Kia Tigers vs NC Dinos Prediction, 8/1/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kia Tigers vs NC Dinos

Date: Saturday, August 1, 2026

Location: Changwon NC Park in Changwon, South Korea

TV: SPO-2T

Odds/Point Spread: Kia (-132) NC (+110)

Do Yeong Kim and the Kia Tigers (52-45, 4th in KBO) travel to Changwon NC Park on Saturday, August 1, 2026, where they'll take on the NC Dinos (42-50, 7th in KBO). The Dinos open this game at +110 while the Tigers are priced at -132. The total is set at 8.

Kia has a slugging % of .438 and have been rung up 786 times, while drawing a walk on 355 occasions. They have recorded 512 runs batted in and 922 base knocks so far this season, and their team batting average is at .270. The Tigers have hit 171 doubles as a squad and have hit 126 balls out of the park. They have accounted for 533 runs scored while having a team OBP of .345. As a unit, the Kia Tigers are putting up 5.4 runs per game, which has them at 4th in KBO.

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Do Yeong Kim is one batter you are going to want to keep your eye on for Kia. Kim has compiled an average at the plate of .308 in his time in baseball, in addition to 353 scored runs and an OPS of .939. He has struck out 329 times and has been walked on 192 occasions, contributing to a .385 on-base percentage. For his career, Kim has hit 87 baseballs over the fence while knocking in 287 runs. He is sitting with a career slugging percentage of .554 and he has totaled 878 bases. In his time spent in pro baseball, he faced a pitcher 1,817 times and got on base with a hit 488 times.

The Kia Tigers have a tally of 2,630 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 916 assists and 68 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .981 which ranks 5th in Korean baseball and they have turned 84 double plays. The Tigers have swiped 84 bases and have been caught 16 times, which means their caught stealing rate is 16.0%.

The Tigers have compiled a team earned run average of 4.44 so far this year (4th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 709 hitters. Tigers pitchers have allowed 99 long balls and 477 runs in total (6th in KBO). Kia has conceded 879 base knocks (9.0 per 9 innings) and 432 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.89 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.43.

The NC Dinos have a team on-base percentage of .354 in addition to a batting average of .272 this season. They have been rung up on 705 occasions (7th in the league) and have earned a total of 874 base hits. NC has knocked in 91 HRs for the year in addition to 453 RBIs. The Dinos hold a team SLG% of .404 and they are earning 5.10 runs per outing (6th in baseball). They have 144 two-baggers, while getting a free base 342 times as well as scoring 479 runs.

Ju Won Kim is a batter who can be a difference maker for NC. During the 2,133 at-bats in his professional career, Kim has recorded a batting average of .262 in addition to 559 hits. He has homered 62 times, with 862 total bases and a .404 slugging percentage. Kim has tallied a walk 238 times while going down on strikes on 529 occasions. He has tallied 330 runs in addition to having earned 275 RBIs. His OBP comes in at .357 and he holds a career OPS of .761.

The NC Dinos have turned 77 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .980 (9th in the league). Of their 68 tries at swiping a bag, they have had success 50 times and been caught 18 times (26.5% caught stealing percentage). The Dinos have 863 assists, 69 errors and have a tally of 2,486 putouts on the season.

The Dinos hold a team WHIP of 1.466 and have a FIP of 5.51 as a unit this year. Their K/BB ratio is 1.89 (769 strikeouts against 406 free passes). They come in at 10th in KBO as a staff in total hits surrendered with 808. They have conceded 100 home runs and they relinquish 5.51 runs per 9 innings (9th in baseball). The NC pitching staff have allowed 507 runs on the campaign while having a team ERA of 4.82 (444 earned runs yielded).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kia (-132)

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