Kia Tigers vs NC Dinos Prediction, 9/1/2026 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kia Tigers vs NC Dinos

Date: Tuesday, September 1, 2026

Location: Changwon NC Park in Changwon, South Korea

TV: MS-T

Odds/Point Spread: Kia (-128) NC (+106)

Ho Ryung Kim and the Kia Tigers (63-50, 3rd in KBO) travel to Changwon NC Park on Tuesday, September 1, 2026, where they'll meet the NC Dinos (51-58, 6th in KBO). The Tigers open this matchup at -128 while the Dinos are coming in at +106. The total has been set at 8.

The Tigers have accrued 203 doubles as a squad and have hit 148 balls out of the stadium. Kia is slugging .443 and have struck out 912 times, while being walked on 413 occasions. As a unit, the Kia Tigers are scoring 5.5 runs per game, which puts them at 3rd in baseball. They have accumulated 607 RBI's and 1,087 base knocks for the year, while their batting average sits at .274. They have racked up 632 runs and hold an OBP of .348.

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Ho Ryung Kim is a batter who can be a difference maker for Kia. Kim has compiled an average at the plate of .251 in his time in baseball, in addition to 348 runs scored and an OPS of .689. He has struck out 614 times and has taken a walk on 175 occasions, contributing to a .319 OBP. In his career, Kim has hit 39 baseballs out of the park while driving in 220 runs. His slugging percentage sits at .370 and he has totaled 763 bases. In his time spent in pro baseball, he faced a pitcher 2,333 times and has delivered a base hit 517 times.

The Kia Tigers have accumulated 3,058 putouts thus far, in addition to 1,054 assists and 79 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .981 which puts them in 6th in Korean baseball and have accumulated 97 double plays. The Tigers have swiped 92 bags and have been thrown out 18 times, which tells us their caught stealing rate is 16.4%.

The Tigers have compiled a team ERA of 4.42 on the year (4th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 832 batters. Kia has surrendered 1,018 hits (9.0 per 9 innings) as well as 500 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 1.95 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.42. Tigers pitchers have surrendered 112 home runs and also 552 runs in total (7th in the league).

NC has accumulated 105 HRs this season to go along with 540 RBIs. They have 177 two-baggers, while taking a walk 393 times and notching 574 runs. The NC Dinos have accounted for a team OBP of .355 as well as a team batting average of .275 so far this season. The Dinos hold a team slugging percentage of .406 and they are recording 5.17 runs per game (6th in KBO). They have struck out on 811 occasions (9th in the league) and have tallied 1,044 hits.

Kun Woo Park is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for NC. For the 5,072 official at-bats in his baseball career, Park has accumulated a batting average of .322 in addition to having 1,633 hits. He has homered 149 times, in addition to having 2,460 bases in total and also a .485 slugging %. Park has earned a free base 502 times while going down on strikes on 782 plate appearances. He has compiled 856 runs in addition to having 810 RBIs. His on-base percentage is .389 and he holds a lifetime OPS of .874.

The NC Dinos have turned 94 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .980 (8th in Korean baseball). The Dinos have racked up 1,048 assists, 80 errors and have earned 2,944 putouts this year. Of their 78 attempts at swiping a bag, they have been successful 58 times and been caught 20 times (25.6% caught stealing rate).

The NC pitching staff have given up 596 runs for the year while having an ERA of 4.81 (524 earned runs yielded). They have allowed 123 long balls and they relinquish 5.47 runs per 9 innings (7th in KBO). The Dinos have a team WHIP of 1.475 and are the owners of a FIP of 5.47 as a staff on the year. Their K/BB ratio is 1.85 (892 strikeouts against 482 bases on balls). They are sitting at 10th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 965.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take NC (+106) and under the total runs

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