Kia Tigers vs NC Dinos Prediction, 7/31/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kia Tigers vs NC Dinos

Date: Friday, July 31, 2026

Location: Changwon NC Park in Changwon, South Korea

TV: SPO-T

Odds/Point Spread: Kia (-152) NC (+126)

Ho Ryung Kim and the Kia Tigers (51-45, 4th in KBO) head to Changwon NC Park on Friday, July 31, 2026, where they'll meet the NC Dinos (42-49, 7th in KBO). The Tigers open this matchup at -152 while the Dinos are coming in at +126. The over/under is set at 9.

As a squad, the Kia Tigers are earning 5.3 runs per contest, which is 4th in KBO. They have racked up 521 runs and hold an OBP of .344. The Tigers have hit 169 two-baggers as a team and have hit 123 balls out of the stadium. They have accumulated 501 RBI's in addition to 908 hits on the season, while their team batting average comes in at .269. Kia has a slugging rate of .435 and have struck out 774 times, while taking a walk on 354 occasions.

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Ho Ryung Kim is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Kia. Kim has hit .251 for his career, with 339 runs scored and an OPS of .690. He has struck out 597 times and has been walked on 172 occasions, which contributes in part to a .320 on-base percentage. In his professional baseball career, Kim has drilled 37 balls over the fence while knocking in 211 runs. He has compiled a slugging percentage of .370 and he has a total of 742 bases. For his time in baseball, he came to the plate 2,270 times and has reached base with a base hit 503 times.

The Kia Tigers have earned 2,603 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 906 assists and 68 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .981 which has them sitting 5th in Korean baseball and have accumulated 82 double plays. The Tigers have stolen 84 bags and have been caught 16 times, which tells us their caught stealing rate is 16.0%.

The Tigers have an ERA of 4.45 this year (4th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 701 batters. Tigers pitchers have conceded 98 home runs and also 474 runs (6th in the league). Kia has conceded 867 base hits (9.0 per 9 innings) and 429 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.88 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.43.

NC has accumulated 91 home runs on the season to go along with 451 RBIs. They hit 141 doubles, while getting a free base 339 times and putting up 477 runs. The NC Dinos have accumulated a team on-base percentage of .355 as well as a batting average of .273 on the season. The Dinos have a SLG% of .405 and they tally 5.13 runs per contest (5th in the league). They have struck out on 697 occasions (7th in KBO) and have earned a total of 868 hits.

Kun Woo Park is a hitter who can be a difference maker for NC. Park has drawn a free base 499 times while striking out on 776 chances. He has recorded 850 runs in addition to having 802 RBIs. His on-base % is .389 and he is the owner of a lifetime OPS of .875. He has gone yard 148 times, as well as 2,436 total bases and a .486 slugging percentage. For the 5,012 official at-bats in his pro career, Park has earned a batting average of .322 with 1,615 base knocks.

The NC Dinos have turned 77 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .980 (9th in Korean baseball). The Dinos have 853 assists, 69 errors and have a total of 2,459 putouts so far this year. In their 68 chances at stealing a base, they have made it 50 times and been caught 18 times (26.5% caught stealing rate).

The Dinos hold a team WHIP of 1.465 and have a FIP of 5.46 as a pitching staff on the campaign. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.87 (760 strikeouts vs 406 bases on balls). They are sitting at 10th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 794. They have given up 97 dingers and they surrender 5.46 runs per 9 innings (8th in the league). The NC pitching staff have conceded 497 runs over the course of the season while having an ERA of 4.77 (434 earned runs yielded).

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take NC (+126)

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