Kia Tigers vs NC Dinos Prediction, 10/8/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kia Tigers vs NC Dinos

Date: Thursday, October 8, 2026

Location: Changwon NC Park in Changwon, South Korea

TV: SPO-T

Odds/Point Spread: Kia (-130) NC (+110)

Sung Bum Na and the Kia Tigers (75-62, 3rd in KBO) go to Changwon NC Park on Thursday, October 8, 2026, where they'll meet the NC Dinos (63-76, 7th in KBO). The Dinos open this matchup at +110 while the Tigers are coming in at -130. The over/under has been set at 8.

The Tigers have earned 243 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 166 balls out of the stadium. Kia has a slugging percentage of .432 and have struck out 1,097 times, while drawing a walk on 500 occasions. As a team, the Kia Tigers are knocking in 5.3 runs per game, which is 4th in the league. They have amassed 706 RBI's as well as 1,294 base knocks this year, and their batting average is at .270. They have earned a total of 737 runs and have an OBP of .346.

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Sung Bum Na is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Kia. For his professional baseball career, Na has hit 312 balls over the fence while knocking in 1,194 runs. During his time in professional baseball, he approached the plate 6,962 times and has delivered with a hit 1,916 times. Na has an average at the plate of .310 in his time in baseball, in addition to 1,112 runs scored and an OPS of .914. He has recorded a slugging percentage of .534 and he has accumulated 3,296 bases. He has struck out 1,568 times and earned a walk on 590 occasions, which has contributed to a .380 on-base percentage.

The Tigers have stolen 107 bags and have been gunned down 23 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage sits at 17.7%. The Kia Tigers have 3,704 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 1,263 assists and 97 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .981 which is 6th in the league and have 116 double plays.

They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 1.95 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.40. Tigers pitchers have conceded 133 long balls and 647 runs in total (7th in the league). Kia has surrendered 1,204 hits (8.8 per 9 innings) and also 590 earned runs. The Tigers are sitting with a team ERA of 4.30 this season (4th in the league), and they have struck out 1,020 batters.

The Dinos hold a team slugging % of .401 and they score 5.00 runs per outing (6th in KBO). They have recorded 217 doubles, while walking 500 times as well as putting up 705 runs. NC is sitting with 130 home runs so far this year and 667 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 1,058 occasions (6th in the league) and have tallied 1,305 hits. The NC Dinos have tallied an OBP of .351 in addition to a team batting average of .271 so far this season.

Min Woo Park is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for NC. Park has tallied a walk 609 times while going down on strikes on 810 attempts. He has accounted for 1,002 runs and has 627 runs batted in. His on-base percentage is .396 and he is the owner of a lifetime OPS of .819. He has hit the long ball 49 times, with 2,331 total bases and a .423 slugging percentage. During the 5,506 at-bats in his career, Park has accrued an average at the plate of .319 with 1,758 base hits.

The NC Dinos have turned 118 double plays and have a fielding rate of .979 (10th in KBO). The Dinos have accrued 1,307 assists, 108 errors and have earned a total of 3,734 putouts during this campaign. Of their 112 attempts at stealing a base, they have had success 79 times and been caught 33 times (29.5% caught stealing rate).

The NC pitching staff have allowed 751 runs on the campaign while holding an ERA of 4.74 (655 earned runs surrendered). They have relinquished 154 dingers and they relinquish 5.43 runs per 9 innings (7th in the league). The Dinos have a WHIP of 1.485 and have a FIP of 5.43 as a unit this year. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 1.81 (1,119 strikeouts against 617 walks). They come in at 9th in KBO as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 1,231.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kia (-130)

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