a .371 slugging percentage.

The SSG Landers have turned 38 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .976 (8th in Korean baseball). The Landers have recorded 403 assists, 36 errors and have 1,082 putouts on the season. Out of their 35 attempts at getting a steal, they have been successful 24 times and been caught 11 times (31.4% caught stealing percentage).

The SSG pitching staff have conceded 173 runs for the year while having a team ERA of 3.80 (152 earned runs relinquished). They have surrendered 34 home runs and they surrender 4.32 runs per 9 innings (4th in baseball). The Landers have a team WHIP of 1.341 in addition to having a FIP of 4.32 as a squad so far this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.04 (326 strikeouts against 160 walks). They have a ranking of 7th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 323.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take NC (+220)

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