Kia Tigers vs NC Dinos Prediction, 4/28/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kia Tigers vs NC Dinos

Date: Tuesday, April 28, 2026

Location: Changwon NC Park in Changwon, South Korea

TV: MS-T

Odds/Point Spread: Kia (-160) NC (+132)

Changwon NC Park is the venue where Kun Woo Park and the NC Dinos (11-13, 6th in KBO) will play the Kia Tigers (12-12, 5th in KBO) on Tuesday, April 28, 2026. The Dinos open this matchup at +132 while the Tigers are priced at -160. The O/U opens at 8.

As a squad, the Kia Tigers are scoring 4.9 runs per game, which has them sitting at 5th in baseball. They have earned 122 runs and hold an OBP of .350. The Tigers have accumulated 46 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 21 balls out of the stadium. They have recorded 118 RBI's and 219 hits for the year, and their team batting average is at .261. Kia has a slugging rate of .390 and have struck out 185 times, while drawing a walk on 110 occasions.

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Ho Ryung Kim is a batter who should impact this game for Kia. In his professional baseball career, Kim has hit 27 baseballs out of the park while knocking in 171 runs. He has amassed a slugging percentage of .358 and he has racked up 619 bases. For his career, he stepped up to bat 1,972 times and also came through with a base knock 429 times. He has fanned 510 times and has gotten a free base on 155 occasions, which has contributed to a .322 OBP. Kim has a batting average of .248 for his baseball career, in addition to 296 runs scored and an OPS of .680.

The Tigers have stolen 20 bases and have been caught 4 times, which tells us their caught stealing percentage is 16.7%. The Kia Tigers have 666 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 217 assists and 15 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .983 which has them sitting 3rd in the league and have accumulated 14 double plays.

They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.87 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.39. Tigers pitchers have conceded 24 home runs in addition to 120 runs (3rd in KBO). Kia has conceded 212 base hits (8.6 per 9 innings) in addition to 111 earned runs. The Tigers are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.50 so far this season (7th in KBO), and the staff has rung up 181 batters.

The Dinos have a team SLG% of .388 and they are earning 4.63 runs per game (6th in the league). They hit 37 two-baggers, while walking 91 times as well as notching 111 runs. NC has accumulated 23 HRs over the course of the season and 101 RBIs. They have struck out on 182 occasions (8th in the league) and have earned a total of 209 hits. The NC Dinos are sitting with an on-base percentage of .350 and a team batting average of .258 this year.

Kun Woo Park is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for NC. Park has drawn a walk 466 times while fanning on 733 chances. His on-base percentage is .390 and he holds a has a OPS in his career of .877. During the 4,786 at-bats in his pro career, Park has hit .324 with 1,550 base hits. He has accrued 817 runs in addition to having 758 runs batted in. He has gone yard 137 times, as well as 2,330 total bases and also a .487 slugging percentage.

The NC Dinos have turned 18 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .983 (5th in Korean baseball). The Dinos have racked up 230 assists, 15 errors and have earned 627 putouts during this campaign. Of their 15 attempts at getting a steal, they have had success 11 times and been caught 4 times (26.7% caught stealing percentage).

The Dinos have a team WHIP of 1.297 with a FIP of 4.52 as a unit this year. They are currently ranked 10th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 171. The NC pitching staff have surrendered 105 runs this year and come in with a team ERA of 4.18 (97 earned runs conceded). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.66 (166 strikeouts against 100 free passes). They have surrendered 23 long balls and they surrender 4.52 runs per 9 innings (4th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kia (-160)

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